Warning Lights, Gages,and IndicatorsThis part describes the warning lights and gages thatmay be on your vehicle. The pictures will help youlocate them.Warning lights and gages can signal that something iswrong before it becomes serious enough to causean expensive repair or replacement. Paying attentionto your warning lights and gages could also save you orothers from injury.Warning lights come on when there may be or is aproblem with one of your vehicle’s functions. As youwill see in the details on the next few pages, somewarning lights come on briefly when you start the enginejust to let you know they’re working. If you are familiarwith this section, you should not be alarmed whenthis happens.Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problemwith one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gagesand warning lights work together to let you know whenthere’s a problem with your vehicle.When one of the warning lights comes on and stayson when you are driving, or when one of the gagesshows there may be a problem, check the sectionthat tells you what to do about it. Follow this manual’sadvice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly – andeven dangerous. So please get to know your warninglights and gages. They’re a big help.Your vehicle also has a Driver Information Center (DIC)that works along with the warning lights and gages.See Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 3-48for more information.3-33
