1998 V70 R - replaced battery

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James Longsteet

My original battery finally died so I put in a new one yesterday. The
Service Engine light is blinking, the Tracs Off light is on, the ABS
light is on, and the odometer now reads 220K whereas before I put the
battery in it read 136K. Also, all info below the odometer is blank:
i.e., no clock, no temperature.

Any ideas?
 
James Longsteet said:
My original battery finally died so I put in a new one yesterday. The
Service Engine light is blinking, the Tracs Off light is on, the ABS
light is on, and the odometer now reads 220K whereas before I put the
battery in it read 136K. Also, all info below the odometer is blank:
i.e., no clock, no temperature.
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Are you sure they didn't switch cars on you. Seriously, I think the
odometer just switched from miles to kilometers. Your manual will tell
you how to switch it back. Could the battery have been hooked up
backwards and then put in correctly. This would explain why some things
are blown out.
 
Stephen said:
Are you sure they didn't switch cars on you. Seriously, I think the
odometer just switched from miles to kilometers. Your manual will tell
you how to switch it back. Could the battery have been hooked up
backwards and then put in correctly. This would explain why some things
are blown out.
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Miles to kilometers makes sense, I'll check my manual. But battery
wasn't hooked up incorrectly. Do you think, though, that the missing
info on the dash is permanent?
 
James said:
Miles to kilometers makes sense, I'll check my manual. But battery
wasn't hooked up incorrectly. Do you think, though, that the missing
info on the dash is permanent?
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miles to km display?
i knew I could change F->C and 12 to 24 hour clock display but I didn't
know I could switch the odometer/speedometer from miles to km. (trivia
note: if you divide the km by 10, then you get swedish miles which is
how car usage is reported in for sale adds and also service schedule.
i.e., my Ford escort recently had its 12 000 mil service, 120 000 km. My
first trip to Sweden my (now) Swedish wife told me it was about 50 miles
from Stockholm to Gothenburg. I could look at the map and do the
arithmetic and I knew it was more than 50 miles. Now I know!)
 
Stephen said:
Are you sure they didn't switch cars on you. Seriously, I think the
odometer just switched from miles to kilometers. Your manual will tell
you how to switch it back. Could the battery have been hooked up
backwards and then put in correctly. This would explain why some things
are blown out.
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Also, the speedometer and tachometer no longer work with the new battery
 
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