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Your Chevy's Mileink screen is frozen
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and won't respond to anything. The quick
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fix is a soft reset. Basically rebooting
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the car system without pulling fuses.
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All you need is your car's ignition key,
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your hands, and maybe a little patience.
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No fancy tools, no laptop, no trip to
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the dealer. So, here's the deal. Hold
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down the home button and the fastforward
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button on your car's Myink screen at the
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same time. Keep them pressed for about
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10 seconds. The screen should go black.
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Then restart with the Chevy logo. That's
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it. Like restarting your phone, but for
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the car. If that doesn't work, try
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shutting the car off, opening the
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driver's door, and waiting a minute
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before restarting. Sometimes the ECU,
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which is the brain that runs
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electronics, just needs a full power
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cycle to clear glitches. Now, if you're
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still stuck, check your car's fuse box.
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The radio fuse powers that my link
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screen. Pull it out. Wait 20 seconds,
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then push it back in. Don't worry, you
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won't break anything. Just make sure the
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ignition's off first. Here's a tip.
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Don't yank every fuse. Look for the one
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marked radio in the diagram on the fuse
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box cover. Saves you from pulling 10
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extras. And um if you're running into
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random freezes after the reset, check
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for software updates. Chevy dealers can
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update your car's infotainment just like
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your phone gets updates. A buddy of mine
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had a 2017 Silverado. His screen locked
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up once a week after a dealer update.
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Smooth as butter. Quick safety reminder
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here. If you pull fuses, keep the key
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out of the ignition so nothing arcs or
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shorts. Question for you. What Chevy
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model are you working on right now?
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Silverado, Equinox, Malibu? Drop it
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below. I like seeing what you're fixing.
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Okay, then if you're hearing about the
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hard reset trick, that's where you
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disconnect the car's battery for a few
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minutes. It definitely works, but you'll
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lose radio presets and clock settings.
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That's why I usually save it for last.
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One more little detail. If your screen
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is still acting weird after all this,
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sometimes the issue isn't software at
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all. A weak car battery can make
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electronics glitchy, especially in cold
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weather. If your car cranks slow in the
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morning, it's worth checking. So, short
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version, soft reset with the two buttons
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first, power cycle second, fuse check
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third, battery disconnect last. 90% of
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the time, one of those clears the
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problem. That's the simple breakdown.
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