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Dashboard Warning Lights and What They Mean
All 25 common dashboard warning lights explained: what each one means, what to do and whether you can keep driving.
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Red, amber, green or blue: the color of a warning light already tells you how urgent it is. This guide covers the 25 most common lights, drawn the way they look on the dash, with a plain explanation of what each one means, what to do and whether you can keep driving.
It also covers the difference between a steady and a flashing light, the bulb check at key-on and the combinations that point to a specific fault, such as battery and temperature together or ABS with the brake light.
What the guide covers
- The color tells you how urgent it is: red, amber, green and blue
- Steady or flashing: what changes
- Red lights: temperature, oil, charging, brakes, steering, airbag and seat belt
- Amber lights: engine, ABS, tire pressure, stability, diesel, DPF, transmission, immobilizer and more
- Green and blue lights
- When several come on at once
