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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N (Post 2237042)

gadjamit, Seems like only 13+ has black boxes.... that's me :shakes head:

BUT Fishey says that the airbags have an EDR system

Again, I'm just looking for... Does my dealership know that my retard friend put the car in neutral?

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Originally Posted by Baer383 (Post 2237063)

They can only do that if the car is equipped with a black box and the 370 doesn't have one.

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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N (Post 2237038)

God our search function is so sick. Why people don't use it, I'll never understand.

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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N (Post 2237042)

gadjamit, Seems like only 13+ has black boxes.... that's me :shakes head:

You only can hope the black box would function like our RevA-RevC steering lock unit.:p

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2237066)

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They have one for crash info starting production date after 8/12 but it isn't a big deal if you have one or not.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2237066)

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so just wondering and i know off topic, but did you end up taking it to fontana?

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2237028)

Ok, well... I'm 90% sure out car doesn't have the black box to record all that info... And the question is how can I clear it?

The dealer can do it. Just stop by and ask to clear it. Or autozone/Advance sometimes can clear them and is free.

Removing the negative battery for a bit doesn't reset the ECU on this car?

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2237028)

Ok, well... I'm 90% sure out car doesn't have the black box to record all that info... And the question is how can I clear it?

All of our cars have a black box or (airbag secsor) that is always recording, Text me and ill give you the info on it...:tup:

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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N (Post 2237038)

God our search function is so sick. Why people don't use it, I'll never understand.

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot (Post 2237274)

so just wondering and i know off topic, but did you end up taking it to fontana?

No, because sweet jaybee Heezus it's far. And I'm going back to TX on Monday, so if I got a loaner, I wouldn't be able to bring their car back.

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Originally Posted by MR.nismo (Post 2237321)

The dealer can do it. Just stop by and ask to clear it. Or autozone/Advance sometimes can clear them and is free.

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Originally Posted by Haboob (Post 2237331)

Removing the negative battery for a bit doesn't reset the ECU on this car?

I believe both of you are thinking I have a check engine light.
What I was told by Mr. Dealershitguy was "yeah, your car always keeps track of any codes thrown even though it doesn't give you a check engine light" (this was in regards to my starting issue/starting on 4 cylinders)
I am talking more about a black box-ish thing. I know my 2009 doesn't have a proper one, but I was thinking it had a second ECU or storage for internal codes.

Well, I know it'd clear a CEL, but I thought (and am apparently wrong, I'm not a mechanic lol) that it'd reset the ECU completely.

A $25 OBDII reader will clear pending codes, so that should take care of it.

If the ECU records a log of when it was accessed and cleared it's news to me.

That said, you shouldn't have anything screwed up with shifter actuation/gear selection just from having it Neutral... I'd clear the code, put the OEM shift knob back on, and see what happens. If it starts doing it again, take it to Nissan to investigate.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2230441)

So... I have to take my car in for a lot of issues. A big one being transmission problems...
The service manager said "we'll run the tests and see if the car has thrown any internal codes. These are codes that don't necessarily throw a check engine light, but they are stored in the ECU"

Here's the issue... (I have an aftermarket shift knob)

I let my friend drive my car, (he THINKS he knows the way I drive and tries to replicate it) but when he brought it back he said "hey, I popped your car into neutral and it said reverse although the shifter was in N"...
"Why the fück would you shift into N? Leave it in drive... You fücked up, it's not the car"

A few days later... Like a JACKASS, he does it again... And again, "WHY THE FÜCK ARE YOU DOING THAT??? You're ******* up, you're popping it too far forward"
So I tell him to show me, we go on a drive, pops it forward... It goes into R... And the car almost tried to engage this time (going 15MPH) but I put it back into N quickly...

So would a shift error like this be stored (I assume yes) but for how long/how can I delete it?

I don't believe shifts are recorded, but generally the EDR will hold 30-60 seconds of data and continually overwrite as long as the car is running. Some get junked up and stop overwriting and will try to add logs to a full memory (very very rare occasion)

From my knowledge, they record date, time, vehicle speed, RPMs, throttle position, steering angle, seatbelts (the signal and passengers), cruise control engagement, braking status and pedal position, and if any airbags deployed.