Re: automatic headlights
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:10 am
well - my update is this.
Got in the car and wouldn't start....like a drain on the battery.
Rescue came out and flippantly just said " needs a battery mate".......he got me started......went to Halfords ( nice lad ) for a new battery fitted BUT wouldn't start still !!!
.....put OLD battery back on, but still wouldn't start ( sat outside Halfords annoyed).....called rescue ( again )
....15 mins later before rescue arrived to my location and I tried to start car and FINE ( started up like a dream ) !!!! ( what on earth )
So, cancelled rescue call number 2 and drove the car straight to Citroen and dumped the car on them for a week.
Citroen called and said that a fault in the auto lights sensor was the reason for the auto lights on off on off in hot bright days, so they have replaced the light sensor in the dashboard under my extended warranty.
Could answer as to why the bl**dy car wouldn't start ( bizarrely ) and said diagnostics shows no fault codes, .......only to say " we've started in 6 times here at the garage and no problem; and we therefore can not replicate the problem"
Put it all down to the auto-lights sensor basically disabling the entire car !!!
Honestly, in discussion with my partner over whether to trade in for another make and releasing the money to buy something different.
I like Citroen, but I'm really not keen on the number on:
1) number of rescue call to date
2) weird electrical gremlins which disable the car from actually being driven/started
I pick up the car in 3 hours time.....so watch this space
Got in the car and wouldn't start....like a drain on the battery.
Rescue came out and flippantly just said " needs a battery mate".......he got me started......went to Halfords ( nice lad ) for a new battery fitted BUT wouldn't start still !!!
.....put OLD battery back on, but still wouldn't start ( sat outside Halfords annoyed).....called rescue ( again )
....15 mins later before rescue arrived to my location and I tried to start car and FINE ( started up like a dream ) !!!! ( what on earth )
So, cancelled rescue call number 2 and drove the car straight to Citroen and dumped the car on them for a week.
Citroen called and said that a fault in the auto lights sensor was the reason for the auto lights on off on off in hot bright days, so they have replaced the light sensor in the dashboard under my extended warranty.
Could answer as to why the bl**dy car wouldn't start ( bizarrely ) and said diagnostics shows no fault codes, .......only to say " we've started in 6 times here at the garage and no problem; and we therefore can not replicate the problem"
Put it all down to the auto-lights sensor basically disabling the entire car !!!
Honestly, in discussion with my partner over whether to trade in for another make and releasing the money to buy something different.
I like Citroen, but I'm really not keen on the number on:
1) number of rescue call to date
2) weird electrical gremlins which disable the car from actually being driven/started
I pick up the car in 3 hours time.....so watch this space