View Full Version : Orange Triangle Light with Exclamation Point help...like the one marking this thread!
Dubhead
04-12-2009, 05:08 PM
Folks,
This sounds ridiculous, but does anyone know what this light really means when it comes on? I have read a few cryptic ideas about sensors going bad or otherwise, but does it just mean that a code has been thrown and it is time to drive to the dealership to hook up to their diagnostic machine to find out what?
I have had this light come on for about a week a month or so ago and now it is back on again. I never took it in (like an idiot) as I wasn't driving the vehicle much at all but I am now concerned, especially because it is back and probably with a vengeance. Any ideas or advice here? :confused: Thanks!!
Dubhead:cool:
THAT is a CHECK light for something.
It can be a big problem or a minor inconvenience.
It says in the little box on the left side of the dash what's wrong
(Have you bothered to look left?)...and how can a light come on with a vengence, it's a light, it's on or off, simple as that)
Dubhead
04-12-2009, 08:08 PM
JRL...heheh....indeed...I did look left...washer fluid low. Is that all that light indicates is messages in the messages section of the display? When I mean vengence, I mean the issue behind the light has probably gotten worse (if it was the same as when it first came on a month ago). Well I guess I am lucky if all I need to do is top off my washer fluid. Thought I would know this after owning the car 5 years...just can't remember it other times the wiper fluid was low.
That is correct. If it's something else (bad) it will say check engine or check transmission, (that's the one you never want to see!)
Twist the knob, if they're any other messages they/it will be there.
Let me ask you something; If you read the message, knew it needed wiper fluid, why the hell wouldn't you just add fluid before posting this? :confused:
Also did you bother to read your owners manual, all dash lights including the triangle are fully explained in there!
That is correct. If it's something else (bad) it will say check engine or check transmission, (that's the one you never want to see!)
Twist the knob, if they're any other messages they/it will be there.
Let me ask you something; If you read the message, knew it needed wiper fluid, why the hell wouldn't you just add fluid before posting this? :confused:
Also did you bother to read your owners manual, all dash lights including the triangle are fully explained in there!
Your bedside manner never ceases to amaze me - totally rude and out of line.
Dubhead
04-12-2009, 11:09 PM
heheh....JRL is right in saying what he thinks....I did read the manual a few times and saw the area where it pointed out the dash lights and their meaning...I also read these threads....I had hoped that the light signaled more than just check your messages....I guess I need to clarify a bit more...I added fluid and the light is still on with no messages after scrolling forward and back....
don't worry about me...I'm impossible to offend in forums [thumbup]
Did you tap the end of the turn signal stalk after wiper fluid install?
jdp6000
04-13-2009, 07:32 AM
Doesn't that light also come on if you temporarily disable the traction control or AWD? I don't know if you have those features...I don't....but on my BMW when i disable one of them that yellow triangle comes up to notify me. On the Volvo the buttons are usually just below the climate control.
Jim
Miliceman
04-13-2009, 08:00 AM
your bedside manner never ceases to amaze me - totally rude and out of line.
x2
thesurfingsquid
04-13-2009, 12:23 PM
Your bedside manner never ceases to amaze me - totally rude and out of line.
X3 [nonono]
Phrog
04-13-2009, 03:53 PM
Hey Dubhead - please continue to post away. Regular readers of this
Forum know to ignore JRL's frequent childish rants.
Dubhead
04-13-2009, 07:12 PM
Hey Dubhead - please continue to post away. Regular readers of this
Forum know to ignore JRL's frequent childish rants.
No worries there...as I said before, it would take a lot to get me upset in an online forum. I am pretty easy-going about accepting my short-comings when it comes to attention to detail. I multitask way to much, to the point of being ineffective and tend to forget important details so it goes with what I have or haven't done with my auto. I actually appreciate the fervent scolding sometimes because at the very least it indicates someone is at least passionate about something enough to write a discourse (or sharp discourse as it were).
So to summarize...we can all agree that the indicator in the dash is nothing more than a signal to check for messages....period. It is not related to a particular type of message or otherwise, just messages from some codes that were tripped. Does that sound good? [cool2]
Cheers!
~Dubhead :cool:
colin
04-14-2009, 12:01 PM
we can all agree that the indicator in the dash is nothing more than a signal to check for messages....period. Almost. The light will be amber for most messages but for more severe ones it will be red.
VICIII
04-14-2009, 11:42 PM
Your bedside manner never ceases to amaze me - totally rude and out of line.
No not really.....
Think of him as our "Simon" from American Idol....:D
skibo
04-15-2009, 04:49 AM
Almost. The light will be amber for most messages but for more severe ones it will be red.
Yes - like if a door is open, it shows red. I love the way it can be either yellow or red - I'm easily amused by little details like that.
pelagikos
04-15-2009, 02:34 PM
It's not necessarily severity of the problem, but rather whether the car is allowed to be driven or not, as Volvo perceives it.
Red - risk of hurting self or passengers (example - open doors), or blowing up the engine (example low coolant). Both of the sample issues can be easily solved with little or no effort.
Yellow - OK to drive (or limp for that matter). If your transmission is going it's Yellow (I think), while it can be very expensive to repair, the probability of making things much worse by driving is low, so the light is Yellow.
slowflyer
04-15-2009, 09:32 PM
Yellow - OK to drive (or limp for that matter). If your transmission is going it's Yellow (I think), while it can be very expensive to repair, the probability of making things much worse by driving is low, so the light is Yellow.
I am pretty sure (but not 100%) that it was red when we got the urgent message to pull over immediately; but it was several years ago.
This is old but just in case it can help someone, The Red Triangle Light for me was caused by "Drivers Door Open" as simple as that.
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