So, I've had my car off the road for a couple weeks and I accidentally let the battery discharge to the point where even the little LED that flashes on the dash quit blinking. I did the following in this order:

1. I hooked a 1.5A trickle charger to the jump terminals over night. During the time the charger was hooked up, several of the dash indicator lights were glowing very slightly.

2. In the morning, the charger indicated fully charged so I removed the connections and tried to unlock the door with the remote. Not working. I opened the door, no interior light.

3. Next, I unhooked the battery and attached the charger directly to it and ran it for 6 hours, after which time it indicated fully charged. Still no remote unlock, no interior lights. I tried the key in the ignition and the column unlocked but when I turned the key, the alarm went off and would not stop until I removed the battery terminal.

4. I reconnected the battery terminal and now the column doesn't unlock when I insert the key and nothing else works. The only thing I notice that works is the little LED on the dash will flash when I lock the door with the key and it quits when I unlock the door. Nothing else on the car works or shows any sign of electrical life.

My question is: Is there a reset procedure for this? If the alarm is set off, is there a waiting period before the things will work again?

I have not tested the voltage yet at the battery but I'll do that tomorrow.

Thanks.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
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1992 Aerostar
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