ZenBaja Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 First, I apologize if this is a repeat message, but my wife and I had a vacation scheduled today. Last night my battery died in the cold. I tried to jump it, but it was dead. I replaced the battery this morning, and I now have power to the seats, security system remote entry, but the dashboard seems dead. No clock radio, no radio, no dome light. I do have power to the seats, power locks, and the remote key entry works to lock, unlock, and set the panic alarm. Any ideas? I briefly checked over the fuses to see if they were blown or not, didn't see anything - but I could have missed something. Is it possible the security system has locked something out? Did I fry something during the jump? -Zen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenBaja Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 hey, I just answered my own question. i blew my main fuse.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 something is wrong. Jumpstarting a car should not blow a fuse, assuming you hooked the cables up correctly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash321 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'm guessing at incorrect jumper placement also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39790&highlight=jumpstart i swear, some people just have no business working on cars..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash321 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39790&highlight=jumpstart i swear, some people just have no business working on cars..... That used to be me also, reverse polarity is pretty minor to an incident where I wiped out 5 brand new s-10 pickups with a ford taurus that lost its brakes! We all have off days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenBaja Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I definitely did not hook it up backwards. I was working on a very old battery that I've had to jump 8 or so times, so I have the procedure down pretty good. Not sure what made it go, perhaps I'll find out when I replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 did you hook one negative terminal of the jumpers just to vehicle ground and not to post of battery? I assume you did not do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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