My C5 has a habit of reverting to eco mode after being parked for a while.
The steering wheel controls stop working etc. Usual fix is a trip to the
dealers for a computer reboot or whatever they do.Is there any sort of self
fix I can perform??

"Capt T" <at.mcneil (AT) homecall (DOT) co.uk> wrote

You bought a C5, so all problems are self inflicted! (as is the devistating
depreciation! ) ;-)

Tim..

What a helpful reply. Why bother?

On my Peugeot, the Eco mode comes on when a door, or the radio has been left
open/on for something like half an hour. This is to stop the battery
draining.
All you need to do is to start the engine, and it will reset.

"Brian" <blecnospam (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote

thingy at about £100 a go!
No lights are left on and doors are all closed etc.You czn understand why I
seek a diy solution!!
Andy

On 5 Mar, 15:48, "Capt T" <at.mcn... (AT) homecall (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
This is by design as far as I'm aware. Mine goes into eco mode 30
minutes after stopping the engine.
Absolute pain! Means I can't sit in the car and listen to the football
while the missus is doing the shopping.

I don't understand therefore what this "computer reboot" is. You just
have to start the engine. Stopping it again will only let it go for
another 10 minutes though. It clearly knows you haven't run the engine
for long.

When I queried it with the dealer asking if there was any way round
this, their reaction was "tough".

I posted a similar question here a few months ago on this subject.
Same response, that is from the ones that didn't reply "your fault for
buying a French car".

Before anyone asks, I didn't buy it, it's a company vehicle and I
don't give a toss about the depreciation. I like the car... apart from
the eco mode.

BobC