What do those lights on the dash mean?

Modern cars have a variety of icon lights that provide information to the driver about the current state of the car.  Most will appear briefly during start-up, and then only appear again if that particular system is activated or that particular status is detected.

In general, yellow or amber colored icons are advisories – they represent conditions you should be aware of, but may not require your immediate attention.    Red colored icons are warnings – the vehicle should not be driven until these issues have been resolved.

Click on any image below to learn more about the icon pictured.

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