E150 Van battery reset button trips

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tbone5
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E150 Van battery reset button trips

Unread post by tbone5 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:16 am

My van's battery reset button trips, usually after the van sits overnite. After I reset the button the van starts and drives with no problems. The battery is less than a year old, the problem has just started with the colder weather.

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ProTech
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Re: E150 Van battery reset button trips

Unread post by ProTech » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:12 pm

Something could be putting a draw on the battery, causing the reset to trip, as that's what it's meant to do. If you have any aftermarket accessories installed such as an alarm, remote start, other electronics, trailer wiring, etc...start by checking those first, as it's usually something that's been added which ends up being at fault. Other than that, you'd have to try and find what is causing the switch to trip, possibly by disconnecting things one by one until you find the problem.
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