About Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green: which statement is WRONG?
- ✓ A blue dashboard light is a warning light, just like red and yellow.
- A red warning light always means a serious malfunction (Book p.214); size or feeling does not matter.
- The text explicitly states: do not keep driving longer than strictly necessary. 'Not immediately' is not 'never'; the problem still needs fixing soon.
- /216 - only red means: serious malfunction, stop immediately and switch off the engine. Yellow does not require stopping immediately; you may continue, e.g. to the dealer, as long as not longer than strictly necessary.
Correct answer: A blue dashboard light is a warning light, just like red and yellow.
Explanation
Functioneringslampjes are green, yellow, or blue and only show which function is switched on; waarschuwingslampjes are red or yellow only. Blue never signals a malfunction
Why learners get this wrong
- A red warning light always means a serious malfunction (Book p.214); size or feeling does not matter.
- The text explicitly states: do not keep driving longer than strictly necessary. 'Not immediately' is not 'never'; the problem still needs fixing soon
- /216 - only red means: serious malfunction, stop immediately and switch off the engine. Yellow does not require stopping immediately; you may continue, e.g. to the dealer, as long as not longer than strictly necessary
Topic: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
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