What you can do yourself
- Check the parking brake is released.
- Released but the light is on — check the brake fluid level in the reservoir. Below MIN — don’t drive on: there may be a leak.
The description comes from the AvtoElektrik PRO app.
Oleg’s tip: the colour of the symbol tells you how urgent it is
- Red — stop and deal with the problem urgently: driving on is dangerous.
- Yellow — needs checking to see what it is: don’t put off the diagnosis.
- Green and blue — a system is simply working.
- Exception — symbols of extra functions you switched on yourself: the rear fog light, ESP OFF by the button, heating, the differential lock. They can be yellow, but that’s not a fault — ignore them.
For example: a red oil pressure or overheating light — stop straight away and switch the engine off. A yellow Check Engine light with the engine running smoothly — drive on and get a diagnosis.
Need a mechanic’s help?
Couldn’t fix it yourself? Oleg, an auto electrician, does computer diagnostics and repairs: he comes out anywhere in Almaty or sees you at his workshop.
Want to figure it out yourself?
Oleg’s free course “Car electrics for drivers”: fuses, the battery, dashboard lights — understand it and check it yourself.
Error codes that come with this light
A scanner shows the exact cause. Tap a code to see its meaning, causes and what to check yourself.
Other lights of this colour
Oil pressureStop driving
Engine overheatingStop driving
Battery chargingDon’t put off the repair
Airbags (SRS)Don’t put off the repair
Power steering (EPS)Don’t put off the repair
ImmobilizerDon’t put off the repair
Door, hood or trunk openInformation
Seat beltInformationWho keeps this reference
The reference is kept by Oleg Dmitriev, an auto electrician from Almaty with 26 years of experience: computer diagnostics of cars and trucks, repair of control units (ECUs). Can’t find the cause? Message him.