MM92 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Hi, Earlier today an orange warning light appeared and stayed on my dashboard. It looks like a tire with three lines coming off of it. There's also a button next to my handbrake with the same symbol. It's a 51 plate 1.6 Petrol Focus. Looked at the manual online and it isn't on there. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macman24 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Its the traction control button and warning, just means the front tyres slipped slightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM92 Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Its the traction control button and warning, just means the front tyres slipped slightly If the light goes out when I fire up the motor next nothing to worry about then? But if stays on book it in somewhere or just turn it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macman24 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I would never turn traction contol off its a very important safety mechanism, is should have only come on when the tyres actually slipped if its stayed on something is wrong Was this the image? (not the same colour as this has been modded to blue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 if its permanent, then it could be an ABS sensor issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben1191 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 if its permanent, then it could be an ABS sensor issue. Probably unrelated,but had this on a mercedes sprinter,the van would break by itself sometimes,turned out to be a steering angle sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM92 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 I would never turn traction contol off its a very important safety mechanism, is should have only come on when the tyres actually slipped if its stayed on something is wrong Was this the image? (not the same colour as this has been modded to blue) Yup, that's the one. The button don't light up when I press it so can't tell if it's on or not. It lights up when i put my dash/side lights on. The small symbol appears on the dash when pressed, and goes off once I press the buttong again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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