Main car battery reset without VIDA

[CLIVERALLY]

Hi
Is there a work around for the battery reset when replacing the main car battery.
My battery is dying and I need a new one. I am aware that the car needs to be reset after the battery is replaced but I don't have VIDA and my diag does not seem to have this function...any help would be appreciated

[JGEM]

Before I sold my 2009 XC60 I swapped the newish battery over to the 2014 XC60. Both cars just have the 1 main battery.

I just disconnected and reconnected things and both cars worked fine after the swapover.

Maybe it's just later model XC60s that need some procedure followed ?

[scissors]

The procedure below will reset the BMS:

1. Switch on ignition (do not start engine)
2. Switch on dipped beam
3. Press the rear fog light button six times (on-off-on-off-on-off)
4. Press the hazard lights button three times (on-off-on)
5. The battery symbol on the dash should flash quickly three times.

Used it myself and it does work.

[GMcL]

Not on a car without stop/start it doesn't. I tried several times on my 2011 car, it does nothing.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by CLIVERALLY

Hi
Is there a work around for the battery reset when replacing the main car battery.
My battery is dying and I need a new one. I am aware that the car needs to be reset after the battery is replaced but I don't have VIDA and my diag does not seem to have this function...any help would be appreciated

You don't have to do anything just change the battery, The Battery monitor will soon build up its data again It holds about 4 sheets of A4 of electrical and journey data to aid diagnostics of any charging, battery, short journey problems.

[innocent2k]

Originally Posted by Clan

You don't have to do anything just change the battery, The Battery monitor will soon build up its data again It holds about 4 sheets of A4 of electrical and journey data to aid diagnostics of any charging, battery, short journey problems.

Not true. They failed to reset the BMS properly on my car when changing the battery with the result that it constantly nagged about low battery charge even though battery WAS at 80% charge and it kept charging voltage at a staggering 15V because it thought the battery was almost out of juice. Did a reset per the procedure in VIDA and left the car off for 6 hours as the instruction also said, been fine since.

[Sysyphus]

Originally Posted by GMcL

Not on a car without stop/start it doesn't. I tried several times on my 2011 car, it does nothing.

Definitely worked on my 15 XC60, which does not have stop/start… did it earlier this week.

Fairly sure I did it on my 11 S60 too, but it was a while ago

[GMcL]

Originally Posted by Sysyphus

Definitely worked on my 15 XC60, which does not have stop/start… did it earlier this week.

Fairly sure I did it on my 11 S60 too, but it was a while ago

My 2011 S60 is on its third or fourth battery now, I've lost count, never needed a reset each time the battery has been changed. I followed the instructions above, tried three or four times. No flashing battery light, nothing.

My previous S60 was on the original battery when I got rid of that car at nine years old. The S60 I have now needs one roughly every four years.

[AndiS60]

Originally Posted by GMcL

My 2011 S60 is on its third or fourth battery now, I've lost count, never needed a reset each time the battery has been changed. I followed the instructions above, tried three or four times. No flashing battery light, nothing.

My previous S60 was on the original battery when I got rid of that car at nine years old. The S60 I have now needs one roughly every four years.

Worked on my S60 2014 with start stop.

I tried the sensor on the battery first as there was a 'fix' there (taking it off and waiting for a reset) but that didn't work, however the one above did for me.