The manufacturability of vehicles increases every year, and this means that the number of sensors and electrical appliances is constantly increasing. Sometimes it is difficult to understand what a blinking, luminous indicator on a car dashboard means. In order to correctly interpret the symbols on the dashboard, you must at least know the meaning of colors and their belonging to a specific category.

Content

• The purpose of the icons on the dashboard of the car
• Informational images: symbols on the dashboard
• Warning images
• Identification of icons on the dashboard - fault sensors
• Special lamps and indicators on the car dashboard

The purpose of the icons on the dashboard of the car

Signal lamps are provided in cars a lot, they can be individualized for certain models of cars and have specific designations. The importance and necessity of badges can be found in the instruction manual for a specific brand model. For example, if the battery icon on the instrument panel lights up, then it will be easy to determine the essence of the problem or alert, and if these are abbreviations of letters, then there is no knowledge without knowledge.

Indicating the indicators on the instrument panel is the easiest way for a driver to find out about possible breakdowns, or problems in the car. Tools such as control lamps, will be able to timely warn the motorist about problems with the brake system, failures in the engine, battery and others. With the constant improvement of technology, the number of characters began to grow, and their external appearance became more attractive and understandable. However, not everyone is able to remember them all. Dashboard icon color classification by color

The first thing you should know about flashing or glowing lights - not all icons on the car dashboard can indicate a critical fault. The display of the machine is divided into 3 main groups depending on the color:

• red icons are intended to alert you to danger. Any of the red signs calls to pay attention to the incoming signals of the on-board computer in order to eliminate the resulting problem as soon as possible. Red may not always be critical, you can move for a while with a flashing indicator, but this is not desirable;
• yellow badges - indicate the need for maintenance or repair of a vehicle unit, mechanism or other component. Yellow and orange indicators are usually warning symbols; when they appear, it is advisable to contact the vehicle diagnostics promptly;
• green icons are informational and inform the owner of the car about the activation of certain service functions. They are a sign of the normal functioning of the entire mechanism of the car.

Now you can consider the most important and frequently occurring characters, the meaning of which you need to know each driver.

Identification of icons on the dashboard - fault sensors

There is a separate category of symbols - these are signs on the dashboard of a car, the meaning and essence of which indicates a malfunction of a particular element of the car. The most common are:

1. Battery. If the battery icon on the instrument panel is on, it means that the mains voltage drops, there is a problem with the generator or just a low charge. In cars with a hybrid engine, the battery on the dashboard is lit in the form of a battery with the inscription "MAIN" below.
2. Red oil can - low engine oil level. If it lights up during engine start or flashes along the way, then there are problems in the lubrication system or the oil pressure drops.
3. The airbag has three variations: AIRBAG, SRS and the symbol of a red, fastened person with a circle in front of him. The occurrence of any of them, the system notifies the car owner about the malfunction of the security system and that in the event of an accident the airbags will not work.
4. Exclamation mark. When the exclamation point on the instrument panel in the red triangle (the “attention” sign) is lit, it notifies the driver with accompanying text about the problem, and in yellow - a malfunction in the stabilization system. The exclamation point in the red circle and in brackets is a problem with the braking system.
5. ABS symbol can be displayed differently depending on the brand, but the meaning is always the same - the malfunctioning of the anti-lock wheel system.
6. ESP - means problems with the stabilization system: either the angle-of-turn sensor has failed, or the brake light is on, or the brake system pressure.
7. Engine - this icon lights up yellow when the injector is working, shows errors in the engine, possible malfunctions.
8. Spark plugs have a spiral symbol, which lights up on the panels of diesel cars and means the same thing as the “check” on gasoline cars.

Special lamps and indicators on the car dashboard

All bulbs that are of this type are usually associated with the functionality of the car. When you turn on a certain function, the indicators will turn green, in case of problems, the color will be yellow or red. Deciphering some of them:

	The need for engine diagnostics
	A flashing light indicates cruise control problems.
	Vehicle-mounted system with automatic transmission recommends speeding up for fuel economy.
	Shows the status of parking sensors with its color
	The control system does not work correctly.
	All 4 driving wheels activated

In fact, there are many more symbols of all kinds. Over time, every motorist will learn to intuitively recognize most of them.