I found a lot battery acid on the battery tray.... but everything was still fine.... I still have my doubts.... Battery acid leak is not a good sign... but mechanic checked amps and it was still fine. He said test it out before we change battery.
Then the next day my start and stop started screwing around and that yellow Glow Plug/engine management light started flashing. I turned the car off and on and it disappeared. Did not go in limp mode.
Now I noticed in third gear at approx 50-60km per hour, when I accelerate suddenly.. the car power starts lagging and revs drop, for a fraction of a second at around 3k rpm. Its like it hesitates... then it continues to accelerate normally with good power.
Clutch is fine... no problems. Lots of power. Gear indicator on screen does not disappear, it labels the gear correctly. They say sign of a bad clutch is when gear indicator disappears.
You need a code read before anything else. You will find the reason for the battery leaking is the battery monitoring unit which is part of the earth cable has failed, this confuses the digitally controlled via LIN BUS alternator which freaks out and sends 17+ volts to the battery which upsets it somewhat... AGM batteries don't take abuse very well. This is yet another nightmare inflicted upon us by the stupid stop/system.
In modern cars, well maintained cars have very reliable mechanics but electrics are as vulnerable as they ever have been, more so as they have so much influence… it is ONE of the reasons I look at EV protagonists with dismay when they predict a more reliable future, they simply are clueless but have huge influence.
So it is a clutch problem, is that the first time you have seen that warning? It usually indicates that the clutch pack is worn out on the 7 speed DQ200 box.
Using your VIN I can see the car is a type BQ1 37V built 30.05.2018 with a DDYA engine and RTD MQ250 manual box and looking at the wiring diagram on ELSA there is no mention of a clutch temperature sensor for the MQ250, DQ series yes but MQ, no.
The car is shown on the UK data base as being what we call SORN'd for Statutory Off Road Notification and not exported so at some point the previous owner will have to clarify the information with the DVLA or keep notifying as off road each year or they will get a fine.
They are going up now... as now its more evident. What I know is my car was bought at a auction in the uk. And I bought from dealer.
He showed me photos before they purchased it.
Anyways its mine for last 2 years
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