What does a green car icon on the dashboard mean?

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DeRachel
07/30/25 12:31am
A green icon appearing on the dashboard may indicate that the front fog lights are on. Here is more relevant information: 1. Functions of car indicator lights: The car dashboard has various indicator lights, among which the battery indicator light is used to display the working status of the car battery. The front and rear fog light indicators show the working status of the front and rear fog lights. The door status indicator is used to display whether the doors are fully closed. When a door is not fully closed, the indicator light will illuminate, reminding the owner to close the door properly. It will turn off once the door is fully closed. When the front and rear fog lights are turned on, both lights will illuminate, with the left side displaying the front fog light and the right side displaying the rear fog light. When the turn signal is activated, the turn indicator will flash at a certain frequency and will automatically turn off once the turn signal is deactivated. 2. Reasons for indicator lights turning on: When the computer receives parameters from the oxygen sensor indicating that the exhaust emissions severely exceed the national legal standards and the internal program cannot adjust them to the standard range, the engine control computer will trigger a pollution emission warning light (yellow pollution light) on the dashboard to remind the owner to check the engine pollution emission light at a service station.
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