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dvgalvan

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Registered: 2024-01-15

Posts: 7

Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

Hello!!

I'm new, my name is David, I'm from Madrid, and I'm about to buy a 2012 Scudo. I've been wanting to have one these for years, and I've finally taken the plunge.

The van I have seen is in very good condition, it only has one small fault that the current owner has been living with for years. I wanted to ask you to see if something similar has happened to any of you to try to solve it.

The thing is, when you close the van, if less than 3 minutes pass, everything is normal. But after 3 minutes, something is disconnected which causes the remote closure to not work, and the time and date to go away (I suppose among many other things). You open it with the key in the lock and it starts perfectly. Absolutely everything works afterwards. Also, curiously, radio memories are not lost.

It doesn't seem like a battery problem to me, because it starts without problems, but the truth is that it seems a bit of a weird failiure to me, and I don't know where I could start to look. Does anything occur to you?

Thank you!

OAT

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From: Borders/Dales

Registered: 2017-01-03

Posts: 1,013

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

Hello David, that is a strange one.

Has the current owner done any investigations?

Sounds like an immobiliser problem to me.  Can't think what else could cut power with such a predictable delay.  Sounds controlled and not just a random fault or short.  I have not had much to do with immobilisers myself but could it be that it has a set time period, like 3 minutes, after triggering locking to fully disconnect all power?  And for some reason, the remote is turning some power circuits back on, like for door locks, (lights?) but not power to start engine?  But the key opening is reaching  parts the remote can't?

dvgalvan

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Registered: 2024-01-15

Posts: 7

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

I think that you might be right.

Everything works again after the key opening (remote is not working). I will make my first try the immobiliser. Thanks!!

tee_cee

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Registered: 2016-03-18

Posts: 633

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

It sounds like the van may be in 'park' mode, which is used when in the showroom, to disable stuff that would otherwise drain the battery.
This is set in the bsi fusebox by the position of the 'parking shunt'  - "SH" in the diagram below

dvgalvan

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Registered: 2024-01-15

Posts: 7

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

Wow! amazing stuff, it solved the problem. I can't be grateful enough, without your help I couldnt have found it ever!!

Thank you very much

AlvyLad

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Registered: 2021-06-11

Posts: 481

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

Guys on this board are legends indeed!

tee_cee

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Registered: 2016-03-18

Posts: 633

Re: Weird electrical problem with Scudo 2012

Glad it worked out for you & thanks for posting back.