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07-10-2010, 09:07 PM
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What is this warning icon?
I cannot find it in the manual. Help! It doesn't come on every time I start the car...just sometimes?
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07-10-2010, 09:43 PM
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That is a strange one...
07-10-2010, 09:44 PM
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The Owner's manual says "Bulb of exterior lighting system failed". It's in the list of icons near the back of the manual.
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The Owner's manual says "Bulb of exterior lighting system failed". It's in the list of icons near the back of the manual.
Thanks! What year is your manual? I swear it's not in mine!
I guess that makes sense as I did notice I have a license plate light out (and I JUST had it at the dealer...which is 150 miles away!). But I had noticed the light bulb was out several days ago, and the warning light just stated coming on yesterday. Wonder why it's sporadic on coming on?
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07-10-2010, 09:53 PM
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Owner's Manual 2008 MINI MINI Clubman Pg. 140.
07-10-2010, 09:54 PM
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Thanks! What year is your manual? I swear it's not in mine!
Its in both my 07 and 08 manuals.
07-10-2010, 10:05 PM
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Yep just a bulb out warning. Simple diagnosis and fix.
07-11-2010, 10:55 AM
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Turn on all your lights including hazards and walk around until you see a burned out one. I always get this warning because of the light right above the passenger fog light keeps coming loosed and I have to go tap it for it to come back one (damn British cars)
07-11-2010, 12:01 PM
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I've had a side marker out and a license plate light out and never had that warning...
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Owner's Manual 2008 MINI MINI Clubman Pg. 140.
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Its in both my 07 and 08 manuals.
Found it! My pages 140-141 were stuck together!
Still odd that it does not come on every time I start the car. Oh well!
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I've had a side marker out and a license plate light out and never had that warning...
Those lights aren't included in the warning system.
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Got that with an out front fog light. Loose wire, fixed that the problem went away. Also got the text on the Nav system, or I'd have never figured it out. Nice system, they should advertise that more.
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Found it! My pages 140-141 were stuck together!
It might be a loose wire or loose bulb. Just walk around till you find it and hit a couple of time it will come back on.
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Found it! My pages 140-141 were stuck together!
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Mine went on for a bad license plate light.
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I cannot find it in the manual. Help! It doesn't come on every time I start the car...just sometimes?
I had that too and I was like
Turned out I had a license plate bulb out.
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Thank you
Thank you. I was looking at all the other external lights for weeks and didn't consider the license plate light, which was the culprit.
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I would get that warning light prior to one of my headlight going out. I guess it's a pre-warning lights.
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i third the license plate bulbs came on for me also
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Scary, it looks like an Icon for there is a bomb in your car!
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Mine went on for a bad license plate light.
Mine too. There are two rear license plate bulbs on my 07 MCS - one bulb out, no warning. Both out, I got the warning.
Not sure if the side markers might be handled similarly.
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I have this warning and can't find which light it is
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I have this warning and can't find which light it is
Check your blinker fluid.
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Check your blinker fluid.
Good advice. I went full synthetic long ago.
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