Take care of your vehicle
Find out the meaning of the warning lights on your vehicle
Side light warning light
Main beam headlight tell-tale
Dipped beam headlight tell-tale
Front fog light tell-tale
Rear fog light telltale
Left-hand direction indicator tell-tale
Right-hand direction indicator tell-tale
Indicator lightAirbag
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
If it does not come on when the ignition is switched on, or comes on when the engine is running, there is a fault in the system.
Contact your approved Dealer as soon as possible.
Low fuel level warning light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
If it lights up when driving, fill up with fuel as soon as possible. There is only approximately 30 miles (50 km) worth of fuel left.
STOP light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out as soon as the engine is started. It comes on with other warning lights and/or messages, and is accompanied by a beep.
It requires you to stop immediately, for your own safety, as soon as traffic conditions allow. Switch off the engine and do not restart it.
Contact an approved Dealer.
Handbrake on and brake circuit incident warning light
This comes on when the ignition is switched on and goes out as soon as the handbrake is released.
If it comes on during braking and is accompanied by the®warning light and a beep, it indicates that the fluid level in the circuit is low or that there is a braking system fault.
Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow and contact an approved Dealer.
Battery charge warning light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompanied by the®warning light and a beep, this indicates an overload or discharge in the electrical circuit.
Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow and contact an approved Dealer.
Oil pressure warning light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompanied by the®warning light and a beep, stop immediately and cut the ignition.
Check the oil level. If the level is normal, the indicator light is being lit by something else. Contact an approved Dealer.
Warning light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out as soon as the engine is started. It can light up in conjunction with other indicator lights and/or messages on the instrument panel.
It means you shoulddrive very carefullyto an approved dealer as soon as possible. If you fail to follow this recommendation, you risk damaging your vehicle.
Warning light for the electronic stability program (ESC) and traction control system
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
There are several reasons for the warning light to come on: please refer to the information on “Driver correction devices and aids” in Section 2.
Toxic Fume Filter System Warning Light
On vehicles which are equipped with it, if the vehicle is in the engine standby phase this light comes on when you start the engine and, depending on the vehicle, when you switch off the ignition (refer to the information on the “Stop and Startfunction” in Section 2) then goes out.
–If it lights up continuously, consult your approved dealer as soon as possible;
–if it flashes, reduce the engine speed until the light stops flashing. Contact your approved Dealer as soon as possible.
Please refer to the information on “Maintenance and anti-pollution advice” in Section 2.
Anti-lock braking warning light
This lights up when the ignition is switched on and goes out after a few seconds.
If it lights up when you are driving, it indicates a fault in the anti-lock braking system.
Braking will then be as normal, without theABS. Contact an approved Dealer as soon as possible.
Coolant temperature warning light
This comes on when the ignition is switched on.
If it turns red, stop and let the engine idle for a minute or two.
The temperature should lower and the warning light should return to a blue colour. If not, stop the engine. Let the engine cool down before checking the coolant.
Contact an approved Dealer.
Preheating warning light (diesel version)
This should come on when the ignition is switched on. It indicates that the heater plugs are in operation.
It goes out when preheating is complete. The engine can be started.
Assisted parking brake fault light
Please refer to the information on the “Assisted parking brake” in Section 2.
Speed limiter and cruise control indicator lights.
See the information on the “Speed limiter” and “Cruise control” in Section 2.
Engine standby warning light
Please see information about “Stop and Startfunction” in Section 2.
Unavailability of engine standby warning light
Please see information in the paragraph on “Stop and StartFunction” in Section 2.
Tyre pressure loss warning
Please refer to the information on the “Tyre pressure loss warning” in Section 2.
Gear change indicator
This lights up to advise you to change to a higher gear (up arrow) or lower gear (down arrow).
Mode warning light ECO
This comes on when ECO mode is activated.
Please refer to the information on “Eco-driving” in Section 2.
Particle filter system warning light (petrol version)
Refer to the “Special features of petrol versions” in Section 2.
Passenger Airbag ON
Refer to the information on “Child safety: deactivating/activating the front passenger
airbag” in Section 1.
Passenger Airbag OFF
Refer to the information on “Child safety: deactivating/activating the front passenger
airbag” in Section 1).
Front seat belt reminder warning light
This lights up on the central display when the engine is started then, if the driver’s or front passenger’s seat belt (if this seat is occupied) is not fastened and the vehicle has reached approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), it flashes and a bleep sounds for around 2 minutes.
Note:an object placed on the passenger seat base may activate the warning light in some cases.
