Resetting your BMV battery monitor when you get new batteries

Resetting your BMV battery monitor when you get new batteries


The BMV learns the history of your batteries over time.  When you replace the batteries you need to erase the history and start again.  Here is what it stores:



Here is the relevant part from the instruction manual that tells you how to reset the historical data or do a complete factory reset:




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