Paying attention to your vehicle is very important nowadays, in actual fact, if you do not do the minimum maintenance of it, or if you do not take into account signals of abnormality, you clearly risk to see your car getting bad and end in a breakdown. This is precisely the subject we are going to speak about today, one of the indicators that most interferes with motorists is the fuel indicator light on Volvo XC60. To try to help you examine this light, first we will find out what this fuel gauge light on Volvo XC60 points, then in a second what you can do if the fuel light turn on on Volvo XC60?.
What does the fuel indicator light on Volvo XC60 mean?
We will first start our article content by seeing the reason for the fuel indicator light on Volvo XC60. The purpose of this light is to keep you informed of the fuel level in your tank, and operates thanks to a gauge that when it passes a minimum level (the reserve) triggers the reserve light on your Volvo XC60. If you want to know how many kilometers you can do with the reserve of your Volvo XC60 do not be reluctant to read our article content which gives you this info. The light will turn on when the engine of your car starts, in the event 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 Volvo XC60.
What you can do if the fuel light comes on on Volvo XC60?
And now we’re going to see what you can do if the fuel gauge indicator light comes on on your Volvo XC60. As we explained to you just before, if the low fuel light comes on on your car it is most probably that you have no fuel in your tank and your priority should be to go to the gas pump to fill up. In fact, driving regularly on the reserve 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. Regular driving on the fuel tank will increase the risk that all these impurities will be sucked up by your petrol pump and enter your engine. It is subsequently essential, furthermore to the risk of fuel failure, not to drive regularly on low fuel with your Volvo XC60.
Second possibility, the fuel light on your Volvo XC60 lights up when you have a full tank of fuel, in this instance, it is a float or light that is at fault. To fix this problem, you will need to verify the fuses in the passenger compartment of your Volvo XC60 and if they do not have a special problem, take your vehicle to a professional to examine the whole float and fuel gauge system of your Volvo XC60. For a change of the fuel gauge you should count about 200 euros.
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