What is that light on your dash?

Plain-English dashboard warning light guides - what it means, why it came on, and what you should actually do about it.

Every car, truck, and machine works off the same basic idea. A small symbol lights up when the computer notices something it wants you to know about. The tricky part is telling which lights mean "take care of this soon" and which mean "pull over now." That is what these guides are for. Find your vehicle or the symbol you are looking at, and we will tell you straight what it means and what to do next.

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International Truck dashboard warning lights chart
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Chrysler gas cap, or check fuel cap, dashboard warning light symbol
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Audi dashboard warning triangle with an exclamation mark
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Chart of common Honda CR-V dashboard warning lights and symbols
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