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      03-21-2024, 09:17 AM   #1
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What is this warning light?

Owned the car for 8 years now and this is the first time I’ve seen this. My first thought was a battery warning but I believe the battery discharge warning is a picture of the car. Anyone seen this before? I haven’t been able to find any info on it.

It went away about 30 seconds after startup. Hasn’t come back on.
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Yup your coolant level is just starting to get to the point where it's triggering the "low coolant warning" light, hence the reason why its disappearing after startup. Definitely pop open your expansion tank when it has cooled off and I suspect that the little red stick in there won't be sticking out at all.

Top it off and keep an eye on it.
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Yup your coolant level is just starting to get to the point where it's triggering the "low coolant warning" light, hence the reason why its disappearing after startup. Definitely pop open your expansion tank when it has cooled off and I suspect that the little red stick in there won't be sticking out at all.

Top it off and keep an eye on it.
This looks pretty normal, no? Maybe I have a bad sensor.

Edit: after more research looks like it should be floating out towards the top when the cap is removed. Guess mine is pretty low.
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This looks pretty normal, no? Maybe I have a bad sensor.

Edit: after more research looks like it should be floating out towards the top when the cap is removed. Guess mine is pretty low.
Looks too low mate. The red floating stick have min/maxmark where at min it should still stick up above the top.
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