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/216 - only red means: serious malfunction, stop immediately and switch off the engine. A red warning light always means a serious malfunction; size or feeling does not matter.

Source: Environment & vehicle tech · checked 2026-10-23

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Early in the morning near Ermelo, on the narrow forest road across the Veluwe, a RED warning light comes on. What do you do?

  1. Keep driving to the next garage, even if that is another 20 km
  2. Stop in a safe place and switch off the engine
  3. Keep driving, it is only a small light after all
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Correct answer: Stop in a safe place and switch off the engine

False — red has no 'keep driving a bit longer' margin like yellow does; stop immediately in a safe place

Why learners get this wrong: With a red warning lamp you may drive on to the next garage, even if it is still 20 km away.

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In the loan car at the garage in Venray, a blue light is on on the dashboard. Statement: a blue light is a warning light, just like red and yellow.

  1. True
  2. False
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Correct answer: False

Why learners get this wrong: A blue dashboard light is a warning light, just like red and yellow.

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On an evening drive towards Oss, with the radio on low and the wipers having just stopped after a rain shower, you see the YELLOW ABS light on. What is the correct course of action?

  1. Stop immediately in a safe place and switch off the engine, just like with red
  2. Keep driving calmly and have it checked soon, not driving longer than necessary
  3. Keep ignoring the light, even for months, as long as it stays yellow
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Correct answer: Keep driving calmly and have it checked soon, not driving longer than necessary

Why learners get this wrong: A yellow warning light means the same as a red one: stop immediately and switch off the engine.

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The driving school's instruction booklet in Venray lists dashboard lights. Which are WARNING lights per the book (yellow or red)? (multiple answers possible)

  1. Faulty braking system (red)
  2. Engine fault (yellow)
  3. Parking brake (red)
  4. A blue light for the lighting function
  5. Parking light (green)
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Correct answer: Faulty braking system (red); Engine fault (yellow); Parking brake (red)

False — Do not select

Why learners get this wrong: A blue dashboard light is a warning light, just like red and yellow.

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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?

  1. Stop at the roadside at once and switch off the engine, just as with red
  2. Go to the garage as soon as possible, because I have driven with it too long
  3. Just keep driving; yellow means it can wait until the APK
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Correct answer: Go to the garage as soon as possible, because I have driven with it too long

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: A yellow warning light means the same as a red one: stop immediately and switch off the engine.

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