Guide library

Warning Lights

Dashboard symbols, urgency and safe first actions.

How colour, flashing behaviour and accompanying symptoms affect urgency.

What a steady check engine light means and why a code is not a parts list.

Why a flashing malfunction indicator often points to an active misfire.

Why an oil-pressure warning is different from an oil-change reminder.

Why the battery symbol usually concerns the charging system as a whole.

How red brake and amber ABS warnings differ.

Low-pressure warnings, cold-weather behaviour and TPMS faults.

Safe response to a high-temperature or overheating warning.

What an SRS fault may mean for airbags, pretensioners and occupant sensors.

Transmission temperature, shift faults and reduced-performance modes.