Chery A1 2008 Operating Instructions Manual page 85

Safety
It displays temperature of coolant when engine is working.
C-low temperature zone
During starting and warming up of engine, the engine will operate in this zone for a short time. In this temperature zone, the engine should
be avoided to operate at high speed and meanwhile the working load of engine shouldn't be too heavy.
If the needle of thermometer stays in this zone for a long time, please drive your vehicle to the Chery authorized service station for
overhauling.
BETWEEN C AND H-NORMAL TEMPERATURE ZONE
During normal driving, the needle of thermometer should be in this zone.
When the environmental temperature is extreme high and the load of engine is too heavy, the needle of thermometer maybe goes beyond this
zone. As long as coolant warning light does not flash, the vehicle can still normally run; if the coolant warning light flashes to alarm, be sure
to immediately shut off the engine to check cooling system.