What dies this warning light mean on my dasboard?

BobbyT28 · 2010-06-11 16:05:33

I can't seem to find out what this means?!! Nothing in the car manual and nothing on any websites I've searched!! It's a Yellow square box with a wave going through it, with a cap on the rightside it comes on intermittingly, it has only just started tobhappen! Does anyone know what it is? And how serious is it? BMW 318ci…

11-06-2010 05:05PM

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I can't seem to find out what this means?!! Nothing in the car manual and nothing on any websites I've searched!! It's a Yellow square box with a wave going through it, with a cap on the rightside

it comes on intermittingly, it has only just started tobhappen!

Does anyone know what it is? And how serious is it?

BMW 318ci 2002

thanks
Bobby

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#2 11-06-2010 05:07PM

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can you post a picture of it?

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#3 11-06-2010 05:11PM

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Ejector seat malfuntion! Run!
any of these ones similar?

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#4 11-06-2010 05:11PM

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It means you are going to dies

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#5 11-06-2010 05:28PM

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Sounds like the Coolant light.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/carloandsandy/bmw.jpg

Either that or your flux capacitor is gone.

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#6 11-06-2010 05:39PM

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Headlight fluid is low.

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#7 11-06-2010 05:50PM

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Neilw wrote: »

Headlight fluid is low.

unless he has Xenons, he wouldnt have this..........OP, do you have Xenons?

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#8 11-06-2010 05:50PM

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hey OP are you german......what dies lol

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#9 11-06-2010 05:56PM

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Wait its a BMW right? its clearly the indicator fluid level,so many BMW drivers just ignore this warning light and never top up their indicator fluid

*I love automobile stereotypes

Seriously though,its definitely a fluid level,have a look at your levels under the bonnet,what ever it is its not too serious though as its orange not red,so i doubt its coolant.

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#10 11-06-2010 06:34PM

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#11 11-06-2010 06:39PM

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thanks for the replies.

Haven't got access to a pc at the mo so will post a pic up tonight, was thinking is maye the coolant level, just wasn't sure.

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#12 11-06-2010 06:42PM

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mailforkev wrote: »

Sounds like the Coolant light.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/carloandsandy/bmw.jpg

Either that or your flux capacitor is gone.

Yeah just looked at your link, it's the coolant level. Will have to top it up omorrow

thanks for the reply.

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#13 11-06-2010 08:55PM

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Neilw wrote: »

Headlight fluid is low.

kceire wrote: »

unless he has Xenons, he wouldnt have this..........OP, do you have Xenons?

congratulations you two ...youve just won a free ticket to here

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#14 11-06-2010 10:45PM

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peasant wrote: »

congratulations you two ...youve just won a free ticket to here

Ha ha, thanks. I thought it was here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=335 you were sending me to :P

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#15 14-06-2010 03:44PM

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Just got coolant/anti-freeze in Halfords yesterday. I wasn't sure what type to get, so i picked up the Pink/orangey colored one, your man in Halfords said that he thinks the BMW 318ci 02 uses the Pink coolant, he wasn't sure.

I'm not sure myself to be honest, i think i remember putting Pink coolant/anti-freeze in before.

I take it doesn't matter what brand it is as long as it is Pink

Can anyone confirm if the pink one is the one to use?

BobbyT

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#16 14-06-2010 03:55PM

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You might want to investigate the coolant loss, you shouldn't need to top up coolant.

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#17 14-06-2010 04:16PM

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Haven't put in Coolant in for the last year or so. So might fill up and see how it does if it comes back up then i have a leak!!!:mad:

Do you know if its the Pink coolant i use?

BobbyT

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#18 15-06-2010 08:22PM

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BobbyT28 wrote: »

Haven't put in Coolant in for the last year or so. So might fill up and see how it does if it comes back up then i have a leak!!!:mad:

Do you know if its the Pink coolant i use?

BobbyT

I think pink coolant is for MX-5's and Micras!

BMW's will therefore need blue!

...actually, I think BMW's use an ethylene glycol based coolant, which is usually bluey/green. Usually not best to mix coolant types, but you'd probably get away with your pink stuff if you do a full drain.

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