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[Dorot29701@aol.com]

This may sound like a silly question....but here goes. When my car was
new and I turned the key to start the engine, the only thing that would
light up on the dashboard was the icon showing the seatbelt was
fastened (or not). As time went by, that changed and when I turned on
the ignition to start I would get a quick flash of the battery, the
seat belt and something else....all on the left side. Then when I
started having problems with the check light I noticed that it was
joining the others....I am not saying these things stay on but they
just quickly flash on and off.

After my car was fixed, it started over with just the seatbelt icon
flashing. Now it's back to all of the icons flashing. My husband's
car is older and his various icons always flash on when he turns on the
engine. Same thing in my old Taurus (which is why I noticed it when my
car was new and it didn't happen).

Do you'll ge this quick flash of icons when you start your car? Is it
a sign something else is about to go out.? Just wondered.

[Joey]

It is normal for these warning lights to flash briefly when cranking the
engine. That is how you know the bulb is actually working and not
burned out. If they stay on then you have a problem.

J



Dorot29701@aol.com wrote:

[Jeff Strickland]

You were not as observant then as you have become now.

Turn the ignition to ON, not START, and all of the various lights should
come on for a self-test period. If you have been in the habit of simply
turning the key from OFF to Start, then you might have missed this.




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