Low Engine Oil Pressure; Dynamic Stability Control ; Check Engine Light- Page 6

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TAChOMETER

SPEEDOMETER

DAShBOARD 

iLLUMiNATiON

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TRiP METER 

SELECTOR

2

gLOSSARY Of WARNiNg AND iNDiCATOR LighTS

NOTE:

See Owner’s Manual for more details and explanations.

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 • Rotate the knob to adjust the brightness of the instrument cluster and other dashboard illuminations.

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:

The instrument cluster has a dimmer function that can be cancelled to make the illumination brighter 

during the day when the headlights are on. If the illumination is too dim during the day, press the knob, 

or if the illumination does not dim when turning on the headlights at night, press the knob. When 

dimmed, rotate the knob to adjust the brightness of the illumination.

Instrument Cluster

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 • Push to toggle between trip meter (A & B).

  • 

When a trip meter is selected, push and hold  

to reset to zero.

NOTE:

Low ambient temperature and/or high altitude causes tire pressures to drop 

and may turn the TPMS warning light on. If the warning light comes on, check the tire 

pressure and fill the tires as soon as possible, preferably before moving the vehicle  

and warming up the tires. Tire pressure should be checked when the tires are cold.

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Check fuel Cap 

Low Engine Oil Pressure

Off

Dynamic Stability Control 

(DSC)/Traction Control 

System (TCS) Off  

indicator Light

DSC OFF switch pushed and  

TCS/DSC turned off.

Check Engine Light

Security indicator Light

Lights On (Exterior) 

Power Steering Malfunction

ABS (Antilock Brake  

System) Malfunction

Air Bag/front Seat Belt 

Pretensioner System 

Malfunction

Low fuel Level

Turn Signals/hazard  

Warning indicator Lights

headlight high Beams On

Automatic Transaxle  

Warning Light

Cruise Main indicator Light  

On (

AMBER

)/Cruise Set 

indicator Light On (

gREEN

) 

Shift Position indicator Light

 Malfunction Warning Light

Charging System Malfunction

Door/Liftgate Ajar

AfS

Off

Adaptive front Lighting 

System (AfS) Off

Tire Pressure  

Monitoring System  

(TPMS

) Warning Light

On/Warning Beep: Low tire  

pressure in one or more tires.  

Flashing: TPMS Malfunction

Seat Belt  

Unbuckled/Malfunction

BSM

Off

BSM Off 

(Blind Spot Monitoring)

KEY Warning Light 

RED

KEY indicator Light 

gREEN

Brake Warning Light

Parking brake on/low brake  

fluid/malfunction

Traction Control System  

(TCS)/Dynamic Stability  

Control (DSC)

On: TCS/DSC malfunction  

Flashing: TCS/DSC operating

Low Washer fluid Level 

Warning Light

ShifT LEVER  

POSiTiON iNDiCATOR

fUEL  

gAUgE

ODOMETER/ 

TRiP METER

ENgiNE COOLANT TEMP LighTS  

Since this vehicle does not use an engine 
coolant temperature gauge, red and blue  
engine coolant temperature lights are used  
to indicate high and low coolant temperature.

Red Coolant Temp Light

flashing:

 Engine is starting to run hot.  

Drive slowly to reduce engine load. 

On:

 Engine is overheating. Safely pull  

over to the side of the road and turn the  

engine off.  

Refer to the Owner’s Manual for  

more information.

Blue Coolant Temp Light

On:

 Engine coolant is cold and no warm  

air is available for heater/defroster. 

Off:

 Engine coolant is warm and warm  

air is available for heater/defroster.  

The light may stay on for a few minutes  

after start-up when the engine is cold,  

but the vehicle can be driven with the  

light on or off.

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