On the way back from Oss the yellow engine-fault light is still on. It came on three weeks ago and you have not yet booked a garage appointment. The car otherwise drives normally. What do you do?
- Stop at the roadside at once and switch off the engine, just as with red
- ✓ Go to the garage as soon as possible, because I have driven with it too long
- Just keep driving; yellow means it can wait until the APK
Correct answer: Go to the garage as soon as possible, because I have driven with it too long
Explanation
False — you treat yellow as red. Only with a red light do you stop at once in a safe place and switch off the engine; with yellow you may drive on to the garage, but no longer than needed
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you treat yellow as red. Only with a red light do you stop at once in a safe place and switch off the engine; with yellow you may drive on to the garage, but no longer than needed
- Wrong — 'no need to stop at once' does not mean 'may stay on'. With a yellow light you drive no longer than strictly necessary; three weeks is already too long
Topic: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
Read the rule: Core: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
Sections
- Challenge: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- The model: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- Core: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- Why it matters: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- Active recall: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- Teach back: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green
- Memory hook: Dashboard warning lights: red, yellow and green