Oil Warning One of the first idiot lights, the warning light to the far left, featuring an old-school oil can or what could be even Aladdin’s lamp, is the Oil Warning Light, either level or pressure symbol. Without the wavy line, your engine is telling you the oil pressure is too low. A wavy line below …
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Engine Temperature Warning Dashboard Indicators
Overheat One of the original idiot lights, at least in red, this is the Temperature Warning lights or symbols. The text symbol Hot Coolant Temp (temperature) spells it out plainly. In red, it indicates quite simply that the engine temperature is too high. If you see this light, your vehicle should be stopped and the …
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Charging System Dashboard Trouble Lights
Charge System One of the original “idiot” lights, the symbol to the left indicates a serious problem with the Charging System. Seen in red, the vehicle should be brought to a complete stop as quickly as possible or the vehicle may simply stop running in the middle of traffic. Roadside assistance will be necessary. But, …
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All Those Lights on Your Dashboard: They’re Not for Idiots Anymore
The First Warning Lights In a simpler day, if your engine’s oil pressure dropped too low, your dashboard, or more properly, your instrument panel, would have had an analog oil pressure gauge displaying the pressure reading and a warning light, a red dot, that would come on to get your attention. Then some manufacturers did …
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