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<blockquote data-quote="moots" data-source="post: 714330" data-attributes="member: 219"><p>howdy bros...</p><p></p><p>checked where my battery lives and this is what I found:</p><p><a href="http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_085237_zpsc6ae0ccd.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_085237_zpsc6ae0ccd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>don't know why got this kind of white deposit on a maint free calcium battery.normally this only happens to the lead acid battery due to electrolyte spillage.</p><p></p><p>after a good clean up with water and paying careful attention to the intelligent battery sensor (IBS):</p><p> <a href="http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_104815_zps0fa88e5d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_104815_zps0fa88e5d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>nice and clean again:</p><p><a href="http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_123045_zpsf14d16da.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_123045_zpsf14d16da.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Just to note that the active steering message will come on after the battery is reconnected.You have to :</p><p>0. reset the date and time</p><p>1. drive the car for at least a hundred meters (what I was told,but I drove for 12 kms to go to shop..)</p><p>2. center the steering wheel and shut off engine</p><p>3. wait at least 10 secs( i waited 5 mins)</p><p>4. restart and message shud disappear...mine did...wohooooo</p><p></p><p>SO....check your battery for condition....</p><p></p><p>thanks to ah fai of optimum kayu ara for this info which I got over the phone.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moots, post: 714330, member: 219"] howdy bros... checked where my battery lives and this is what I found: [url=http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_085237_zpsc6ae0ccd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_085237_zpsc6ae0ccd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] don't know why got this kind of white deposit on a maint free calcium battery.normally this only happens to the lead acid battery due to electrolyte spillage. after a good clean up with water and paying careful attention to the intelligent battery sensor (IBS): [url=http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_104815_zps0fa88e5d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_104815_zps0fa88e5d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] nice and clean again: [url=http://s962.photobucket.com/user/moots11/media/e39/20140510_123045_zpsf14d16da.jpg.html][IMG]http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae104/moots11/e39/20140510_123045_zpsf14d16da.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Just to note that the active steering message will come on after the battery is reconnected.You have to : 0. reset the date and time 1. drive the car for at least a hundred meters (what I was told,but I drove for 12 kms to go to shop..) 2. center the steering wheel and shut off engine 3. wait at least 10 secs( i waited 5 mins) 4. restart and message shud disappear...mine did...wohooooo SO....check your battery for condition.... thanks to ah fai of optimum kayu ara for this info which I got over the phone..... [/QUOTE]
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