SL/R230: Convenience services temporarily unavailable
10-07-2016, 02:50 PM
#1
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Convenience services temporarily unavailable
After driving for 1 hour today, I stopped for gas. I hit the stop/ start button on the shifter and the dash went black, radio shut down and nothing worked . I started the car using the key fob in the slot and that was the message I received, "convenience services temporarily unavailable ".The car started using the same method and I proceeded home. For a short period there was a yellow triangle in the dash ,ABS/ESP. this went off after 1 minute of driving. I drove 2 more hours home and everything was back to normal. My initial thought was something with the consumer battery, after a 3 hour trip the voltage was 12.5 and % of charge was 75. I have a charger on it now but my thoughts are time for new consumer battery. Any thoughts from anyone else.
10-07-2016, 03:32 PM
#2
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Yep, most likely consumer battery. Odd that it did this after an hour of driving. It may not be charging well, or intermittently, which could mean the regulator or alternator is tango uniform.
The ABS triangle is because the car needs power to run the brake system, and with low power it will freak out, eventually leading to the "STOP" red warning. You did not get this far down on juice.
If the battery is more than 3 years old, it is probably time.
The ABS triangle is because the car needs power to run the brake system, and with low power it will freak out, eventually leading to the "STOP" red warning. You did not get this far down on juice.
If the battery is more than 3 years old, it is probably time.
10-07-2016, 10:05 PM
#3
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After driving for 1 hour today, I stopped for gas. I hit the stop/ start button on the shifter and the dash went black, radio shut down and nothing worked . I started the car using the key fob in the slot and that was the message I received, "convenience services temporarily unavailable ".The car started using the same method and I proceeded home. For a short period there was a yellow triangle in the dash ,ABS/ESP. this went off after 1 minute of driving. I drove 2 more hours home and everything was back to normal. My initial thought was something with the consumer battery, after a 3 hour trip the voltage was 12.5 and % of charge was 75. I have a charger on it now but my thoughts are time for new consumer battery. Any thoughts from anyone else.
