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Alarm main car alarm

Gazalaird
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My alarm is sounding during the night also my start stop doesn’t work I tried a new battery but was just the same any ideas.

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    Do you have any dash warnings for bonnet or doors open?

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    No alerts on dash 

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    1 hour ago, Gazalaird said:

    No alerts on dash 

    Ok.  In that case, you'll need Ford diagnostics to check what the last alarm triggers were.  You can either use Forscan yourself, or take it to a Ford garage.

    Did you reset the BMS after replacing the battery?

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    Thanks for your help ,what is BMS and how do I reset it.

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    BMS is battery monitoring system.  It must be reset after a new battery is fitted.  

    The battery should be fully charged before resetting the BMS, so as it's already been fitted for a few days, if you can charge it now that would be ideal.

    When you're ready to reset the BMS, there is a basic sequence of pressing buttons.  Video showing the process here.

     

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    Thanks for this 👍

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    1 hour ago, Gazalaird said:

    what is BMS and how do I reset it

    Just a point to note if you are not aware:

    Due to the BMS, the battery should always be charged while connected to the vehicle (provided this is possible). Make sure that the positive lead is connected to the battery terminal, and the negative charging lead must be connected to the chassis earth point - NOT the battery negative terminal. Charge the battery for 12 hours before resetting the BMS

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