{"id":366,"date":"2020-03-11T14:11:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leasecar.uk\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:58:38","slug":"how-well-do-you-know-your-car-warning-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leasecar.uk\/blog\/how-well-do-you-know-your-car-warning-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"How well do you know your car warning lights?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When learning to drive, we spend hours\nupon hours revising the Highway Code and practising tasks such as hazard\nperception and the vehicle maneuvers we\u2019ll likely to face on a daily basis. As\npart of all this practical and theory revision, drivers are encouraged to\nbecome familiar with the array of warning lights which could appear on your\nvehicle\u2019s dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warning lights will often appear\nunannounced and in some cases leave the driver rather concerned. It\u2019s more than\nlikely you\u2019ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/leasecar.uk\/blog\/a-guide-for-driving-for-work\/\">driving to work<\/a> or put the key in the\nvehicle&#8217;s ignition and a warning light has appeared. After driving for a number\nof years, the chances are you\u2019ll be faced with a warning light, but what are\nthe chances of you knowing exactly what it means?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how many hours of revision you\nundertake ahead of your driving test, after years of being on the road, most\ndrivers forget a lot of what they&#8217;ve learnt and start to display bad driving\nhabits. This is the case for most drivers when warning lights appear during a\njourney, often leading to the vehicle\u2019s manual being looked through or an\nonline search being completed in an attempt to get to the bottom of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wanted to put your knowledge of warning lights to the test and see exactly how clued up you are. We\u2019ve selected twelve warning lights which you may or may not have seen before and compiled them into the ultimate test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%;\"><div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0; height: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1200px\" height=\"675px\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/view.genial.ly\/5e5fad2c75ef8e0fc15fa074\" type=\"text\/html\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" allownetworking=\"all\"><\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Share how successful you were on social,\nusing #WarningLightsTest and tag @LeaseCar_UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When learning to drive, we spend hours upon hours revising the Highway Code and practising tasks such as hazard perception and the vehicle maneuvers we\u2019ll likely to face on a daily basis. 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