Warning Lights, Gages, andIndicatorsThis 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 attention tothe 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 you willsee in the details on the next few pages, somewarning lights come on briefly when you start theengine just to let you know they are working. If you arefamiliar with this section, you should not be alarmedwhen this 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 is a problem with your vehicle.When one of the warning lights comes on and stays onwhile you are driving, or when one of the gages showsthere may be a problem, check the section that tellsyou what to do about it. Waiting to do repairs can becostly – and even dangerous. So please get to know yourwarning lights and gages. They are 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 3-47 formore information.3-29
