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High Engine Spe€d
Tell
Tales
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Three
€d
telltale
ngs are
incorpotated
into the
tachometer
face to
wam
that maximum engine speed is being approached-
Maximum engine speed
is
governed for both the
continuous
and transient (during acceletation)
stat€s
and
is
detailed
in
the
later
section
Tachomeiel
(see page 62)
As the rate of engine speed incrcase
is
poientially greater
in
the
low€r qearc, the tell tale
trigger
points are
tailored to
ac_
commodate the reaction time
available. As
maximum
ergire
speed
is
approached, the
iell
tales
will lighl
in
the
iollowing
lell
to
righl sequence:
-
one red light;
-
two
rcd
lightsi
-
three
rapidly flashing Iights
When exploiling maximum acceleration, gearchange upshifls
should be made immediately the
lhree
nashing lights appear.
wannz
,
The
engine management system
gEduales
lhe
maximum
engine speed
fot
a cold
engine,
in
order to rcduce
possible
damaqe and wear from a
delinquenl
d
ving
slyle
'
useoimaximum
enqrnespeed
and
thistelltale
racililvshould
be
restricted
to
occasions
when
maximum acceleration
is
required.
Overuse will compromise powertrain service
life.
.
The engine
is noi
prclecied from overspeeding caused by
efioneous
or
ptemalure
downchanging
such
misuse
could
rcsult ln catastrophic
failurc,
not covered by the vehicle
waF
Hiqh
Beam
TellTale =L-,'
(btue)
This
lamp
glows
bluewheneverthe
headlamp
high beams
are
opeEting.
A bulb check
will
light the lamp for about 3 seconds
following
igniiion
switch on
Security
Alarm TellTale
O
(red)
Fordetails
ofthe
vehicle
sscurity
alarm and
lo
page 22
its
tell
iale, rcfer
When the
engine
is
staded,
this
telltale
will also lighl
to
indi-
cale
thalihe
Daytime Runnins Lamps (DRLs)have automatically
been activated (see page 70)-
A
bulb check will
light
the
lamp
lor about
3
seconds
following
ignilion
s\riich
on.
Masler Lighting
TellTale
ry'
(green)
lfthe
headlamps hav€ been selecled,
th
is
lell
tale
will lighi up
green
when
lhe igniiion
is
switched on.
Abulb
check
will
light
the
lamp for
aboul3
seconds following ignition switch on.
Tire Pressure Monitoring
Systen
(TPMS)
O
(ambe4
With ignition on, this amber tell lale, warns
of
low pressure
in
one or
more
lites. lfthe
lamp
is
triggercd,
a
momeniary
audible
alert will also
sound-
Stop the car as soon as
it is
safe so lo do,
and refer
to
page 68 for recommended action.
A bulb
check will
lig
ht
the
lamp
for about
3
seconds
following
ignition switch on.
Electrical
Fauli
TellTale
\
(amber)
The Engine Control Module
(ECN,|)on
the
Evota
is
also used
10
manage vadous related electrical systems, and
is
able to de-
tect certain
lypes
ofiautl,
which may or may not
be
appaent
to
the
driver.
lf such
a
fault
is detected,
which
has no
delfimenlal
effect
on
exhaust emissions (see
lt/ll
below), this amber iell
tale
willlight
for
th€ nrct 30 seconds after turning on the ignilion.
Consult your dealer withoul delay to
hav€
the fault
diagnosed
and
€ctilied.
Abulb
check
willlight
the
lamp
for about
3
seconds
following
ignition switch on.
Engine
Italfunction lndicator
Lamp
{MlL)
tO
1r.1"4
The engine Malfunction lndicator
Lamp
(l\,41L)
is
provided
to
wam
the driver that
lhe engine managemsnt system
has
detected
a fault which may result
in
increased noxious
em;ssions
fiom
lheexhaust.
ln
orderto
minirniseomissions and potential engine
damage, various operalional limitations may aulomatically
be
applied-
A
bulb check will
light
the
lamp
following ignition switch
on,
untilthe engine
is
slarted.
i)
lflhe
MIL lighls
continuously
wh
sl
driving,
immediatety reduce
speed
and adopt a
moderale
driving
slyle.
Seek
dealeradvice
without delay and avoid
all
unnecessary
journeys.
Parking
Lamps/Daytime
aunning
Lamps
letlTate :D0:
lfthe pa*ing
lamps have been selected,
this
tell
tale
will
light
up
grcen when
ihe
ignition
is
switched
on,
lo indicale
that the
front
and rear sidelamps and side
matker
lamps are
opemiing
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