warning light

[38F3E1]

The exclamation sign is the general attention grabber to tell you something else has happened. Typically it will be one of the other warning lights that triggers it.

It also triggers when the low fuel light comes on as well.

Ian.

 

[38F3E1]

Ray.

If you find it coming on each time you start and there are no other warning lights then you would have to suspect that one of the other warning lights isn't working. Having the car plugged into a diagnostic computer will tell you what is causing the light to trigger.

Some owners have been known to remove the bulbs from warning lights to hide a problem before selling. If this has been done the exclamation light is the only warning you get. From reading your posts you seem to have had the car for a while so this would seem unlikely. Again the diagnostic computer will tell all.

Ian.

PS Are you sure you weren't just low on fuel?

 

[Guest]

Hi all.
While i was taking a load of old cardboard to the tip today, pushed into the passenger seat space, it must have been pressing on the airbag cover. As soon as i drove away the airbag warning light has been on all the time. I read the earlier post relating to the light staying on for a few minutes but this is staying on constantly. Any suggestions? Do you think it has just knocked the cover and the sensor needs resetting or is someone about to get a facefull of airbag?
Thanks in advance.
tim

 

[Pickled Piper]

The airbag warning light usually means the function of the airbag has been compromised. It is very unusual to get a failure mode that causes the airbag to deploy inadvertently. Your first step is to get the car hooked up to a diagnostic tester at an OPC or independent (I think this is the so called "Bosch Hammer"). This will give some idea of where the fault is.

You may find the box pressing on the passenger airbag cover was just coincidental.

Finally, do you seriously use your 993 to take rubbish to the tip?

pp

 

[Guest]

Thanks for help.
It's going into JZ to get done. They also suggested it was a coincidence. So hopefully all sorted soon.
As for taking the car to the tip... any chance i can get out in it, even if it is to the tip []
I need to make it look like it really is the practical familly car I tell everyone about!

 

[Johnny C]

I use mine to take stuff to the tip... unlike some people I don't bring stuff back though [8|]

I was unemployed for a while a few years back. Not a nice experience, however I did enjoy pulling up to the doors of the Benefits office in a 911 to sign on - that got stares!

 

[Mark Elder]

ORIGINAL: Johnny C

Also, how long (in miles) do disks and pads tend to last? Current ones have about been on for about 20K miles (they were all replaced together)

I'm not sure about disks, but pads are very dependent on your driving! But, even if you are quite gentle I'd think 20K is already getting fairly lucky.

 

[38F3E1]

The big warning light comes on to tell you one of the other warning lights is on. By coincidence this is also a useful way to know one of the other warning lights has a failed bulb.

Ian.

 

[burrow01]

Hi,

You should be able to spot which bulb has failed when you initially turn the ignition on - are there any not lighting up at that point?

cheers

Pete

 

[Johnny C]

Yes, it was the brake warning light. If 20K is pushing it, looks like I better book it in. It doesn't come on every time, just when it's wet (which I realised yesterday discounts the option of it telling you a warning light has failed), but from past experience this happens a week or so before it comes on constantly.