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Your explanation is cool, but what do the lights mean, funny man?
Oh, I don't know, I gave up basic life skills in exchange for historical trivia.
Older cars test all the dash indicators when you start them by turning them all on so you can check for burnt out bulbs.
Not just older cars. Every car does this when you turn the ignition on.
Do new cars still have individual lights for these things, or do you just get, I dunno, a dialog box or something?
The symbols are standardized, they even show up if your instrument cluster is just a screen. But they no longer have to be individual bulbs or LEDs.
Okay! I'll give it a shot. From the top down
But yeah, as someone else said this typically happens when you turn your car on for diagnostic purposes.
The blue c with a boat thing indicates cold fluids, like your oil will be thicker in winter until it warms up.
I don’t know any of the other ones you weren’t sure about, though I think the wavy lines one is just telling you that traction control is being used due to the conditions. I occasionally see that light come on when it’s slick.
Winter brings out all the fun dash lights!
That Diocletian should come back from retirement