Disconnect the battery. Wait 15 minutes. Reconnect the battery. That is all.
The backstory: It is that time of the year when it is dark when I leave for work, and light by the time I get there. Headlights turned on to start off to work…..and today, forgotten about when I arrived. I got out of work at 5pm, went to my car and….uh-oh….noted the lights were on. The car started with just a bit of rhuurrrrhurrr…..but I couldn’t get it out of park. I rolled the windows down just a bit to get some air while I thought about this….and they wouldn’t roll up. The blinkers did not work. The dashboard display was incomplete. The windshield wipers did not work.
I was pissed. I had great plans of a 5 mile run after work…..and that was now pfftt…..
The owners manual did explain how to “bypass” the shift lock. With the help of a stiff barrette edge, I was able to open the little slot, press the button and slip the gear into reverse. But all the other stuff…still didn’t work.
I started home after calling and begging DH to drive toward me to help in case I got into trouble….like from the afternoon Hilo rain deluge that hit just as I started out…with no wipers.
We got home safely, and Google did it’s work: others who own Hyundais and Velosters have had the same problem after a battery rundown: the computer needs to reset. And to do that: disconnect the battery, wait 15 minutes, reconnect.
Yep…it’s magic!
You’re welcome.
Mahaho Lord God….I yelled even the dogs eat the crumbs from their Masters table….please let the car return to normal after disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes…and IT DID Thank God!!