Warning Light Roulette
This red warning light shaped like an oil can requires immediate attention.
What is the engine-oil-pressure warning light?
A fully charged 12-volt battery at rest should normally measure approximately this voltage.
What is 12.6-12.8 volts?
After completing an oil change, checking this helps prevent both underfilling and overfilling.
What is the engine-oil level?
Acura is the luxury and performance division of this manufacturer.
What is Honda?
A technician installs lug nuts with an impact and never uses a torque wrench. This final step was missed.
What is torquing the wheels to specification?
When this light flashes for about a minute before remaining on, the vehicle may have a system malfunction rather than simply a low tire.
What is the TPMS warning light?
According to Ohm’s law, a 12-volt circuit with 4 ohms of resistance draws this much current.
What is 3 amps?
Before returning a vehicle after a tire service, the technician should set pressures and perform this system procedure when required.
What is TPMS calibration or initialization?
Introduced for the 1991 model year in North America, this mid-engine Acura became a Japanese performance icon.
What is the NSX?
A technician recommends a leaking component but provides no picture, measurement or explanation. This essential element is missing.
What is documentation or supporting evidence?
If this amber light remains illuminated, normal braking may remain available, but this feature may be disabled.
What is the ABS warning light?
This test measures electrical pressure lost across a wire, connection, switch, or ground while the circuit operates.
What is a voltage-drop test?
After brake work, this step helps confirm pedal feel, braking operation and the absence of abnormal noise.
What is a post-repair road test?
This Honda and Acura technology alters valve timing and lift for different operating conditions.
What is VTEC?
A technician finds one worn tire but never checks the other tires or alignment. This inspection habit was missed.
What is checking the complete system and determining the cause?
Despite its appearance, this red light usually warns about the vehicle’s charging system—not merely the battery itself.
What is the charging-system warning light?
Installing an oversized fuse may protect the fuse, but it can allow this part of the circuit to overheat.
What is the wiring?
Cleaning the mating surfaces and verifying the old seal was removed helps prevent this common filter-related comeback.
What is an oil leak or double-gasketed oil filter?
SH-AWD stands for this Acura all-wheel-drive system.
What is Super Handling All-Wheel Drive?
A technician clears all DTCs immediately and then attempts diagnosis. This valuable information may have been erased.
What is freeze-frame and stored diagnostic data?
A flashing version of this warning indicates a severe misfire that could damage the catalytic converter.
What is the check-engine light or MIL?
With power removed and the network asleep, a healthy CAN bus commonly measures approximately this resistance across its two communication lines.
What is 60 ohms?
Recording codes, freeze-frame data and test results before clearing anything protects the technician by preserving this.
What is pre-repair diagnostic information?
When it launched in North America in 1986, Acura became the first Japanese brand created specifically for this market segment.
What is the luxury-vehicle market?
A technician replaces a failed control module without checking its powers, grounds, network communication or inputs. This diagnostic mistake was made.
What is condemning the component without verifying the circuit and failure?