Warning Lights, Gages,and IndicatorsThis part describes the warning lights and gages onyour vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.Warning lights and gages can signal that somethingis wrong before it becomes serious enough to causean expensive repair or replacement. Paying attentionto your warning lights and gages could also saveyou or others 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 theengine just to let you know they are working. If youare familiar with this section, you should not bealarmed when 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 knowwhen there is 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. Please followthis manual’s advice. Waiting to do repairs can becostly – and even dangerous. So please get to knowyour warning 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 3-45.3-29
