Volkswagen Tiguan Dashboard Lights

Volkswagen Tiguan If you’re going about your day and enjoying your drive, eventually a light may appear on your dashboard. You’re not sure what it means, but you want to find out. At Norm Reeves Volkswagen Superstore Port Charlotte, when it comes to the dashboard lights in your Volkswagen Tiguan, we want to make sure you know what they mean.

We put together this guide for drivers in Fort Myers, Venice, and North Port, FL, to make sure they’re aware of the meanings of the dashboard lights found in the VW Tiguan. Schedule a service appointment for more assistance.

Dashboard Light Colors

Volkswagen Tiguan Dashboard LightsWhen thinking of the lights in your dashboard, think of them like a traffic light. If it’s red, you’ll want to either safely get off the road and stop the car, or try to get it looked at immediately. If it’s yellow, that means you’re going to want to drive cautiously until you can get your car serviced. If it’s green, it means a feature is active and all is good to go.

Red Warning Lights

As stated above, if a red light appears on the dashboard of your Volkswagen Tiguan, get the car looked at immediately. Some of these lights include, but aren’t limited to the following:

  • Oil Pressure: this means that there’s no oil pressure in your car and you should stop the car immediately.
  • Brake System: circular light with an exclamation point in the middle. This means either your emergency brake is engaged, your brakes are malfunctioning, or you need brake fluid.
  • Hood Open: indicates the hood of your car is open and needs to be closed immediately.
  • Coolant Level/Temperature: thermometer with two waves underneath. This light is telling you that your coolant levels are low and temperature is high, which means coolant needs to be looked at.
  • Alternator: looks like a battery. This is telling you that charging your battery has failed.

Yellow Warning Lights

The yellow dashboard lights in your Volkswagen Tiguan mean that you’ll need to be cautious about whatever the problem is, and likely visit our service center if necessary. Some of the more common yellow lights, among the many, include:

  • Tire Pressure: parentheses with tire tread and exclamation point in the center. This means that the air in one or more of your tires is low and needs to be addressed.
  • Low Fuel: will look like a fuel pump. This just means you’re low on fuel and will run out soon if you don’t stop to fill up.
  • ESP/ASR: blinking light that looks like a car making tracks. Indicates traction control is unavailable.
  • Check Engine: light that looks like an engine, which alerts you when there’s an issue under the hood. You’ll need to address this ASAP.
  • ABS: there’s an issue with your anti-lock braking system.

2021 Volkswagen Tiguan

Learn More About the Dashboard Lights in Your Volkswagen Tiguan

Norm Reeves Volkswagen Superstore Port Charlotte hopes that after reading this you’ll have more of an idea how the dashboard lights in your Volkswagen Tiguan work and what they mean. If you’re a driver around Fort Myers, Venice, and North Port, Florida, and would like to learn more, feel free to give our dealership a call, or stop in to talk to a professional.

You can also consult your owner’s manual if you ever have any questions or concerns.

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