A million squillion apologies if this (a.) is a stupid question and/or (b.) has been done to death before, but...

 

My Fabia Mk2 has the Maxidot display. I've just worked out how to access the menus (duh) but one thing is puzzling me. When I turn the ignition on, I get warning lights for the battery/charge circuit, ECU, airbag etc, but no oil warning light. I've read a couple of times that low oil pressure/low oil level will appear as a warning in the maxidot display, but is there supposed to be a separate warning light?

With the LED warning light set-up and a black background it's hard to spot where any warning light should be on the instrument panel, and I can't spot it in the few images/videos I've seen online so far.

 

Many thanks and once again my apologies if this is a stoopid question :-)

Welcome.

With some cars the Red or Yellow oil can do no appear when the 'Warning light' check is done when the ignition goes on.

 

You will get a 'Yellow Oil can'  if the oil is low, or a Red Oil Can if the oil pressure is low.

Also a message in writing on the maxidot.

 

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What engine have you?

 

With a Fabia vRS the oil could be 1.3 litres low and a Low Oil pressure warning might happen before a 'Low oil' one does.

Open the bonnet and do nothing and the Lights / Message can go out for 60 miles.    Simply not clever.

 

An official video, unlike the one from the US that correctly says check the oil level at 'Normal Operating Temperature', the UK fails to do this.

Only the 1.2 44kW engines are checked when cold.

(Obviously when correctly filled you want to know where when cold, as well as where 'at normal operating temperature'.  Not 'Warm' as some Owners Manuals say.)

 

 

Edited 20 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

Hi, and many thanks for coming back to me so soon.

I have the 1.6 TDi CR engine, 90bhp version. I've only had the car since June, and TBH (you know how it is) I can't remember specifically seeing or not seeing the oil warning light!

The previous car (also a Mk2 1.6TDi) did NOT have the maxidot display, and I am sure the oil light worked fine on that one. Having done a service on this car yesterday, I switched the ignition on specifically to check the oil light went out quickly enough after starting, and hey presto, couldn't find a warning light! :-D

The car's done about 25 miles since, so I am sure if there was a major problem it would already have told me, but still... (rolls eyes)