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Originally Posted by mondie
2) The cars electrics may not function correctly until the car has learnt that the battery is strong. As mine died overnight I assume the ECU has a stored a depleted battery status and the only way for the car to learn it has a new battery is by using the car, starting it over and over etc so it learns and begins to reactivate systems that are shut down to preserve battery power.
Wonder if that's why you experienced issues with your new battery P̶e̶t̶e̶r̶ Paul?
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Exactly that, and that was six months after changing the battery! Net result was things just acted weirdly and the car went into "hibernate" mode far too often. New BCM and new battery and they are hopeful it will be resolved.
Have a read of
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index...ry_Replacement, the "trick" on the D3 was to use the old battery data but to change the last number of the serial number for the BCM thinks it is actually a "genuine" new battery, not sure if that will work with the D4 though!?
In any case, good luck