Hello, we cannot start it


Hello, we cannot start it Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the battery, particularly the terminal connections? Are they corroded? All good, we believe that it has to do with the glow light Mechanic's Assistant:<...

Hello, we cannot start it Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the battery, particularly the terminal connections? Are they corroded? All good, we believe that it has to do with the glow light Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Citroen C4 picasso Mechanic's Assistant: What year is your Citroen? 2012 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your vehicle yourself? What have you tried so far? We tried to jump start the car, it did not work Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? If we can fix it ourselves, how can we do it

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Hello, thank you for the question and sorry to hear you're having this issue. Have you put a load tester or multimeter on the battery to verify the battery is fully charged and capable of starting the vehicle? If the battery is found to be fully charged at 12.6 volts, the next step is to make sure that you are getting that same voltage down at the starter. Locate the starter under the vehicle and put a multimeter or a test light on the largest red wire to the starter with the ignition set to the on position and verify the full 12.6-volts to this connection. If you have the full voltage here, then you can check for the same voltage to be applied to the smaller "s" wire to the starter with an assistant setting the ignition to the start position. If you have the full power to both connections then the starter is bad. If you do not, we can start to trace back the power loss starting with the starter relay. Let's start with these simple tests and let me know what you find. Thanks!

Hello, thank you for replying. We brought the car to the mechanic :), as neither of us had a clue what to do. Thank you for your advice.
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No problem and good luck!

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