Computer thinks it’s a manual now?

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Havn2muchfun

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So, I disconnected my battery and removed my edge tuner, hooked everything back up and now it wants me to push in the clutch to start. Except that it’s an auto. Lol. Tried disconnecting the battery again, nothing. Reinstalled the tuner, same. So any suggestions, ideas?
 

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So, I disconnected my battery and removed my edge tuner, hooked everything back up and now it wants me to push in the clutch to start. Except that it’s an auto. Lol. Tried disconnecting the battery again, nothing. Reinstalled the tuner, same. So any suggestions, ideas?

Give the modules a while to relearn the truck and connect back to the BCM over CAN. My Challenger does the same thing or worse like changing to a generic Chrysler UConnect and forgetting all about performance pages or it's back up camera. Usually doing a quick spin around the block and then letting it sit for about 30 minutes is enough to reacquire everything.
 
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Sounds great, but it won’t start because there isn’t a clutch to push in. Normally says put your foot on the break.
 

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Sounds great, but it won’t start because there isn’t a clutch to push in. Normally says put your foot on the break.

You should still be able to push in the brake and start it. At-least I've been able to on every FCA push button I've disconnected the battery on that does it. If not let it sit for about 30 minutes and see if it goes away. The only other issue could be a bad connection at the PCM if it was a Pulsar you removed/re-added which I have seen do this. If it's all fully seated you can always try some CRC QD cleaner on all the pins in-case some junk got in there.

https://www.crcindustries.com/products/qd-174-electronic-cleaner-11-wt-oz-05103.html
 
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Yeah, was a no go for anything I tried to start it. Am leaving the battery disconnected overnight. Will use some electronic cleaner before trying to restart it.
 

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undo the connectors at the pcm and push them back in to make sure they're tight. happened to me once on my pulsar
 
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Well, after leaving the battery disconnected, cleaning the contacts, it started and reset everything. Thank you for the suggestions. Not sure which it was, but don’t care. Lol. Taking it to the dealer to see why my lockers and sway bar disconnect isn’t working. Didn’t want that giving them an out.
 
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