Hi all.... v ery weird one this, i just took my old battery out, when i opened teh bonnet teh dash clocks showed mileage fine... i then changed teh battery and started car and now nothing.... dash is dead, no warnings, no self check nothinng.... rev counter dead etc etc.... could it be a fuse? going to check the instrument panel fuses in a sec... but after that i dunno wat else to change, brand new bosch s5 battery fitted from car batteries onlone it started fine....

thanks in advance

robin

Is it an Abarth?

Remove the battery and charge it. Although new it may not currently be at its best, had issue myself with clocks if the battery isn't at full health when attached.

Thanks mep... Its a jtd i have disconnected the battery negative to reset the ecu heres hoping that may help but will take it off and charge it too

Charginv is the next thinv to try just reconnecyed the battery and still no clocks so the ecu reset didnt work :-(

Is the battery the correct polarity? ie + & - in the right places?

Can the instruments be checked with MES software?

Well clocks all working.... Thats a thing to remember lol i was worried to be honest but glad they are working again the battery was not strong enough to power the clocks up so thank mep for your advice

Fur coat ....... No knickers.

I was going to contact the resident Fiat brain on here, about a week ago regarding the same thing.

My battery went dead (it wouldn`t start the engine, not enough cranking power) so I bumped it.

I live on a hill, so off I went and pushed it, jumped in, shut door, turned on ignition, let it run, selected 3rd, started it up, nothing as usual.

Let out clutch (a 54 1.4 manual) it started, but no dash lights, rev, speedo, temp, fuel readings etc, just the dreaded airbag & seatbelt signs visible.

So came back to have a look outside with the engine running, switched it off & shone my torch at the dash & all I saw on the dash was the small `checking` unlit part.

I re-started it, still the only thing visible was the airbag, seatbelt warnings, the `checking` part still was on.

I tested the lights, indicators, horn, wipers & all worked fine, but no interior lights, anywhere on the dash, heater, doors, roof.



So I reversed the clown car into my drive way & proceeded to disconnect the battery (as you said but both terminals) left it for about twenty minutes went back outside in the freezing wind, put both terminals & the dash was still dead but the `checking` pi$h had turned Chinese.

So I just went upstairs & had a cry, fell asleep:bang:, woke up next morning to move my re-bodied Mk1 Punto so my girlfriend could get her new Punto (no we never learn) past my pile of Fiat spares & all was well.

Not had any probs since :worship: but had to charge my battery today, as it was cranking a little slowly.

I`m bricking it now as the Mot`s almost due.