mc2fool wrote:(what is "Engine Management"?!? No, don't tell me, I'm not really interested!)
Spoilsport. But it would be a pity not to tell you anyway.
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The engine management light (known in our household as the Yellow Submarine) tells you that some weird, obscure part of your complex extended electrical system has recorded a momentary fault that the manufacturer couldn't be [expletive deleted] to assign a warning lamp of its own. Indeed, there wouldn't be enough real estate on your dash to cover them all if it did.
Examples of this fine multi-tasking instrument that I've had since 2000: 1) Your exhaust emissions are outside the legal limits. Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
2) Your fuel injectors are on the blink, and you're in limp mode. Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
3) Something has screwed your onboard computer settings, and the whole thing needs a reboot.Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
4) Your electronic brake has jammed. Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
5) You've been driving up a mountain, haven't you? And now your atmospheric metrics are all wrong and your air/fuel mix is all to buggery. (Seen on a 200 series Rover, on the way up to Andorra.) Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
6) Sod it, It's a wet thursday, and I'm bored. Turn off the ignition and restart the car.
Needless to say, ignoring any of the above will invalidate your warranty, and your garage will laugh at you, and so will all your friends. Happy motoring from all the boys at Yellow Submarine.
BJ