Dash board problem - Xsara Picasso dash lights staying on

[John gouldthorpe]

I have a 2003 Citroën piccaso 1.6 petrol. All my dash lights are on can anyone tell me what is causing this please 

[paul.h]

I do not know what might be the fault on your Xsara Picasso but have you recently removed the dash to change any failed bulbs ? If so you could remove it again and check if there is any damage to the connector pins. Are all of the dash lights staying on including ones meant to go off when the engine starts ? You might also look to see if there is an earthing fault.

You could also check the rear lights since if one of the tail light bulbs has a fault it might cause the side light bulb on the dash to come on, similarly a brake light bulb fault might cause the dash brake light bulb to come on when the brake pedal is pressed - these possibilities are from the Picasso forum. If any of the rear light bulbs has been recently changed make sure the correct bulb has been used.