While charging the battery [8] R popped up where it shows the gear

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KRYSTALYNN
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My radiator got busted a while back and I just got a chance to fix it today. I got everything put back on and we went to charge the battery. The battery is brand new , I got it about six months ago. As we were trying to charge it there is a ticking sound coming from underneath my steering wheel and when I looked where it would tell me what gear I am in it read “ [8]R” on it even though it was off and does not show anything there usually whenever the car is turned off. That went away and so did the ticking but the ticking started back by itself then stopped again. I cannot find anything about this anywhere .
Feb 24, 2018 at 2:36 AM
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Hmm,

That is a good one. lets start by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery to reinitialize power up. If same lets run the codes to see what comes up.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken
Feb 26, 2018 at 5:58 AM
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