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Operation: If a red light comes on with a battery on your dashboard, the problem is the alternator.

If on your car a red light comes on with the battery with the +/- pole, you don't have a problem with the battery, but with the alternator or alternator belt; It is the alternator and belt movement that keeps the battery charged, and that makes everything electric on the car work. When you start the engine, the belt spins the alternator - at a much faster speed than the engine - and produces current. When the warning light comes on, it means that the alternator is not producing enough current to charge the battery or is not producing it at all. It could also be that the worn belt is unable to make all the revolutions that the alternator needs; if it is a service belt that also drives the water pump it is very dangerous, because it could even cause the engine to melt. The solution is to switch off all possible electrical consumers, to give the battery the possibility to take you to the nearest garage where you will have the damage repaired.


Posted on 20 October 2022 by ScegliAuto

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Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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