I read with interest some of the problems with Aero 8 electrics. I experienced problems of my own with the series II on my trip to Italy and France in September.

On the way to the Dover ferry the left hand indicators were permanently illuminated even with the ignition off and the keys removed. Right hand indicators and hazard warning would not work at all.

The only thing to do to prevent flattening the battery and confusing other road users was to remove the fuse.

I contacted the factory and was advised to reset the body control module. This I did to no avail, as a consequence I toured through Europe for three weeks with no indicators. That made life interesting.

I have just had the car in for service and the fault was located in the body control module which has been replaced, thankfully under warranty.


It was good to have the car back with indicators that worked however after having two new tyres fitted the tyre pressure/temp monitor does not recognise the front tyres.

With hindsight I suspect the wheels have been swopped over when they were refitted.

The mechanic has tried without success to reboot the system, reading from a smarttyre owner’s manual that does not appear to have been passed onto the owner. If anyone would like a copy let me know as I now have one on .pdf

I will let the group know if I have any success when I find the time to work on the car. If not I can see the monitor being replaced with an oil pressure gauge

Ray1550

Ray 1550
2005 Aero 8 S2
1998 Plus 8