Customer sits at the steering wheel of a VW car and informs herself about warning lights

Warning and indicator lamps for electric cars

An overview of a selection of symbols and the meanings of warning and indicator lamps for electric cars, using an ID model as an example.

The warning and indicator lamps depicted here are only a selection of lights you may see in a Volkswagen.

They are shown in the following using the example of an ID model – the symbols and their descriptions often differ for other models and also over time. You can find detailed information on your car in your printed owner’s manual or in the digital owner’s manual in the vehicle infotainment system.

Close-up of VW cockpit with illuminated warning light
Warning and indicator lamps for combustion vehicles

Combustion vehicles using the example of a Golf 8

Something in the cockpit suddenly lights up – is your combustion engine signalling with a flashing warning lamp or engine indicator lamp? We explain what the symbols can mean.