Check Pedestrian System Warning

[Devil Blades]

Hi , I have had my XF 2.2D Sportbrake 2013 since 2019 and have had many strange messages on the dash but this is a new one!

Driving along at around 30 to 40mph and all of a sudden the red triangle warning flashes up and the engine cuts out I had not hit anything and not gone over any large potholes. (The Bonnet Airbags had not activated so that was ok) Tried to restart and it would not so turned off then back on and tried again also did not start so turned off and locked car then tried again and it did start and carried on normally. Put code reader on when got home and no codes?

Anybody else had this problem, I used to have many strange electrical errors until I found the dreaded corroded pins in the middle junction box in drivers footwell, once that was fixed and water pump connections modified I have never had any messages for several years now.

Any suggestions.

Phil

 

[N6 JMX]

Hi Phil, the starting question here is how old is your battery? You say you have had the car since 2019 and therefore unless you have replaced the battery during your ownership, it is now past its "best by" date. Typically a battery in a modern car should be replaced at around 5 years old.

The battery in a modern car does so much more than provide the power to crank the engine, it also needs to maintain a sufficient voltage under all conditions to maintain the feed to the electronics. A low battery voltage, due to age / failing, can cause a multitude of false / spurious error messages and lights.

Let us know if the battery is aged or replaced.

N6 JMX