My 85 yr old aunt called last night

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2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE
60,000 MILES

My 85 yr old aunt called last night. Her battery went dead, she had it charged and took it and had a new battery installed. Her presets were all erased, and her fuel gauge no longer works. I explained how Keep Alive Memory works if external battery is used, but she also says this problem with the fuel gauge happened last time she had a battery issue, and a local shop charged her $80 to fix the fuel gauge problem.
My question, is there a fuse or an issue with the fuel gauge when the battery dies. Common sense tells me she got ripped off the first time. She lives in Wisconsin and I am 200 miles south.

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I'm not real familiar with the buick system by ut bet this is what you need:
6. On� premium� DIC� switch, � press� GAUGE� button� on� DIC� switch� while� observing� DIC� switch� display� cycle� through� all� gauge� messages.� Press� FUEL� INFO� button� on� DIC� switch� while� observing� DIC� switch� display
cycle� through� all� fuel� messages.� Press� ODO/TRIP� button� on� DIC� switch� while� observing� DIC� switch� display� cycle� through� all� trip� messages.� Press� RESET� button� on� DIC� switch� while� observing� DIC� switch
display� cycle� through� all� trip� odometer� should� reset� to� zero.� If� any� DIC� switch� feature� does� not� operate� properly� or� cycle� through� all� messages, � go� to� appropriate� procedure� for� symptoms� present.� See
SYMPTOM� INDEX� table� under� SYSTEM� TESTS.� If� all� features� are� okay, � go� to� next� step.
This is the driver info center button