Warnings Four Warnings on MFD

Cush · 9th October 2012, 12:33

This morning I picked up four bags of sand and put them in the boot of the car. As I set off I noticed four different warning signs on the multi function display.

Check ABS
Check VSA
Check Brake
Tyre Pressure low

Having returned the short distance home I took the bags of sand out and started the car and the warning lights again came on. I disconnected the battery for 5 minutes tried again and they still came on. I then tried swapping the Hondata ECU to the standard one and still they come on !

I have tried to initialise the tyre deflation warning to reset it but it wont allow me to.

Has anyone any ideas how I can reset them or is it a garage job ?

snowboundzero · 9th October 2012, 12:49

4 bags of sand @ 25 kg each?

So 100kg..... equal to 1 largish person?

So i don't think the sand is to blame.

As for the faults. I can't help, but hopefully someone else will.
Hope i put your mind at ease regards to the weight.

Try disconnecting the battery for 15+ minutes.

dablink · 9th October 2012, 13:14

Same thot here. Try disconnecting the battery for at least 15 minutes.

Cush · 9th October 2012, 14:17

I have the battery disconnected as I type so will wait to see if that fixes it.

I can only assume it didnt like the weight in the boot as the bags were very heavy and I struggled to lift each one in.

RobertUtley · 9th October 2012, 14:40

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Originally Posted by Cush

I have the battery disconnected as I type so will wait to see if that fixes it.

I can only assume it didnt like the weight in the boot as the bags were very heavy and I struggled to lift each one in.

so 1.2kg then

In all seriousness could of been the weight as if you struggled depending on size of bad and shape and density its packed could be anywhere from 15kg upto go knows.

Brakes may of been bordering on a fault then that tipped them over kind of like coming in late from the pub your mrs is going to let it slide but then you mention her dress makes her arse look big and its game over

NH Dan · 9th October 2012, 14:51

As a comparison, i recently loaded my 9th Gen with 20 bags of Pea shingle, way way over its safe load limit. the car was almost bottoming out on speed bumps etc. not one single warning light on, so i'd hazard a guess that these lights came on by co-incidence.

Cush · 9th October 2012, 15:07

Problem fixed !!

Disconnected battery for an hour and then tried again. Still had the warning lights on so I decided to drive it round the block and after a couple of hundred yards they all went out !

Seems it just needed to sort itself out with a short drive !!

I'm convinced it was down to the weight (4 x 50kilo bags of grit sand) which was all at the back of the boot instead of being spread round and it was well down on the rear springs and the steering was very light.

RobertUtley · 9th October 2012, 16:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cush

Problem fixed !!

Disconnected battery for an hour and then tried again. Still had the warning lights on so I decided to drive it round the block and after a couple of hundred yards they all went out !

Seems it just needed to sort itself out with a short drive !!

I'm convinced it was down to the weight (4 x 50kilo bags of grit sand) which was all at the back of the boot instead of being spread round and it was well down on the rear springs and the steering was very light.

Be like having one of my exs in the boot

dablink · 9th October 2012, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cush

Problem fixed !!

Disconnected battery for an hour and then tried again. Still had the warning lights on so I decided to drive it round the block and after a couple of hundred yards they all went out !

Seems it just needed to sort itself out with a short drive !!

I'm convinced it was down to the weight (4 x 50kilo bags of grit sand) which was all at the back of the boot instead of being spread round and it was well down on the rear springs and the steering was very light.

Nice one bruv. Glad you got it sorted.

J. Derek Riddell · 10th October 2012, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by dablink

Nice one bruv. Glad you got it sorted.

Glad indeed - but it can't be the weight ? - I drove (I jest not) from Norway to the UK, with some 500kg of 'stuff' onboard, although it was split between the back and boot

Civic_Outcast · 11th October 2012, 11:36

I thought 50kg bags had been outlawed ?

I remember handballing 23 tonnes of Nitram (twice a week) in 50kg bags back in my early career, it really doesn't do you a lot of good.

I was rather grateful they reduced the bag weight to 25kg max !!

btw.. Couldn't you have folded the magic seats up and loaded the bags on the floor ?
The weight would've been more evenly distributed.

It's also a good job VoSA/Traffic cops didn't pull you.. That WOULD'VE been around a thousand pound fine for you !!

9th October 2012, 12:33	#1 (permalink)
Cush Supporter Car: 2009 CW CTR Join Date: 11th August 2008 Location: Leeds,UK Posts: 1,050 Thanks given: 117 Thanked 81 Times in 78 Posts iTrader: (5)	Four Warnings on MFD This morning I picked up four bags of sand and put them in the boot of the car. As I set off I noticed four different warning signs on the multi function display. Check ABS Check VSA Check Brake Tyre Pressure low Having returned the short distance home I took the bags of sand out and started the car and the warning lights again came on. I disconnected the battery for 5 minutes tried again and they still came on. I then tried swapping the Hondata ECU to the standard one and still they come on ! I have tried to initialise the tyre deflation warning to reset it but it wont allow me to. Has anyone any ideas how I can reset them or is it a garage job ?

9th October 2012, 15:07	#7 (permalink)
Cush Supporter Thread starter Car: 2009 CW CTR Join Date: 11th August 2008 Location: Leeds,UK Posts: 1,050 Thanks given: 117 Thanked 81 Times in 78 Posts iTrader: (5)	Problem fixed !! Disconnected battery for an hour and then tried again. Still had the warning lights on so I decided to drive it round the block and after a couple of hundred yards they all went out ! Seems it just needed to sort itself out with a short drive !! I'm convinced it was down to the weight (4 x 50kilo bags of grit sand) which was all at the back of the boot instead of being spread round and it was well down on the rear springs and the steering was very light. Last edited by Cush; 9th October 2012 at 15:10.

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snowboundzero -=SBZ=- Car: 2.2 EX Join Date: 19th March 2011 Location: Sheffield S12 Posts: 778 Thanks given: 132 Thanked 65 Times in 60 Posts iTrader: (4)	4 bags of sand @ 25 kg each? So 100kg..... equal to 1 largish person? So i don't think the sand is to blame. As for the faults. I can't help, but hopefully someone else will. Hope i put your mind at ease regards to the weight. Try disconnecting the battery for 15+ minutes.

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dablink CHIEF WHIP!!! Car: CRV Urban Titanium Join Date: 7th August 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,094 Thanks given: 157 Thanked 119 Times in 111 Posts iTrader: (10)	Same thot here. Try disconnecting the battery for at least 15 minutes.

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Cush Supporter Thread starter Car: 2009 CW CTR Join Date: 11th August 2008 Location: Leeds,UK Posts: 1,050 Thanks given: 117 Thanked 81 Times in 78 Posts iTrader: (5)	I have the battery disconnected as I type so will wait to see if that fixes it. I can only assume it didnt like the weight in the boot as the bags were very heavy and I struggled to lift each one in.

9th October 2012, 14:51	#6 (permalink)
NH Dan Arfurs right hand man Car: 1.8 Civic 'Spanish' ES 9th g Join Date: 31st January 2008 Location: South London,Uk Posts: 3,823 Thanks given: 475 Thanked 345 Times in 289 Posts iTrader: (0)	As a comparison, i recently loaded my 9th Gen with 20 bags of Pea shingle, way way over its safe load limit. the car was almost bottoming out on speed bumps etc. not one single warning light on, so i'd hazard a guess that these lights came on by co-incidence.

11th October 2012, 11:36	#11 (permalink)
Civic_Outcast Dervinator Car: 2007 iCDTI 2.2, Milano red Join Date: 24th August 2011 Location: Peterborough, Uk.. Distro.. Ubuntu Posts: 664 Thanks given: 76 Thanked 84 Times in 67 Posts iTrader: (0)	I thought 50kg bags had been outlawed ? I remember handballing 23 tonnes of Nitram (twice a week) in 50kg bags back in my early career, it really doesn't do you a lot of good. I was rather grateful they reduced the bag weight to 25kg max !! btw.. Couldn't you have folded the magic seats up and loaded the bags on the floor ? The weight would've been more evenly distributed. It's also a good job VoSA/Traffic cops didn't pull you.. That WOULD'VE been around a thousand pound fine for you !!