New battery, major electrical problems

[webcrafty]

I installed a new battery in my 10 reg elite 160hp last week.
My wife drives it daily so she only mentioned the problems yesterday.
Right dip and head gone. Bulb ok, leveling not working.
Drivers power seat not working, although lumber support it working.
Neither heated seats working.
Electric mirrors not working.
Horn not working.

I have checked fuses for all faults, even check them with a multimeter. All ok.
Friend checked for any faults on his laptop, no faults showing.
Battery is not from vauxhall but exactly the same amp rating.

Anyone ever seen this before.

[Mo_miah]

When you changed the battery did you short the terminals?
Always remove the negative terminal first otherwise if the positive lead touches anything metal in the engine bay you will get a short and risk cooking some circuits
any bulb out errors on the dash to say headlights not working?

[webcrafty]

I definitely didn't short anything out when changing the battery, I think !.
The only dash error is for the right hand head light. I have checked the fuses for the dipped lights, head lights, the adaptive lights and anything else I could see that might have anything to do with the lights. Also tried 2 new bulbs, know to be working.

[Mr Wullie]

I'd be tempted to try a battery reset to see if it's just a glitch. Disconnect battery and leave for 30mins or overnight before reconnecting and see how it goes from there.
When did the problems start with regards changing the battery over?
Has the car had a good run to fully charge the battery or just short runs? Even though it's new it may not have a full charge when fitted.

[webcrafty]

The battery has had several long runs, over 60 - 70 miles at a time. I'm not sure when the problems started after the battery was changed, the wife drives it all the time and hadn't been doing night driving and she never changes the seat. Had the battery off yesterday for about 2 hours. Will try overnight tonight.
Thanks.

[Minuteman]

Do you have Stop/Start ? If so is your new battery either EFB or AGM ?

There is a special procedure you should follow for changing battery on Insignia, I copied this from our Yuasa Trade website

Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi 160 Diesel (2008-2014)
Summary
Loosen/tighten battery cable(s)
Remove/refit battery

Battery: procedures for disconnection/reconnection
Before disconnecting the battery
Turn the engine off
Disarm the alarm system
Turn the ignition on
Turn the ignition off
Within 15 seconds
Disconnect the battery
Before disconnecting the battery cable, ensure that the ignition key is in the OFF position

Initialising the power windows
Close the doors
Turn the ignition on
Close the driver's window
Press and hold the power window switch
Until the window is fully closed
Wait for 2 seconds
Release the switch
Repeat the procedure for the passenger's window

Initialising the electric sliding/tilting roof
Press the switch to open the sunroof
Hold the switch until the roof is fully open
Release the switch
Press the switch again
Wait for 10 seconds
Release the switch
Within 6 seconds
Press and hold the switch
Hold the switch until the sliding roof stops moving
Release the switch

[webcrafty]

I don't have stop start and I didn't follow any of those procedures !.
Maybe I should have checked any procedures first but it's too late now.
I will try the reset tonight and follow those steps for disconnecting and reconnecting the battery.

[Minuteman]

I've done a typo!, procedure is the same for normal and Stop/Start batteries on Insignia

[Logosgil]

I've done a typo!, procedure is the same for normal and Stop/Start batteries on Insignia

Not a straight forward battery swap then!!
is it resolvable ?

[Minuteman]

Yes just start again and follow the procedure. Not saying this is causing webcrafty's electrical issues though. I was more thinking if it was a Stop/start and a normal battery had been fitted that that might cause problems

[Lewish]

Don't think you'll get error messages from them apart from headlights as you said. I don't think they are not controlled by the bcm. I'm guessing.

Which diagnostic software was put on it as insignia are a funny car. You need opcom if you haven't previously used that.

[webcrafty]

I couldn't do the battery reset last night, I have a wedding to go to today and I was a little afraid I'd F**K it up even more !. I'll wait to do it on Sunday night when I get back.
I'm not sure what software my friend used but he is a dealer and sells a lot of Insignia's so I'd imagine he has the correct software.

Thanks for the suggestions and I'll report back Monday morning when I go through the procedure.

[sriray]

Check all those red cables are correctly screwed on tight to the battery.

[webcrafty]

Well after trying the battery reset 2 nights in a row using different procedures it hasn't worked.
Think I may have to take a trip to the stealers !.

[Romfordblue]

Well after trying the battery reset 2 nights in a row using different procedures it hasn't worked.
Think I may have to take a trip to the stealers !.

Let us know how you get on as I’m thinking about replacing the battery on my insignia as my lights dont adjust with the leveller switch and it could be related to a faulty battery.

Good luck getting your issue sorted at the stealers.