Taking care of your vehicle is essential in these modern times, in actual fact, if you do not do the lowest routine service of it, or if you do not take note of signals of abnormality, you highly risk to see your car withering away. This is precisely the theme we are going to focus on on this page, one of the indications that most disturbs motorists is the fuel indicator light on Renault Trafic 3. To try to help you analyze this light, first we will see what this fuel gauge light on Renault Trafic 3 corresponds to, then in a second what to do if the fuel light come on on Renault Trafic 3?.
What does the fuel indicator light on Renault Trafic 3 indicate?
We will first start our article by seeing the reason for the fuel indicator light on Renault Trafic 3. The goal of this light is to keep you advised of the fuel level in your tank, and operates thanks to a gauge that when it passes a minimum level (the reserve) signals the reserve light on your Renault Trafic 3. If you want to know how many kilometers you can do with the reserve of your Renault Trafic 3 do not hesitate to have a look at our article which will provide you this information. The light will come on when the engine of your car starts, in case you pass this famous reserve. It has no other special use. This system operates thanks to a float system that is based in the tank of your Renault Trafic 3.
What you can do if the fuel light comes on on Renault Trafic 3?
And now we’re going to see what to do if the fuel gauge indicator light turns on on your Renault Trafic 3. As we informed you earlier, if the low fuel light turns on on your car it is probably that you have no fuel in your tank and your priority should be to go to the gas pump to fill up. Surely, driving regularly 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 loaded with impurities. Frequent driving on the fuel tank raises the risk that all these impurities will be sucked up by your petrol pump and enter your engine. It is subsequently vital, moreover to the risk of fuel failure, not to drive regularly in reserve with your Renault Trafic 3.
Second possibility, the fuel light on your Renault Trafic 3 lights up when you have a full tank of fuel, in such a case, it is a float or light that is to blame. To resolve this issue, you will need to check the fuses in the passenger compartment of your Renault Trafic 3 and if they do not have a special issue, take your vehicle to a mechanic to check the whole float and fuel gauge system of your Renault Trafic 3. For a change of the fuel gauge you should count about 200 euros.
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