What does a steering wheel with an exclamation mark warning light indicate?
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A steering wheel with an exclamation mark is the electronic power steering fault warning light. The steering wheel icon on the car dashboard refers to the power steering system. When this light illuminates accompanied by an exclamation mark, it indicates an issue with the vehicle's power steering system. The steering system is a series of devices designed to change or maintain the vehicle's direction of travel or reverse, functioning to control the car's direction according to the driver's intention. The working principle of automotive power steering systems is: after the drive wheel rotates the rotor, the vanes expand under centrifugal force and form working chambers together with the stator, rotor, and oil distribution plate. This directs high-pressure oil discharged from the pressure plate through the steering oil pipe into the steering gear to provide power assistance.