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This just started happening in the last month or so -- I drive the car once a week (of every other week if the weather is bad) and it's on a battery tender most of the time.
The last 3 or 4 starts the BSM's light up & I get the 'blind spot monitor temporarily unavailable' message on the dash console. Main console is totally black and no amount of button pushing seems to have any affect. After a minute or so, the BSM lights go out & the main screen fires up & goes thru the normal boot process. Functions normally after that, volts flicker between 14.1 & 14.3. Nothing unusual about the engine start (window drops, lights come on when I open the door, starts & idles normally). No CEL or other warning lights on the dash.
Car is 6 years old, but the OE battery was replaced (under warranty) at just over 2 years and that's when I started using the tender.
Wondering if this is somehow battery related or is there some other electrical gremlin lurking waiting to grab me?
It's almost like the car is putting itself into some sort of sleep mode or ???
The last 3 or 4 starts the BSM's light up & I get the 'blind spot monitor temporarily unavailable' message on the dash console. Main console is totally black and no amount of button pushing seems to have any affect. After a minute or so, the BSM lights go out & the main screen fires up & goes thru the normal boot process. Functions normally after that, volts flicker between 14.1 & 14.3. Nothing unusual about the engine start (window drops, lights come on when I open the door, starts & idles normally). No CEL or other warning lights on the dash.
Car is 6 years old, but the OE battery was replaced (under warranty) at just over 2 years and that's when I started using the tender.
Wondering if this is somehow battery related or is there some other electrical gremlin lurking waiting to grab me?
It's almost like the car is putting itself into some sort of sleep mode or ???