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Title: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 09 January 2018, 21:09:44

I am in sunny Scarborough again and have a ford focus hire car. Six gears and not devils ⛽️. Keyless , auto lights.

Anyway , a dash schematic has me and others scratching their heads. When you start it up there is “fire” coming out of the back of the car on the dash schematic. It goes after maybe half an hour.

Is this just something to say the engine isnt at peak efficiency i.e. not fully hot? Onlyother thought is rear fog light?

No manual. Anyone know? 

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: TD on 10 January 2018, 06:57:01

Is it hill assist ? If it is, there maybe a button on the gear stick to turn it off  :-\

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 January 2018, 08:05:15

A little concerning that it stays for half an hour, does not sound right at all.

Those keyless entry Fords are the easiest to nick with this two box theft approach going around.

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: aaronjb on 10 January 2018, 11:10:25

Please read the manual? ;) The manual is available online, here's the warning lamp chapter:

http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?bookCode=O35785&languageCode=en&marketCode=US&viewTech=IE&chapterTitleSelected=G1686552&subTitleSelected=G1696450&topicHRef=G1722850&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&userMarket=GBR

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: STEMO on 10 January 2018, 11:18:20

Quote from: aaronjb on 10 January 2018, 11:10:25

Please read the manual? ;) The manual is available online, here's the warning lamp chapter:

http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?bookCode=O35785&languageCode=en&marketCode=US&viewTech=IE&chapterTitleSelected=G1686552&subTitleSelected=G1696450&topicHRef=G1722850&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&userMarket=GBR

Please read the manual? No....Please read the manual  ;D

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: aaronjb on 10 January 2018, 11:22:15

 ;D ;D ;D Wordfilter..

At least I don't have to fill out the quiz to post, now!

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 10 January 2018, 17:46:52

No, none of those.

Didn't do it once today.

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: aaronjb on 10 January 2018, 18:32:59

That's weird, because that's the manual for a 2015 Focus, so you'd think it would have all the possible lights..

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 10 January 2018, 18:57:01

it is a 66 reg car. ST

I found the manual (in the boot rather unhelpfully)

Still no idea. Information display  I might find a Ford dealer and ask them (what do you mean - good luck with that!)

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: aaronjb on 11 January 2018, 09:19:32

Maybe it's a warning that this is about to happen: https://media.giphy.com/media/95emJxjDctmH6/giphy.gif

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 11 January 2018, 09:30:19

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

I wish.

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 15 January 2018, 23:30:00

Never did get to the bottom of this “warning light” . I find them irritating. Bit like all the binging and bonging if you get out with the key with engine running or leave seat belt off while practicing handbrake turns.

So I went to a Ford dealer. Answer? It has auto lights, something to do with that.

Mrs V has just told me that it would be frost warning light. Sure enough there it was in the script you posted Aaron. In my defence ( pretty poor one I admit) it was orange in colour should have been blue or white and how daft showing it at the back of the car.

Next time, i will ask for a more basic car to match my user abilities so-long as it has cruise control ;D

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: TD on 16 January 2018, 06:02:16

Quote from: Varche on 15 January 2018, 23:30:00

Never did get to the bottom of this “warning light” . I find them irritating. Bit like all the binging and bonging if you get out with the key with engine running or leave seat belt off while practicing handbrake turns.

So I went to a Ford dealer. Answer? It has auto lights, something to do with that.

Mrs V has just told me that it would be frost warning light. Sure enough there it was in the script you posted Aaron. In my defence ( pretty poor one I admit) it was orange in colour should have been blue or white and how daft showing it at the back of the car.

Next time, i will ask for a more basic car to match my user abilities so-long as it has cruise control ;D

So your description of fire coming out of the back of the car is really this symbol ... /*\
Yellow for 1-5C, it changes to red for temps of less the 1C iirc  :y

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: STEMO on 16 January 2018, 06:43:01

I see. So the back of the car is really the road in front of you.  ;D

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 January 2018, 09:46:05

Quote from: STEMO on 16 January 2018, 06:43:01

I see. So the back of the car is really the road in front of you.  ;D

.. and the fire is really ice. Other than that, however, spot on. :y

 ;)

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Varche on 16 January 2018, 10:13:30

In my defence( and I perhaps should employ Saul or other lawyer) the car had two outside temp gauges showing temps of 4 deg or so. It was definitely orange or red. Why would it be coming out of the back of the car?  Perhaps better would be the words frost alert or better nothing at all. Last time I was that cold was the first eighteen years of my life. You don't need some fancy symbol to tell you there might be ice about(behind you).

Can we move on now as I am embarrassed :-[ :-[ :-[

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: Rods2 on 16 January 2018, 11:15:50

I saw this question on Twitter the other day where a women in a very cold part of the US wanted to know what her hire car 'man sat on a toilet' on the information panel warning meant? ::) I'm sure Varche will be able to enlighten us all? :P

-4^o

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: tunnie on 16 January 2018, 11:51:27

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ec/10/ff/ec10ffe584487fa5ea1dae2350bbbe67--car-stuff-book-stuff.jpg)

Title: Re: Focus dash light question.
Post by: STEMO on 16 January 2018, 12:35:54

Quote from: Rods2 on 16 January 2018, 11:15:50

I saw this question on Twitter the other day where a women in a very cold part of the US wanted to know what her hire car 'man sat on a toilet' on the information panel warning meant? ::) I'm sure Varche will be able to enlighten us all? :P

-4^o

 ;D ;D ;D

Yes.......Rog posted this a few weeks ago:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSmJlR3UMAAP6qp.jpg:large