what is this light indicator mean??
01-09-2006, 12:44 PM
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what is this light indicator mean??
hey all, sorry for a question that i could easily find in my manual, but i lost my manual!!
this indicator is orange, shaped kinda like a raindrop except the bottom is straight and jaggedy across, and it has an exclamation mark right in the middle of it. it's located right next to the gas indicator. my car beeped at me 3 times and displayed this. has been intermittent for the last couple days.
please tell me what this is so i can take the appropriate action! thx!
this indicator is orange, shaped kinda like a raindrop except the bottom is straight and jaggedy across, and it has an exclamation mark right in the middle of it. it's located right next to the gas indicator. my car beeped at me 3 times and displayed this. has been intermittent for the last couple days.
please tell me what this is so i can take the appropriate action! thx!
01-09-2006, 12:50 PM
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Edit - Zoom beat me to it. You're fast Zoom!
It's your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning you that your tire pressure is not correct.
It's probably close, but when you get your tires warmed up after the first initial miles, they are probably reading higher, and triggering your TPMS.
Here you go:
It's your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning you that your tire pressure is not correct.
It's probably close, but when you get your tires warmed up after the first initial miles, they are probably reading higher, and triggering your TPMS.
Here you go:
01-09-2006, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RotoRocket
Edit - Zoom beat me to it. You're fast Zoom!
It's your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning you that your tire pressure is not correct.
It's probably close, but when you get your tires warmed up after the first initial miles, they are probably reading higher, and triggering your TPMS.
Here you go:
It's your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning you that your tire pressure is not correct.
It's probably close, but when you get your tires warmed up after the first initial miles, they are probably reading higher, and triggering your TPMS.
Here you go:
I just noticed that whoever has the above car (in the photo), does not have Dynamic Stability Control.
01-09-2006, 01:31 PM
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Note:
In colder weather, your tires lose pressure relative to the pressure in warmer weather - i.e. the same tire at 32 PSI at 70 degrees will read about 23 to 26 PSI at 20 degrees.
Bottom line, you have a tire or more that needs some attention - go check your tire pressures when they are cold (no more driving than 1 mile after having cooled several hours since the last drive), and correct to 32 PSI while still cold.
That will solve the issue.
In colder weather, your tires lose pressure relative to the pressure in warmer weather - i.e. the same tire at 32 PSI at 70 degrees will read about 23 to 26 PSI at 20 degrees.
Bottom line, you have a tire or more that needs some attention - go check your tire pressures when they are cold (no more driving than 1 mile after having cooled several hours since the last drive), and correct to 32 PSI while still cold.
That will solve the issue.
01-09-2006, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by djseto
Green arrow below the TPMS..is that a shift light?????
01-09-2006, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenndac
Isn't a shift light the caps lock light on your keyboard? Maybe that '8 has the optional keyboard attached, for entering stuff into the Satnav?
01-09-2006, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RotoRocket
I found the photo on another thread here.
Maybe it is pre-production...
Maybe it is pre-production...
01-09-2006, 02:39 PM
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The cluster is definitely regional - my 8's cluster is the other way round - the fuel gauge and temp. gauge is on the right, and the oil pressure and trip is on the left. I'm pretty certain I hae seatbelt and door open lights, too. No shift light, though.
01-09-2006, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mdroz8
...but i lost my manual!! ...
Found this while logged in as an owner on the Mazda site.
01-09-2006, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by blue flash
i thought when i test drove an automatic it had the shift lifts.99%sure
These clusters are from a manual RX-8.
01-09-2006, 03:23 PM
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Maybe it's a visual version of the red band 'beeeeep' you hear when up at 8500rpm?
Makes sense... an up arrow for upshifting, green to let you know it's the right time to shift, etc.
Makes sense... an up arrow for upshifting, green to let you know it's the right time to shift, etc.
01-09-2006, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenndac
Maybe it's a visual version of the red band 'beeeeep' you hear when up at 8500rpm?
Makes sense... an up arrow for upshifting, green to let you know it's the right time to shift, etc.
Makes sense... an up arrow for upshifting, green to let you know it's the right time to shift, etc.
01-09-2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenndac
Not sure - maybe a track version of the 8, or a feature that was pulled right at the last second (i.e., it was too distracting)?
