Oil pressure warning light
A red warning light for low engine oil pressure.
How to read it
The symbol is an oil can seen from the side, with a drip coming out of its spout, as Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations describe it. Toyota says the light indicates that the engine oil pressure is too low. UN Regulation No. 121 sets the engine oil pressure tell-tale as red.
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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.
What the manual says to do
Ford's F-150 manual says that if the light comes on with the engine running, the driver should stop as soon as it is safe to do so, switch the engine off and check the oil level; if the level is sufficient, the light indicates a system malfunction, and the vehicle should be checked as soon as possible. Toyota lists low engine oil pressure among the red lights that need immediate attention.
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More dashboard warning lights
The same shape elsewhere
Browse symbols drawn with curves and waves.
Sources
- Toyota Dashboard Symbols & Warning Lights Meaning, Toyota Motor North America (MyToyota)
- Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038): Identification of Controls, Tell-tales and Indicators, C.R.C., c. 1038, Schedule IV, s. 101, Government of Canada, Justice Laws Website, s. 101, Table
- Regulation No. 121: Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators, UN Regulation No. 121, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (text published by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Table 1
- 2020 F-150 Owner's Manual, Ford Motor Company, Instrument Cluster: Oil Pressure Warning Lamp
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