Automobile: Meaning of Dashboard Warning Lights

Many motorists are becoming dashboard dunces’ Do you really know what all the warning lights in their cars are?

More than nine in ten people failed to recognise one particular warning a recent research revealed.

Do you know the meaning behind these signs?

1. Car horn
2. Oil pressure warning
3. Brake/handbrake warning
4. ABS warning
5. Battery warning
6. Engine warning
7. Hazard warning
8. Engine overheat/coolant warning
9. Airbag warning
10. Seat belt warning
11. Main beam
12. Low fuel warning
13. Front fog light
14. Windscreen washer
15. Windscreen defrost 16. Rear window defrost 
17. Parking brake light
18. Tyre pressure warning 19. Power steering warning 
20. Start-stop indicator
21. Press clutch pedal light 22. Press brake pedal light 
23. Direction indicators (also known as trafficators)
24. Rear fog light
25. Diesel particulate filter warning
26. Water in fuel filter warning
27. Automatic gear box warning
28. Brake pad warning
29. Cruise control warning/info
30. Bulb monitoring/fault warning
31. Glow plug/diesel pre-heat warning
32. Service required or fault/problem
33. Stability control (also known as ESC, ESP, ASR or DTC) warning

Next time you see any of these signs you sure know what to look out for.