Warning Light On Dashboard - What Does It Mean?

[Jonnovision]

Hi all!

Hope everyone is great, I'm currently waiting on Lexus for my new aerial mast...Fortunately I didnt cut the plastic bit inside, so its looking great just stuffed from the rear wing into the boot until they can fit it. £30 for the mast, and about £30 for fitting.

Anyhow - I dont have the owners manual and a light has just come on the dash board, next to the handbrake light (to the left of it). It kinda looks like ( (!) ). Does anyone know what this means? Is this some kind of brake pad sensor or something? Please advise, I've a long journey tomorrow!

Oh yeah - also if it is the pads where should I go? Lexus or one of those Nationwide Auto Centre places? I'm based in Brighton so if anyone knows a good local garage I'd appreciate the recommendation (only been there 3 months!)

Thanks all!

Jon

[MrADeveci]

Check your brake lights .... in the first instance ! :)

[Jonnovision]

Check your brake lights .... in the first instance ! :)

Hey Scarface - Thanks for that - So its just a bulb? :D

[Bazza]

what colour is the light

[Jonnovision]

what colour is the light

Red, just like the hand brake light.

[Bazza]

what colour is the light

Red, just like the hand brake light.

wouldnt have thought it was the lamp failure

red is usually important

not sure what that symbol means

on the IS it is handbrake/low fluid warning, but you say it is next to the handbrake one

i would check brake fluid, and pads , a quick visual will tell all is ok ....or not

consider dropping in a lexus/toyota dealer to get it confirmed

[Jonnovision]

what colour is the light

Red, just like the hand brake light.

wouldnt have thought it was the lamp failure

red is usually important

not sure what that symbol means

on the IS it is handbrake/low fluid warning, but you say it is next to the handbrake one

i would check brake fluid, and pads , a quick visual will tell all is ok ....or not

consider dropping in a lexus/toyota dealer to get it confirmed

Good call Bazza, will check the brake fluid in the morning. dont want to end up

[Ryo]

just to go back to the mast, you dont cut it.

heres a link to replacing the elec mast on a mk1 (if it is a mk1) :)

http://www.mkiv.com/manual/manualtt/antenn...ment/index.html

save yourself 30 odd quid, do it yourself, only took me 5 minutes

Steve

[pauldazzle]

It's a brake warning light. You either have a blown stop light or your brake fluid is too low.

[Jonnovision]

Hi All,

Just to advise that it was a bulb. Bit of a mission to release the rear lamps, as they are bolted! But its all done now :D Still waiting for Lexus though to get my Aerial mast! So thanks to you all, and see my new post, I've "found a button"

Jon

[MrADeveci]

Check your brake lights .... in the first instance ! :)

wouldnt have thought it was the lamp failure

Just to advise that it was a bulb.

.................... :D ;)

[Bazza]

my knowledge comes from the IS

on the IS it has a blown bulb indicator which lights up orange

the indicator as described above on the IS, is the brake warning indicator and does not light on bulb failure

but as allways ......best be safe than sorry :)

[MrADeveci]

my knowledge comes from the IS

on the IS it has a blown bulb indicator which lights up orange

the indicator as described above on the IS, is the brake warning indicator and does not light on bulb failure

but as allways ......best be safe than sorry :)

Bazza, my indicator was red when my bulb was blown on the IS200 ?