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Fault diagnosis
Maxus eT9: EPS warning light after battery disconnection or severe discharge
The EPS warning light may come on after the battery is disconnected or severely discharged.
Maxus eT9: EPS warning light after battery disconnection or severe discharge
Symptoms
- The EPS warning light may come on after the battery is disconnected or severely discharged. [1]
Possible causes
- EPS needs initialization after the battery is disconnected or severely discharged. [1]
Checks
- Confirm the power-loss/discharged-battery circumstances and observe whether the EPS light goes out after initialization. [1]
What to do
- Follow the manufacturer's procedure: turn the steering wheel fully left, then right, and finally return it to center to complete initialization. [1]
Applicability and limits
- Only applies to the situation after power loss or severe battery discharge explicitly described in the English eT9 manual on the Maxus Switzerland official website; do not attribute EPS warning lights in general to this cause. Scope: unknown [1]
Sources
[Source 1] SAIC MAXUS eT9 Driver’s Handbook (English edition from the Switzerland official website) — printed p.140; PDF p.148; EPS system malfunction warning light (accessed 2026-10-30)
https://www.maxusmotors.ch/images/bedienungsanleitungen/DE/eT9-user%20manual-20241008-EN-compressed.pdf
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