05 GX470 dash lights going crazy

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Hello. After accidentally leaving my rear door open for maybe 15-20 minutes, I tried to start my GX tonight in 45 degree weather. Lights come on, everything normal, but all I hear is clicking and the dash lights are going crazy. I searched Google and the forums here and couldn't find anything related to this exact issue. The battery is new as of 4 mo ago and the alternator is new as of 2 mo ago - no issues until tonight. I posted a video here. .

I realize the battery may be low, but thought I'd post this here tonight to see if anyone has any ideas before I pull it and take it to get tested. If this has been covered in another post, please point me to it.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
 
Perhaps pull the battery terminal for an hour, be sure the battery is fully charged, then reconnect the battery (and do that window programming step) and then see. Maybe some small computer in there needs a full reboot.
 
Turns out the water level was low in the battery, so was probably not at full charge driving around and the 15-20 minutes with the interior lights on drained it enough to show the lights, but not enough to turn the car over. I topped off the water, charged it to full, problem solved.
 

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