citroen picasso c/lock and fuel gauge

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Fri 3 Feb 2006 12:04
citroen picasso c/lock and fuel gauge - johnboy1967
bought a 52 plate 1.6sx last week been back in the garage twice for the two faults listed above.the c/lock would some times fail to lock the car and even using the key in the lock would still fail to lock the car.other times the car would lock but when i came back to the car the locks had opened again.the fuel gauge never shows a true reading,if i fill the tank up it only shows around 3/4 full after driving for 100 miles it is under 1/2 tank.anybody had these problems and if so what was the outcome.thanks.
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Fri 3 Feb 2006 20:17
citroen picasso c/lock and fuel gauge - Big Norm
I had problems with the central locking on mine, fixed under warranty, the symtoms were different to yours though. However, I had real problems with the gauge after the last threatened fuel blockade. Basically, I filled it up every time it used a a gallon or so and the gauge ended up like yours. The garage tried the remedy of disconnecting and then reconnecting the battery (hi-tech stuff) that apparently reboots the ECU. That did not work. They then suggested running the tank down until it was almost empty and then filling it right up and trying not to put less than £15 worth of diesel in a time in future. This worked a treat.

Hope this helps

Big Norm
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