Warning lights and symbols
Passenger cars have various lights in the dashboard that warn you of something. The images on these lights may vary slightly in details per car make or type, but they are broadly the same. The colours are standard and also have a function:
- Red or flashing orange
Take immediate action by stopping, calling the garage or breakdown service, or fixing the problem yourself immediately. - Yellow or orange (not flashing)
Continue driving, but take action as soon as possible and solve the problem. - Green
Indicator lights indicate that something is switched on. Sometimes these can also be yellow, which means something is switched on which you usually have to switch off again as soon as it is no longer needed, e.g. the rear fog light. - Blue
Indicator light, indicates that the full-beam headlight is switched on.
Warning lights
Sidelights indicator light
Lighting indicator light
Dipped headlights indicator light
Front fog lights indicator light
Indicators indicator light
Automatic full-beam headlight indicator light
Cruise control indicator light
Adaptive cruise control indicator light
Lane support system indicator light
Start-stop system indicator light
Rear fog light indicator light
Worn brake lining indicator light
Frost warning light
General warning light
Blind spot warning light (usually located in the wing mirror)
Disabled ESP indicator light
Lane support system warning light
Low tyre pressure warning light
Low fuel level indicator light
Diesel preheating indicator light
Low coolant level indicator light
Rear window heating indicator light
Windscreen heating indicator light
Broken light indicator light
Low oil level indicator light
Engine management malfunction indicator light
Disabled passenger airbag indicator light
Diesel particulate filter indicator light
Low screen wash level indicator light
Open door warning light
Battery charge warning light
Engine overheating warning light
Insufficiënt oil pressure warning light
Parking brake warning light
Brake system warning light
ABS warning light
Power steering warning light
Seat belt warning light
Lateral airbag warning light
Airbag warning light
Hazard lighting warning light
Full-beam headlights indicator light
Symbols on switches
On the switches you find symbols that tell you what the switch does. For that you have to know what the symbol stands for.
Horn
Fuel filler opening on that side
Main lighting switch
Dipped headlights switch
Full-beam headlights switch
Automatic full-beam headlights switch
Front fog lights switch
Rear fog light switch
Indicator switch
Hazard lights switch
Side lighting switch
Headlight height adjustment switch
Headlight cleaning switch
Cruise control switch
Adaptive cruise control switch
Speed limiter switch
Disable ESP switch
Lane support system switch
Parking sensor switch
Windscreen wipers switch
Windscreen wipers interval mode
Windscreen washer mode
Windscreen heating switch
Rear window heating switch
Seat heating switch
Environmentally friendly driving switch
Air conditioning switch
Ventilation position head
Ventilation position head and feet
Ventilation position head and windscreen
Ventilation level divided
Fan switch
Recirculation mode switch
Locking electrically operated windows
Boot lid opening lever
Bonnet opening lever