A high beam assist warning light indicates that the system which switches your high beams on and off automatically is unavailable or has detected a fault. On many vehicles, this warning is amber, while the normal indicator showing the feature is active is green or white. High beam assist is a convenience and safety feature, … Read more
An adaptive headlight warning means the system that turns your headlights to follow the road has detected a fault or has switched itself off. On many vehicles, the warning appears as an amber headlight symbol with arrows, or as a message such as AFS OFF, short for adaptive front-lighting system. When the system works, it … Read more
A headlamp warning light tells you that the vehicle has detected a problem somewhere in its headlight system, rather than simply confirming that the headlights are switched on. On many modern cars, this warning is amber and may come with a message in the instrument cluster describing the fault. Because headlights are essential for seeing … Read more
A night vision warning light usually means one of two things: the system has detected a pedestrian or animal ahead in the dark, or the night vision camera is unavailable because of a blockage or a fault. Knowing which message you are looking at decides whether you should slow down now or book a service … Read more
The driver attention warning light is the dashboard signal that your car thinks you may be tired or distracted. On many vehicles it appears as a coffee cup icon, often with a message suggesting that you take a break. It is one of the few warning lights that is about the driver rather than the … Read more
An automatic emergency braking warning means the system that can apply the brakes for you to avoid or reduce a collision is either acting right now, switched off, or unable to work. Each situation looks different on the dashboard, and each calls for a different response from the driver. Automatic emergency braking, commonly called AEB, … Read more
A parking sensor warning light tells you that the system that beeps as you approach obstacles while parking has detected a problem or has been switched off. On many vehicles it appears as an amber symbol, a message in the instrument cluster, or a continuous tone when you shift into reverse. Parking sensors, sometimes called … Read more
A rear cross traffic warning alerts you when a vehicle is approaching from the left or right while you are backing out of a parking space or driveway. It usually arrives as a chime, a flashing light in a side mirror, or an arrow on the rearview camera screen pointing toward the danger. Rear cross … Read more
A blind spot monitoring warning can show up in two places: as a small light in or near your side mirror when a vehicle is beside you, or as a dashboard message saying the system is unavailable. The first is the feature working; the second means it may not be watching your blind spots at … Read more
The lane departure warning light is the dashboard signal for a system that watches the painted lines on the road and alerts you if the car starts drifting out of its lane without a turn signal. Depending on its color and behavior, the light can mean active, standby, off, or faulty. Lane departure warning, usually … Read more