Instrument panel chime will not turn off

259,563 MILES • 3.3L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TEDDY SIMPKINS
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I cleaned the battery cables now the chime or alarm in the instrument panel will not go off.
May 17, 2018 at 11:33 AM
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I would try a hard reboot of the system. Remove the negative battery cable from the battery and hold it too the positive side for thirty seconds. This will discharge all capacitors and reboot the system.

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
May 20, 2018 at 5:15 AM
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