After replacing 06 M45 Battery, things fail to work

[elee]

Got the battery at CostCo and DIY but realized something is not working like before:
(1) 1 Touch auto windows up fails to roll up the windows at one touch
(2) Rear console control at the rear passenger arm rest fails to work.
(3) Sun roof won't close with that 1 touch switch that used to be working just fine.
Did I forget to do something? Or, did I get a wrong battery?? Please advise and thanks.

[riggz]

You will have to reset the windows and sun roof. To do this roll the window all the way down, then all the way back up and continue holding the button after the window closes for at least 3 seconds. Then try the auto down and up feature. You will have to repeat this process for each window and sun roof.

I'm not sure about your rear console control as I don't have anything in my rear console.

[elee]

Thanks. I will try to reset these windows/sun roof tonight.
The rear console is the A/C, Audio controls that slides out from the rear arm rest. My wife uses it all the time to control the air flow and skipping CDs while I am driving.

[The00Dustin]

Thanks. I will try to reset these windows/sun roof tonight.
The rear console is the A/C, Audio controls that slides out from the rear arm rest. My wife uses it all the time to control the air flow and skipping CDs while I am driving.

You didn't accidentally flip the Rear Cancel switch in the center console up front, did you? I ask because I had to do the windows and sunroof when I got a new battery, but I didn't have any issues with the rear controls.

[Ilya]

Thanks. I will try to reset these windows/sun roof tonight.
The rear console is the A/C, Audio controls that slides out from the rear arm rest. My wife uses it all the time to control the air flow and skipping CDs while I am driving.

Your wife sits in the back while you drive? BALLA!

Previous members probably got the suggestions right though...

[elee]

I will check the center console to see if the rear control switch is off. Thanks. And, she sits at the back with my 2 yrs old gal. ^_^ I am not her Taxi driver. ^_^

[elee]

Resetted all things and turned on the rear console control switch up front. So, all things are working just fine now. Thanks all for the great tips.
PS: Why the user manual never mentions things like that?? Anyway, thanks all.

[antzrus]

I will check the center console to see if the rear control switch is off. Thanks. And, she sits at the back with my 2 yrs old gal. ^_^ I am not her Taxi driver. ^_^

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[kookybeez]

i love this forum. my auto up windows stopped working recently too. I didn't even realize it started after my battery was replaced (or that my sunroof was affected). i searched "window auto up" and found this thread. car fixed. thanks guys.

[TXT]

Just got battery replaced. Got the windows to Auto up and Auto down. Only thing that is still not working properly is the sunroof. If I hold the sunroof button in either direction, it will move for a second and stop, even when I keep it held down. How do I fix that?

[MOWellsinVA]

Try pressing and holding the button every time that the roof stops, until it is fully closed, then hold the button down a few seconds when closed. That may reset it.

[Costee]

Guys, does this issue also occur if for any reason the battery is disconnected (i.e., not replaced)?
(Well, I loathe to experiment if I can benefit from someone's experience )

[TXT]

Guys, does this issue also occur if for any reason the battery is disconnected (i.e., not replaced)?
(Well, I loathe to experiment if I can benefit from someone's experience )

I've had my battery die on me a couple of times due to leaving some lights on. Those couple of times my car did not lose any memory settings on the radio and seats or the window auto up. All was working properly after I had someone help me jump start my car.

I will assume if the battery is disconnected for a certain amount of time, all memories will be lost.

Everything works now.

[Costee]

Guys, does this issue also occur if for any reason the battery is disconnected (i.e., not replaced)?
(Well, I loathe to experiment if I can benefit from someone's experience )

I've had my battery die on me a couple of times due to leaving some lights on. Those couple of times my car did not lose any memory settings on the radio and seats or the window auto up. All was working properly after I had someone help me jump start my car.

I will assume if the battery is disconnected for a certain amount of time, all memories will be lost.

Everything works now.

Thanks. I'm still on the factory battery at about 92k miles. I guess I'm not too far away from the inevitable.

[mikesd1980]

Guys, does this issue also occur if for any reason the battery is disconnected (i.e., not replaced)?
(Well, I loathe to experiment if I can benefit from someone's experience )

I've had my battery die on me a couple of times due to leaving some lights on. Those couple of times my car did not lose any memory settings on the radio and seats or the window auto up. All was working properly after I had someone help me jump start my car.

I will assume if the battery is disconnected for a certain amount of time, all memories will be lost.

Everything works now.

I havent tried it on my m35 yet but on my 04 fx35 and past 04 maxima the lights cut off after a certain amount of time(maybe like 3 mins or so) after leaving them in the on position, and the inside lights does this also. Maybe you already weak battery thats why it dies

[TXT]

The battery died on me a couple of times when the car was new to me. I wasn't used to the push button and I left the car on ACC a couple of times. I've learned my lesson since.

The battery on my car was also there since the car was new so I knew it was time for a replacement and infiniti dealership only charged me $86.00 bucks for a battery (installed)! The one I had was still under warranty and it failed a load test they did so they offered me a pro-rated price for a new one.

Looking at prices online, the cost of a decent battery for 06 M45 is about $160.00 so it was a no brainer for me to get a new one that has the nice white sticker on it that says "INFINITI". -__- I don't know the actual mfg. of the battery though.

Another reason why I decided a battery was in order is because the cold weather is around the corner and my physics teacher back in college said a large majority of car batteries die in the winter season. He went on to explain why it only happens in Winter but I don't remember. In fact I don't remember anything from that class, just him telling us about batteries dying in winter in his Russian accent.

[Larz]

It's all about chemistry and physics, mates.

The car battery contains an anode, a cathode, and electrolytic ions. Simply stated - think of a tub of water with a positive end (cathode) and a negative end (anode) and consider the bath water as an electrolyte solution full of electrons.

The chemical reaction in the battery causes a build up of electrons at the anode area. These electrons naturally need to rearrange themselves to get rid of this "difference" so they are constantly in motion, inside that solution, trying to get to a place with less electrons.
In a battery, the best place for them to go is to the cathode end. BUT, the electrolyte solution keeps the electrons from going straight from the anode to the cathode within the battery. Like you trying to swim from one end of your pool to the other, but the pool is filled with molasses instead of water.
Once you connect a wire from one terminal on the battery through any circuit ( a lamp, a car starter, etc) and run it from that circuit back to the opposite terminal on the battery, the electrons have a fast, easy path to get to the cathode and they fly through that circuit instead trying to 'swim' through molasses. To keep that reaction from flowing 24/7, we use switches / fuses that open or close the pathway, thus trapping the electons inside the battery when not needed. In the case of a car, the alternator is responsibe for charging, or replacing the charge on those electrons as they pass through the battery.

Any battery can die at any time, but in winter, they suffer from the "Cooling Affect". As you know, just about any chemical reaction (like the one in your battery) will run faster with heat and slower with cold. The outside temp affects the available charge from your battery while it sits. A new battery at 80 degrees has 100% charge, at freezing temp (0c or 32F) it's reduced to about 3/4 charge, and below freezing, it can drop to 1/2 of full charge.
Add to that, the work placed on the battery in winter - running a defroster, a car heater, seat heaters, and increased headlamp usage (its dark early in winter). Even with a good alternator, there may not be enough drive time to replace enough 'charge' inside the battery for it to run the starter motor the next morning.

Similarly, too much heat is also bad. High temps can cause the solution inside the battery to evaporate, and it's the soluiton that gives the battery it's ability to accept and keep a charge from the alternator.

[Costee]

Hm, nice. 'Thought Larz was some medical doctor.

[Larz]

LOL. I'm a doctor, but not an MD. I'm a Doctor of Clinical Phamacology and IRB certified rugby coach and referee. But mostly I'm also a loveable NERD who loves chemistry and physics.