Nissan Sentra Dashboard Warning Lights (All Models 2001 to 2023) - Dashboard Warning Lights (2023)

There are hundreds of reasons why the check engine light comes on and only your dealer or mechanic is qualified to fix it.

Common causes include a loose gas cap, excessive vibration, a stuck cylinder, poor fuel mixture, excessive heat and half power.

This can also indicate a problem with your transmission.

This means your engine oil is running low or has been completely drained. Your engine may have an extensive oil leak and a mechanic is badly needed.

At this stage it is not recommended that you drive your vehicle.

One of these two lights will illuminate to draw your attentionOthersDashboard warning lights and symbols.

These lights can also mean that the handbrake is on.

This means your battery is low in voltage and may need to be replaced.

If you drive your vehicle with a defective battery, you risk your battery losing power at high speeds.

Many mechanics will prefer to visit you at home to replace your car's engine battery rather than have you drive to them.

This icon is your Nissan Sentra asking you to apply the foot brake.

This is required before starting the engine and driving the vehicle out of park.

Your handbrake is on.

This can be released by hand, or your vehicle may have a handbrake that is foot released.

This means your driver or passenger side airbag has a fault and may not deploy when it needs to. However, it is quite common for this light to come on due to a faulty sensor and not a faulty airbag.

Take your vehicle to your mechanic for an inspection as soon as possible.

This symbol represents excessive heat from your engine's radiator. Failure to do so could result in your engine overheating very quickly.

Common reasons are low coolant level and a leak in the radiator.

Call or visit a mechanic immediately.

This means that one of your driving lights has stopped working and will require either a bulb or fuse change.

This means your standard front running lights are on.

These lights are used for 99.9% of driving.

This means your front high beams are on.

These lights are used for 0.01% of trips and typically on late night country roads. Fines can be imposed for using high beams in densely populated areas. DO NOT use high team headlights within 400 meters (1,000 feet) of an oncoming car.

This means your standard front automatic running lights are on.

These light up automatically at dusk, when entering a tunnel and in other low-light situations.

This means that your front automatic high beams are on.

Please be careful that these lights will not turn on automatically around other cars.

Nissan Sentras are equipped with automatic lights, but these can fail.

This is often a problem with the front low light sensor. You can drive on and just use your normal on/off headlight function until you see a mechanic.

this is thatglow plug indicatorSymbol found only on diesel-powered variants of the Nissan Sentra. To operate, diesel engines require heat in the cylinders, which is initially supplied by the glow plugs when the engine is ice-cold.

If it lights up green, it is working properly, if it lights up yellow, there may be an error.

This means that your Nissan Sentra fog lights are on. A similar symbol exists for the rear warning lights.

Note: In some areas it is illegal to use fog lights unless it is foggy. Please check with your local authority.

Your vehicle's ABS system has failed and may not intervene under hard braking.

Please see a mechanic as soon as possible.

ECO mode in a Nissan Sentra is an optimal driving mode.

Your gas pedal does not respond favorably to performance driving.

Instead, your fuel economy will be optimal, hence the term 'Eco'.

This means your front sensor is activated.

This feature provides autonomous braking and adaptive cruise control.

This means your lane departure warning system is on.

This feature allows your vehicle to stay straight within its lane.

This may only intervene above 40 km/h or 25 mp/h.

This means that your Nissan's Electronic Stability Program (or Electronic Stability Control in some countries) has been activated.

This typically occurs on wet, muddy, or icy roads.

This means your brake fluid has run low and may need topping up.

This means your brake pads have gone low.

This can be difficult to check and may require a mechanic's visit as soon as possible.

This means your steering wheel is locked.

This is an anti-theft icon that flashes when your vehicle is locked.

This means that your vehicle is due for service soon.

Your mechanic may have programmed a warning into your car's computer to illuminate this icon when the mileage exceeds a certain limit.

This means your heated seats are on.

The number of vertical lines represents the heat level.

This means that your cruise control has been activated and is ready to use.

However, your cruise control will donotto be on. It's just ready to turn on.

Cars often use 2 buttons to avoid accidentally turning on the cruise control.

This means you have a problem with your wheel.

This is not the rubber tire but the wheel itself.

Problems include alignment, steering and balance.

This means your windshield will be heated to melt frost or ice.

This may turn off automatically.

If your Nissan Sentra has air suspension, this symbol indicates a fault.

This could be a deflated rear suspension airbag, an air leak, or a sensor problem.

This means your tire pressure is either too low or the sensor is defective.

To do this, call or visit your dealer as soon as possible.