Ford S-MAX warning light with no fault?

The engine malfunction light comes on every time I switch on the ignition in my Ford S-MAX. I have taken the car to a Ford dealership twice who have run diagnostics and can find no fault code?

They reset it but within a day the light comes on again. They say that instrument panel needs download BUT they have had problems with this and could mean new instrument cluster at approx £800, which I would have to pay for as an upgrade can scramble it.

Can you advise 1. Can I still drive car safely? 2. If new instrument cluster needed do I have to pay for it or should the garage?

Asked on 26 May 2013 by cabby48

Answered by Honest John

Might be nothing more than the battery having lost some capacity. Worth asking the dealer to try a new battery.

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