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Guess I'm going to invest in a bluetooth OBDII reader and Forscan. Will update once I have it

I did not, have a link with instructions? EDIT - So I found some instructions to press the rear fog lights 5 times and then the emergency light button 5 times. Unfortunately this Edge doesn't have fog lights. But I also read if the car sits for 8 hours it resets itself and it's definitely done that several times since I replaced the battery.

Hello, I've got a 2011 Ford Edge SEL that wouldn't start. It would do the typical ticking noise indicating the battery was dead so I pulled the battery and charged it. Took the battery to Autozone who tested it and confirmed it was dead. Not unexpected since the battery was 6 years old or so. Bought a new battery, installed it and the vehicle fired right up. Problem is NONE of the controls on the steering wheel work now. We just have the basic radio so the steering wheel controls are just for controlling the dash display and the radio. Began troubleshooting the issue and pulled fuse 23 from the interior fuse box but that fuse proved good. AFTER I pulled and replaced the fuse, I'm now getting an error saying there's a fault in the Smarttrac system, which I believe was a random electrical glitch but I can't clear the error due to the fact I can't control the dash display. My research tells me this issue might be caused by the clock spring but that seems terribly coincidental for that to fail at the exact same time as the battery. I'm at the limit of my troubleshooting ability. Does anyone have any ideas on what else I should look at before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks in advance!