How Well Do You Know The Warning Lights On your Car
Cars today are now like computers because technology is now fully integrated into how we drive our cars and when something goes wrong with our car we are instantly alerted by a warning light coming being displayed on the dashboard, but how well do we know what those warning lights mean?
On many occasions I have resorted to googling a warning light because I haven’t a clue what it means. Thankfully it has never been anything serious but when you see a warning light a little bit of panic sets in as you think your car is about to break down.
Lease Car have developed a quick and easy visual test called “How well do you know your car warning lights“. It really is very simple. There are 12 questions with a picture of a car warning light. You then have a multiple choice of three answers. It will instantly tell you if you are right or wrong.
Now I thought I was pretty savvy when it came to warning lights on my car, how wrong could I be. I actually only scored 7/12 which is just above average. What I find interesting is when I was learning to drive there was a big emphasis on learning the Highway Code and of course this is rightly so. However, with the technology that is now incorporated in cars such as mini computers which help to run your car, there is no doubt we need to learn what warning lights mean. This has now become part of the practical and theory revision when people are learning to drive. As I have already said most warning signs are not serious, but occasionally a warning light could come on which is serious and this is why in my opinion we need to learn what they all mean. This visual test is a fantastic way of learning what warning lights mean.
Just recently in my own car, I have on two occasions seen warning lights appearing in front of me, and without warning, and if I’m entirely honest, it took a while for me to work out what they meant.
The first light, which I eventually worked out was low air pressure in one of my tyres wasn’t instantly recognisable as a tyre. Thankfully I worked it out before the tyre was completely flat and I was able to drive the car to get air to blow up the tyre at a petrol station and then get to a tyre shop to have it repaired.
The other light that came up on the dashboard was a spanner and I will be completely honest I didn’t have a clue. I googled it and discovered that my car required a service.
Driving a car today has changed so much. As more and more technology is involved in cars so a basic understanding of warning lights on your car is vital.
Why don’t you go to Lease Car online and try their quiz, ‘How well do you know your car warning lights’ and share your results on social media using the hashtag #warninglightstest and tag @leasecar
