BMS Reset?
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You could try this, taken by screendump from the owners manual, but haven’t tried it myself
The owner's manual says this:
"After battery replacement, or in some
cases after charging the battery with an
external charger, the battery management
system requires eight hours of vehicle sleep
time to relearn the battery state of charge.
During this time your vehicle must remain
fully locked with the ignition switched off.
Note: Prior to relearning the battery state
of charge, the battery management system
may temporarily disable some electrical
systems."
The implication is that a reset is not necessary, IF the car is kept in the condition listed above for the minimum of 8 hours.
This video shows the method you have tried, sometimes helps when you can see the process demonstrated as in latter part of video
The owner's manual says this:
"After battery replacement, or in some
cases after charging the battery with an
external charger, the battery management
system requires eight hours of vehicle sleep
time to relearn the battery state of charge.
During this time your vehicle must remain
fully locked with the ignition switched off.
Note: Prior to relearning the battery state
of charge, the battery management system
may temporarily disable some electrical
systems."
The implication is that a reset is not necessary, IF the car is kept in the condition listed above for the minimum of 8 hours.
This video shows the method you have tried, sometimes helps when you can see the process demonstrated as in latter part of video
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I believe it is rear fog 3 times and hazzard lights 5 times,that works for me and the battery light blinks afterwards.
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Nope sorry it is 5 times rear fog and 3 times hazzards, just read it again, defo works in my 16 plate.
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Is that a quote from your actual manual because in mine it says nothing when changing the battery.
I screen dumped it from a manual on the Ford Escape but didn't bookmark the source, other forum members have said it worked for them but I haven't tried it, its also mentioned here
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Help!! Electrical nightmare
Hi all, I'm new to the group and looking for any help at all... I have a 2014 Kuga Titanium with 47k. It has been amazing for nearly 4 years and 30k miles of ownership! It has keyless start power button but not the stop start cut out technology! I changed the battery few weeks ago but I did...
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Yes I read that. Not what it says in the workshop manual and the owner's manual I have would seem to reflect the mk1 with it's reference to the audio keycode. It's not applicable on the mk2.
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Just Changed my battery in my 2016 Kuga 180tdci stop start 4x4 auto.
Replaced it with an equivalent 75ah Yuasa efb battery and pressed the rear fog 5 times and the hazards 3 times and the bms reset and all is well, no issues, happy days.
Replaced it with an equivalent 75ah Yuasa efb battery and pressed the rear fog 5 times and the hazards 3 times and the bms reset and all is well, no issues, happy days.
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Done mine a couple of weeks back after a new battery.
Turn on ignition.
Switch on headlights (dipped beam)
Press foglight 5 times
Press hazards 3 times.
Wait about 10-15 seconds and the battery light blinks a couple of times.
Turn on ignition.
Switch on headlights (dipped beam)
Press foglight 5 times
Press hazards 3 times.
Wait about 10-15 seconds and the battery light blinks a couple of times.
I am looking for this battery - where did you buy it please and how much? Did you fit it yourself? Cheers!
If you can afford it changing to an AGM battery would be better than getting an EFB.
Just found the answer within another post. Great! 😊 so going to try later. As my auto stop/start ceased wkg after about 4 weeks. Whilst I don't like it's factory fitted and should work. I wonder if it's operation is part of the Ford mpg performance data given.
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At 0.1 to 0.2 gallons per hour ticking over I wouldn't have thought it will make much difference to mpg figures unless you are sat in traffic for hours on end.
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