1.4 MPi coolant warning - why?

[r_holmes22]

Hello all. We have just purchased a 52 plate Fabia 1.4 MPi (8 valve version) with 63K on the clock. The one issue that has come to our attention that wasn't evident on the test drives is that the coolant level warning light (and audio) activates if the car is pointing forwards down a steep hill. The temperature guage on the dash shows temperature is fine and the coolant level is between the min/max markers on a level surface. We suspect there is jusy slightly too little liquid in the tank and so the sensor is triggered when the car is not level. I have travelled at least 200 miles in the vehicle since purchase and a steep downwards incline is the only instance where this happens.

Does this sound plausible? We can't get to a dealer before next weekend but I do not wish to drive to/from work during the week if I am likely to be damaging the engine.

Many thanks for looking.

[daverapid]

If the car runs well, doesn't overheat and doesn't lose coolant I would agree with your diagnosis.

[maffwilson]

Oooh I had this a while ago when my old Fabia vRS was parked on a hill *rummage on Briskoda* here's the thread:
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia...lashing/40449/
At the time the coolant was a bit low.

[r_holmes22]

Thanks for the reassurance. I just get nervous when I read in the manual not to drive the car with the temperature warning light on. As I say, though, the temp guage reads fine and the coolant level is between the lines on the flat. I'll top it up at the weekend when I can get to the dealer and will update the thread to let you know if it worked or not.