'P' Red Light Warning

Culchie

Hi,

A 'P' (in an enclosed circle) has recently appeared on my dashboard. I have no manual as it was bought second hand.

It goes off when I press clutch to change gear, but comes back again after taking foot off the clutch.

Vehicle appears to be running smoothly.

Any ideas what the enclosed 'P' is for?

copacetic

Culchie wrote:

Hi,

A 'P' (in an enclosed circle) has recently appeared on my dashboard. I have no manual as it was bought second hand.

It goes off when I press clutch to change gear, but comes back again after taking foot off the clutch.

Vehicle appears to be running smoothly.

Any ideas what the enclosed 'P' is for?

what kind of car? sounds silly but it's not parking brake
as in handbrake?

crosstownk

What sort of car is it? Make, model, year?

It sounds like it is your handbrake light. This light, on most cars, also doubles a brake system warning indicator. Usually it means that your brake fluid is low. If your car has hydraulic clutch then it is likely that everytime you press the clutch there is enough fluid being drawn from the reservoir to turn on the P light you describe.

So open the bonnet, locate the brake fluid reservoir and top it up if it is low - with the correct brake fluid. If the level is OK and the light still comes on then further investigation is required.

leex

Alert of low brake fluid in some (Possibly Ford IIRC) cars....

fletch

leex wrote:

Alert of low brake fluid in some (Possibly Ford IIRC) cars....

Yeh happened me not so long ago(on a Ford).....every time I braked/accelerated (can't remember which) the light would flick on.....topped up the level and everythings grand now