okay folks I need some help understanding some strange vehicle behavior. I got out of the vehicle while it was running, and when I returned to the vehicle and put it in drive it would not move. I believe the ICE was running at the time as well. I pressed the park button, put my foot on the brake and again put it in drive, but it would not move. Everything appeared to be functioning fine, no warning lights or anything like that. So, I turned the vehicle off, restarted, and drove away without issue. So, could somebody please explain what happened? I'm assuming some kind of a security protection, but haven't a clue. Vehicle is a 2011, Trim IV. Troy
My guess is that the vehicle did not immediately recognize the presence of the smart key inside the vehicle upon your return. I might check the battery in the key fob.
Don't need the FOB once the vehicle is started (in "ready"). That's not it. Parking brake stuck on? Some new so far unknown mode? I do this every time I drive Pearl S and this has never happened.
Is the 12V battery original? If it is from 2011, it's due for a replacement. Strange electronics behavior could be from a low 12V battery. My 2010 had strange starting issues and a new battery fixed it.
I'm pretty sure the battery is original. Expensive little buggers too. So far I've not had another incident of the strange behavior. I may have the battery load tested, and just check out the resting voltage as well. With our extreme winters here in Alaska, I definitely want to have a good battery for the upcoming winter. I'm also going to change out the batteries in the remotes as previously suggested.
Strange. I've never had that experience. Usually my problem is when I get back to the car after leaving it running, I press the start button - shutting it off because I forgot. So I then have to press the the start button again. :facepalm:
When you shifted to drive did the MFD shift display actually change from P to D? I too suspect the 12V battery, as it is almost always the cause for malfunctions. True, when the vehicle is running the 12V power comes from the DC to DC converter. But something might not have initialized properly when making it ready, where it uses power from that little 12V to "boot up".
