Stability control indicator
The indicator for electronic stability and traction control: it flashes while the system is working, and can also show a fault.
Easily confused with
- Toyota VSC OFF indicatorToyota's indicator that Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and traction control have been turned off.
- Honda VSA system indicatorHonda's stability control light: it blinks while Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) is working and comes on if the VSA system has a problem.
- Nissan VDC OFF indicator lightNissan's indicator that Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), its stability control, has been turned off.
- Hyundai ESC OFF indicator lightHyundai's indicator that Electronic Stability Control (ESC) has been turned off, fully or in part.
How to read it
The symbol is the back of a car above two squiggly lines, the skid marks. Nissan's LEAF manual says its slip indicator blinks when the stability or traction control system is operating, a sign that the vehicle is nearing its traction limits, and Toyota says a buzzer may sound to show the system is working. Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations use the same symbol, in yellow, as the tell-tale for a stability control malfunction.
Also searched as: ESC light, traction control 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 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
- 2020 Nissan LEAF Owner's Manual, Nissan North America, Instruments and controls, warning and indicator lights
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