Taking care of your car is fundamental nowadays, in reality, if you do not do the minimum service of it, or if you do not consider signs of abnormality, you clearly risk to see your car getting bad and end in a breakdown. This is exactly the theme we are going to speak about on this page, one of the indications that most interferes with motorists is the fuel indicator light on Ford B-max. To try to help you examine this light, first we will see what this fuel gauge light on Ford B-max points, then in a second how to handle it if the fuel light turn on on Ford B-max?.

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What does the fuel indicator light on Ford B-max indicate?

We will first start our content by seeing the reason for the fuel indicator light on Ford B-max. The role of this light is to keep you conscious of the fuel level in your tank, and operates thanks to a gauge that when it passes a minimum level (the reserve) activates the reserve light on your Ford B-max. If you want to know how many kilometers you can do with the reserve of your Ford B-max do not be reluctant to read our content which will provide you this information. The light will turn on when the engine of your car starts, in the event that you pass this famous reserve. It has no other special use. This system operates thanks to a float system that is set in the tank of your Ford B-max.

What to do if the fuel light comes on on Ford B-max?

And now we’re going to see how to handle it if the fuel gauge indicator light turns on on your Ford B-max. As we revealed to you just before, if the low fuel light turns on on your car it is probably that you have no fuel in your tank and your top priority should be to go to the gas pump to fill up. Surely, driving on a regular basis on low fuel is not good for your engine, the tanks at the petrol stations are not always very clean and it is possible that the bottom of the tank is packed with foreign matter. Regular driving on the fuel tank increases the risk that all these impurities will be sucked up by your petrol pump and enter your engine. It is consequently important, additionally to the risk of fuel failure, not to drive regularly in reserve with your Ford B-max.

Second possibility, the fuel light on your Ford B-max lights up when you have a full tank of fuel, in this instance, it is a float or light that is to blame. To solve this issue, you will need to check the fuses in the passenger compartment of your Ford B-max and if they do not have a special issue, take your car to a mechanic to inspect the complete float and fuel gauge system of your Ford B-max. For a change of the fuel gauge you should count about 200 euros.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Ford B-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford B-max category.