Car Dashboard Symbols

Have you ever wondered what the lights on your vehicle’s dashboard mean? Some are obvious, but others might have you flipping through the pages of your owner’s manual. To make things easier, we scoured the net to find this handy guide.

Dashboard lights commonly inform drivers about problems like poor battery condition, low oil pressure and high engine temperature..

But many cars now have lights for service interval indicators and seatbelt reminders along with malfunctions ranging from faulty anti-skid stability control to blocked air and fuel filters, defective diesel filters or fuel contaminated by water.