To help consumers feel more informed about different dashboard warning lights that can illuminate on their dash, this dashboard warning lights document offers advice about the most common warning lights and what action should be taken when illuminated. One chapter of the warning lights is engine warning light. This is the most common warning light, and the most confusing as it can mean a number of different issues going on with your vehicle. Thi…

For many years, vehicle dashboards have been losing their dials and gauges in favour of warning lights – an increasing number of them. Switch on the ignition and an array of different coloured lights with tiny icons blinks at you. Most worrying, the results from a recent survey by AA Personal Loans suggest that more and more drivers are confused by these symbols. The survey found that as many as 42% of motorists were foxed by the symbols, with al…

the instrument clusters, their number increased significantly once the car manufacturers developed new technologies regarding safety, engine management or miscellaneous car-related equipment. But more importantly, these tiny lights tracking the operation of the car can provide critical information that could protect you, your passengers and the other drivers on the road. The number of instrument clusters is huge, mostly due to the fact that most …

Under Dash Warning Lights Installation. To determine the proper installation location for the warning light you are installing, choose a location that allows you to see the warning light during normal operation of the car. Generally, the Parking Brake Warning Light will be near the brake release handle and the Seat Belt Reminder Light will be under and to the right of the ignition switch. You may choose to mount an additional Seat belt reminder l…

This Vehicle Warning Systems document by CarMD Reference Library. This document is all about deciphering your vehicle’s dashboard warning lights. Today’s cars have more computer chips and warning lights than Apollo 11. To make it even more confusing, many of the icons for these lights are not universal. So, the word, pictogram or graphic for each system may be different on different vehicles. Vehicle Warning Systems by CarMD has compiled this ref…