Warning Lights, Gages, andIndicatorsThis part describes the warning lights and gagesthat may be on your vehicle. The pictures willhelp you locate them.Warning lights and gages can signal that somethingis wrong before it becomes serious enough tocause an expensive repair or replacement. Payingattention to the warning lights and gages could alsosave you or others from injury.Warning lights come on when there may be oris a problem with one of your vehicle’s functions.As you will see in the details on the next fewpages, some warning lights come on briefly whenyou start the engine just to let you know theyare working. If you are familiar with this section,you should not be alarmed when this happens.Gages can indicate when there may be or is aproblem with one of your vehicle’s functions. Oftengages and warning lights work together to letyou know when there is a problem with yourvehicle.When one of the warning lights comes on andstays on while you are driving, or when one of thegages shows there may be a problem, checkthe section that tells you what to do aboutit. Waiting to do repairs can be costly – and evendangerous. So please get to know your warninglights and gages. They are a big help.Your vehicle also has a Driver InformationCenter (DIC) that works along with the warninglights and gages. See Driver Information Center(DIC) on page 218 for more information.188
