Door ajar indicator
A warning that a door, or on some vehicles the hood or rear hatch, is open.
How to read it
The symbol is a car seen from above with a door open. Ford's F-150 manual says the door ajar lamp stays on if any door or the hood is open, and Nissan's LEAF manual that its door open warning appears if any door or the rear hatch is open or not closed securely, with the vehicle icon showing which one. Toyota gives an open door as an example of a red icon, a condition that requires immediate attention.
Also searched as: door open light.
Dashboard symbols vary by manufacturer. The vehicle's owner's manual or a qualified mechanic can say what a light means for a particular vehicle.
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More dashboard warning lights
The same shape elsewhere
Browse symbols drawn with lines or squares and rectangles.
Sources
- 2020 F-150 Owner's Manual, Ford Motor Company, Instrument Cluster: Warning Lamps and Indicators
- 2020 Nissan LEAF Owner's Manual, Nissan North America, Instruments and controls, warning and indicator lights
- Toyota Dashboard Symbols & Warning Lights Meaning, Toyota Motor North America (MyToyota)
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