Datatek
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Never found the need on my P38 either
tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
Never found the need on my P38 either
+1, but I guess I wouldn't need to reset the windows and recode the radio if I did use a second battery.
tomcat59alan
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I have a cigarette lighter plug with a lump of wire and a couple of crocodile clips in the garage somewhere which I used to use with a slave battery. It saved having to recode customers radios, half the time they didn't know or couldn't find their codes. Just had to check whether the lighter plug was live with the ignition off or key position 1, and whether the motor was + or neg earth
busakaz
Active Member
DISCONNECTION:
Turn off the ignition, and remove the key. (Keep the key close by you though, as the alarm may go off and you need to disable it)
Ensure the alarm is disabled.
Wait at least 2 minutes ( I gave it 5) for car systems to shut down such as the SatNav and Fuel Guage
Yes, now you can lift the bonnet and disconnect the Earth terminal (brown lead)
Now wait 10 minutes ( I gave it 20) for the SRS system to shut down. This is important because of what is to follow!
You have a positive lead running to a fitting on the bulkhead in front of the battery, this fitting is used for connecting jump leads. Undo the nut (13mm) at the back, and release the cable, placing out of the way.
Now unclip the cover for the battery terminal nut and undo the nut until loose.
Now unclip and take apart the multiplug which runs to the positive connector.
Now unclip the cover and undo and remove the nut for the battery disconnect system. Lift off the cable and set aside. (This is why item 5 is important, as this thing is designed to explode and break the battery connection in the event of a crash, so it works alongside the SRS)
OK, now you can wiggle and remove the positive connector from the battery terminal.
Battery disconnected!
RECONNECTION:
Refit the battery disconnect lead to the positive connector unit and tighten nut.
Refit the positive connector to the battery terminal and tighten nut.
Reconnect the jump lead cable to the bulkhead and tighten the nut.
Reconnect the multiplug.
Reconnect the negative terminal and tighten nut.
Start the engine, and allow systems to fire up and do their thing.
Finally, with the engine running, turn the steering wheel from full LH lock to full RH lock. This resets the DSC so it knows about the steering wheel position.
Hopefully, everything back to normal.
tomcat59alan
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Don't have to recode anything on the L322
But it seems like a lot of ars*ing about just to disconnect the battery
Datatek
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More explosives in an L322 than guy Fawkes had in the Houses of parliamentBut it seems like a lot of ars*ing about just to disconnect the battery
tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
They should self destruct in an accident then, destroy all the evidenceMore explosives in an L322 than guy Fawkes had in the Houses of parliament
Don't have to recode anything on the L322
+1 just had the radio out of my hse for a week to have the pixels renewd didnt needrecoding
2.0_hippo
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Might as well have just changed the whole screen for an aftermarket touch screen
That's what I did when my screens pixels died
Thanks for the replies and this is for wiring the new touch screen nav in it has the aftermarket nav but it did have the factory nav but they removed it before we bought the car for some unknown reason but everything works with the new nav system but the sound doesn't play when a cd is inserted but works fine when playing the radio
would love to hippo but its the HSE it only came with the radio/cd in, have looked at putting aftermarket satnav in but been told not poss. due to it having dsp amp.
