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Can anyone help identify what & why I occasionally get a red car warning light flash on at the top of the dashboard? Can't decide if i'm being over zealous with my right foot! 8-)
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Isn't that the alarm indicator light? But other than that can't help.

Or do you mean something else when referring to "dashboard"?
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It comes on centre top of the dashboard, where the digital temperature is displayed

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If its that funny symbol in the top centre that changes to a red car then its a collision risk warning
see extract from manual.
Collision risk
City Safety warns of a risk of colli- sion with other vehicles, pedes- trians, cyclists or large animals.
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My Mercedes has a red triangle that comes on when I’m too close to the car in front.
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No, it's definitely on the left side.
& i've not been near anything, car, pedestrian or otherwise.
I'll have to have a look in the manual
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bec21xc40 wrote: Wed May 02, 2018 1:44 pm Can anyone help identify what & why I occasionally get a red car warning light flash on at the top of the dashboard? Can't decide if i'm being over zealous with my right foot! 8-)
Most likely the collision warning, I had a Mini Countryman that kept doing the same thing even on clear roads or when driving past parked cars on the opposite side of the road. When I took it back I mentioned it to the dealer and he said that it shouldn't be doing that and he'd get it checked out, I'd say best bet is to take it into your local dealer and see what they say.
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Ah sorry missed "car" in the title - derrr! Like others suggest I think it will be the collision warning. Funnily enough my warning light went off this morning when the idiot in front decided to stop for no good reason.

Is there a sensitivity setting in Sensus which might tone it down for you if it is firing too often? Though it might just be your driving style. I presume the car calculates distance to object, the speed and warns if you are heading into a hot zone. So speed and distance to vehicle in front will be factors to change?
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bec21xc40 wrote: Wed May 02, 2018 1:44 pm Can anyone help identify what & why I occasionally get a red car warning light flash on at the top of the dashboard? Can't decide if i'm being over zealous with my right foot! 8-)
Volvo manual pages show 8 red warning symbol possibilities, one of which is a car! Maybe a large animal problem?

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Mine is doing this quite a bit. When nothing is near me.
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