ford focus 1.6 sport - ford focus battery light on dashboard

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Tue 2 Jun 2015 23:08
ford focus 1.6 sport - ford focus battery light on dashboard - alanlfc

Hi

when driving my car today the battery light has appeared on my dashboard followed by the handbrake light (the handbrake is off obviously!), then the odometer was reading ----, then the speedometer wouldnt move past zero and my indicators stopped working. the heated windscreen light also came on and despite pressing it several times it would not go off. the radio and hazard lights are working fine. any ideas of what is causing these issues

cheers

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Tue 2 Jun 2015 23:20
ford focus 1.6 sport - ford focus battery light on dashboard - elekie&a/c doctor

Age/year of car would be a great help.

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Wed 3 Jun 2015 10:52
ford focus 1.6 sport - ford focus battery light on dashboard - Oli rag

Looking on line, it seems this may be a common fault on both mk1 and mk2 cars. There are various electronic specialists offering a repair service.

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Thu 4 Jun 2015 06:56
ford focus 1.6 sport - ford focus battery light on dashboard - S40 Man

Wipers on my old s40 sometimes stopped working. Clearing codes with reader reset system. AA trick to achieve a similar soft reset is to disconnect battery -ve lead, put screwdriver through hole and connect to +be terminal.

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