Technical Ducato engine battery replacement

[theGman]

Hi everyone, I recently had to replace my airbag module. The diagnosis report I got said low engine battery voltage. I'm goint to replace the battery soon. Does the batery need alignment after replacing. Thanks.

 

[Abarthmultijet]

No, it doesn't need programming or adapting.

 

[theGman]

No, it doesn't need programming or adapting.

Thanks for quick reply.

 

[Reg 65]

There is a procedure for disconnecting the battery in the handbook
You just turn everything off, shut all the doors and wait a minute before disconnecting the battery.
As I understand it, this is to give the computer time to shut down
Otherwise its like pulling the plug on a home PC before it shuts down
If you are lucky you will get away with it - but if you are unlucky you won't, and some sort of damage will be done.

 

[the green vanper]

some sort of damage will be done.

This sort of damage is most frequently errors in the airbag module

 

[theoneandonly]

Starter Battery top up or removal /replacement

To avoid any problems with spiked or corrupted ECUs there are number of precautions to be taken. The SRS ECU (airbag), in particular, seems fairly prone to this and damage is often blamed on incorrect battery disconnection or jump starting...

www.fiatforum.com