[shakeyxl]

The other day, returning to car after parking, 'Service steering lock' message comes up - steering locked & won't allow me to start. Locked, walked away, came back again. No joy. After about an hour got started, no idea how I got rid of it! after [unsuccessful] lengthy call to RAC telling me to 'turn the wheel forcefully and push start button with fob' [not convinced about that TBH, & didn't do the trick anyway] So cancelled RAC & seems fine since. What could cause this? Is it likely to recur? & will it be costly?

 

[oneryan52]

my experience says electrical gremlins like this are the sign of a weak battery.

silly errors like that will come and go for a week or two then become more prevalent till the battery has been changed. (these cars chew up batteries at a rate of about one every two or three years)

 

[Joshinator99]

my experience says electrical gremlins like this are the sign of a weak battery.

silly errors like that will come and go for a week or two then become more prevalent till the battery has been changed. (these cars chew up batteries at a rate of about one every two or three years)

Yep, main battery is always suspect after a couple of years so I’d take a closer look at that. The V6 models especially, with the battery location right up against the turbo.