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Bought a 2021 Captur 2 Auto and very pleased - lovely styling as you said! My problem is (and others have said the same) I cannot locate the trip ie miles done since setting off! I have the model with...
I recently bought a used 2017 Mercedes GLC and I noticed that the AdBlue gauge doesn’t seem to change from 3100 miles although I have driven about 500 miles since I last checked. Is this a fault or does...
I have decided to upgrade from my 2005 Avensis to a 2017 Toyota Auris. The new car was fine but the speedo is too small for me to see easily. It is much smaller and buried away in a tube compared to my...
When driving, the speedometer in my Citroen C3 Picasso is showing a different speed to that which I'm actually driving it. How do I fix it?
Some of your recent comments have suggested you don't think much of heads-up displays. You have referred to them as "gimmicks". This is the first car I have owned with one I am very impressed. The info...
I own a Volkswagen Golf GTI (1996 model) I've noticed that the instrument lights are fading. I don't think the battery is to blame, but I have read that the fuse connections on this car are suspect. What...
My Fiat Panda 1.2 dash cluster has been behaving rather strange recently. It relates to the 'left' directional indicator lamp on the cluster, as it fails to illuminate after 1 hour or so of driving. When...
The temperature gauge on my car went suddenly below 0 then came back up slowly. Is something jammed or faulty?
On 29th May I purchased a Garmin satnav from Halfords. The assistant offered to come out to set it up but we had an appointment to keep, so declined. I run a Toyota Prius, which has a 5-inch multi-display...
I have taken off some of the black surface of the car radio antiglare screen in my Mercedes-Benz C-Class by using a contaminated cloth. Any recommended source for replenishing the coating on the antiglare...