Warning lights, how many can you get right?

[greygoose]

curlie467 said:

Not a friggin clue what the stop start/brake pedal/clutch pedal ones were, nor the water in the fuel one.

Me too, is there a water in oil one for cars with K-series engines?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

25. Don't run your willy through the cheese grater

[Frances The Mute]

drivin_me_nuts said:

33. E21 ahead.

• chortle*

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Can there be an alternate for each?

1. Beware of Jazz players.
2. Run out of gravy.
3
4
5
6
7. Beware of Predators.
8. Beware of the moustache
9 is beware of bubble gum
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14. Squirt water on people behind you with misaligned water washers.
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19. Don't forget to turn steering wheel when driving.
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25. Don't run your willy through the cheese grater
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31. Alton Towers proximity detector. or snake warning
32
33. E21 ahead. or drive erratically

[sunbeam alpine]

Frances The Mute said:

26. Water in fuel warning.

That's a new one on me.

I've got a LR Discovery with a variation of this light, which has been on since the car was 2 weeks old. I just ignore it. Occasionally it goes out, and I miss it.

[Raize]

I have a handbrake warning light, a fuel warning light, a battery warning light, an oil pressure warning light... and I think that's it!

[FunkyNige]

I have never seen a whole load of those before, when does the horn one come on? How about 'press clutch pedal'?
Though my Astra has one that isn't on there - emissions system warning light (which is different to general engine management warning light).

[DoctorX]

FunkyNige said:

I have never seen a whole load of those before, when does the horn one come on? How about 'press clutch pedal'?
Though my Astra has one that isn't on there - emissions system warning light (which is different to general engine management warning light).

You need to press the clutch in cars with a push button starter. Suppose it comes on if you don't.

[GVK]

DoctorX said:

You need to press the clutch in cars with a push button starter. Suppose it comes on if you don't.

Also on late Hyundais and VWs too. Amongst others!

27 is the symbol for a 'powertrain' fault warning on Fords also.

[AJB]

Pretty strange having a red low fuel warning. As in "fuel is getting a bit low, stop driving right now". Every car I've ever had with a low fuel light had it as amber.

[AJB]

Frances The Mute said:

26. Water in fuel warning.

That's a new one on me.

Diesels normally have a water trap somewhere to separate out any water in the fuel. On my old Octavia there was a drain tap on the fuel filter to drain out water that had collected there.

I think things like Land Rovers which have a decent chance of being given contaminated fuel have a sensor and light to warn that the water trap is full and needs draining before the engine starts being given water to burn instead of diesel.

[Rickyy]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Can there be an alternate for each?

1. Beware of Jazz players.
2. Run out of gravy.
3
4
5 Check Lego brick level
6
7. Beware of Predators/Low Toblerone warning light.
8. Beware of the moustache
9 is beware of bubble gum
10 Beware of four legged one armed man.
11 Beware of Jellyfish
12
13 Beware of Jellyfish in skirts
14. Squirt water on people behind you with misaligned water washers.
15
16
17
18
19. Don't forget to turn steering wheel when driving.
20
21
22
23
24
25. Don't run your willy through the cheese grater
26 Water on Ipod warning light
27
28
29
30
31. Alton Towers proximity detector. or snake warning
32
33. E21 ahead. or drive erratically

[GVK]

Frances The Mute said:

drivin_me_nuts said:

33. E21 ahead.

• chortle*

Or 'ditchfinders' fitted

[aw51 121565]

AJB said:

Pretty strange having a red low fuel warning. As in "fuel is getting a bit low, stop driving right now". Every car I've ever had with a low fuel light had it as amber.

, it is amber as it is - from memory - to advise caution [ie "fill up soon, you've got maybe 50 miles left from when you first saw this light"] rather than to be a warning [ie "you're out of fuel and you need to address this NOW or extremely soon before you imminently grind to a halt!!!" sort of thing] (and blue and green lights were to show that the appropriate unit was operating, as per BL handbooks); that's the clear-thinking 1980s for us and that scheme still works today .

Now we have a 'wail' article with some symbols that quite a few of us don't recognise, and erroneous colours for some other symbols that we do recognise ...

PS that 'water in fuel' symbol is just wrong !

[Captain Muppet]

greygoose said:

curlie467 said:

Not a friggin clue what the stop start/brake pedal/clutch pedal ones were, nor the water in the fuel one.

Me too, is there a water in oil one for cars with K-series engines?

No need - K-series owners always assume there is already water in the oil.

>pops out to check coolant level again<

[mnkiboy]

Got them all apart from 21 and 22. Never known a car request me to press the clutch or brake pedal. Maybe for starting autos or button start cars?

No 1 was a lucky guess. Why would any car have a light for the horn?