[Kyle]

Hello, today I had a message on the dash to 'tighten the fuel cap.' I checked the fuel cap and it was tight. I have also been getting g poor mileage commuting short city trips is giving me 12-13 mpg. The engine takes about 3 seconds to actually start when I turn it over. Thoughts on what might be happening?

 

[Kyle]

Thanks everyone. Is it normal for an RL to crank for a few seconds?

 

[Kyle]

How can I tell if I have HDS and how do I use it if I have it? I have an 07 btw.

 

[Kyle]

It does make sense now. I have only had the RL for about two months, so haven't had to reset anything yet. I will try resetting and if it keeps coming back I will replace the cap.

 

[Kyle]

Never smelled gas yet, so hopefully it is nothing major.

 

[Kyle]

Kyle,

It's been my experience that a weak battery will generate longer starting times. I have a device called the BatteryMole which tells me how long the starter cranks. If my battery is in decent shape, I rarely see starting times more than 1 second. But if I haven't driven for several days, my battery (which is just over 3 years old) starts to fade (lower voltage available to start) and it will often take well over a second to start. And the BatteryMole will alert me to the lengthy start and my state of charge is low (I've seen as low as 10% when the RL has sat for about a week without being driven on this aging battery).

A long paragraph to say, get your battery checked before you do anything else. A proper load test would be in order.

Here's a link to the user manual. Check what is says about a slow start:

http://4peaks-tech.com/MonitorManual_v1_12.pdf

Thanks, I will at least clean the terminals up, that may be part of my problems as they have a bit of corrosion.

 

[Kyle]

I changed the gas cap and I can not reset the message with either the reset button or the key method. The manual says it should reset on its own after a few days.