i was driving back from work and the little light next to my dimmer switch randomly flashed on and started beeping for a couple seconds (just like when you first start the car). then about 2 minutes later it did it again. I dont have the manual and the haynes didnt help. what is that light and what does it mean?

2000 max, 60k miles, manual tranny

thankkkssss yo

 

Anyone???!??!

 

i'm clueless man.....sorry

 

thanks fo replying anyways yo

 

Dude... what little light? The SES?

 

its the little red LED light next to the dimmer switch left of the steering wheel...... (every time i turn on my car, the same light blinks and beeps 3 times). junk is THAT the ses light??? (ive only had the car about a year and havent had any problems and do my own maintenance....i would have thought the ses light would be by the gas light n speedometer n junk)

when i was driving home from work today, it just randomly turned on and beeped a couple times and then stopped and then did it again (i live like 5 minutes away from work). the only thing different than normal is its really hot outside ~100 degrees today.

 

oh ya btw i havent yet done my 60k tune up (like replacing spark plugs n junk). do you think it might just be a minor thing that replacing the plugs would cure?

 

Are you talking about the light that actually shows a pic of a light bulb? (to the immediate left of dimmer switch)

 

ya the light thats immediately left of the dimmer switch (the dimmer switch has the picture of the light bulb....this light has nothing). basically, theres 2 rectangels next to each other connected by 1 side. on the right is the dimmer control (with the pic of the light bulb) and on the left, theres a little red light. thats the light im talkin about

 

This light:




sorry if i wasnt clear and thanks fo puttin up with this really stupid question

that is the "im feelin great light"......right?

 

That seems like an aftermarket thing..i dont have it on my SE

 

I don't have one either

 

Possibly and after market alarm was left in the vehicle before you brought it and was tied into the ignition system so when ever the car is turned on, it will flash or beep. Wifes mustang is like that, somebody put a aftermarket alarm after they bought the car with the factory alarm,go figure.......

 

k coo thanks yo...

im prolly gonna take apart my dash at some point in the future to figure out if it is in fact an alarm (or to figure out whatever it is) but thanks fo all yo input everyone

 

It's aftermarket. I'd rip that thing out, if I were you.

 

thats not aftermarket, i have the same thing, its the alarm i belive, unless the alarm light is in a different spot and im just thinking thats the alarm light,

 

my alarm light is right next to my clock (in the center of my dash)....wow so now im not sure what that light is....

 

The alarm is supposed to be on the clock mount. And in that square is supposed to be the TCS switch, which is where it's at on my uncle's 03 GLE.

 

haha @ asking 'whats that beeping light mean?'... and being the only one that had it. classic.

follow the wires, then you'll know what it is instead of playing guessing games with these guys. i think it's for the oil slick deployment canister, maybe it's low? check next to the evap under the rear bumper.

 

hahaha thanks.....ya thats what i thought too

cause i noticed last time when i was evading all of my enemies that it never deployed and that they almost got me except that i was in a maxima and they were in a crown victoria as always.

 

ohh ya....btw....i think that if someone did by any chance have a copy of the owners manual and looked it up for me i would really appreciate that.....

i dont have one and ive tried to get one at scrapyards to no success.

 

ohhhh wait...nypd......first of all id like to say that i wasnt trying to use my oil slicks that i so obviously have in my car to evade you or any other cops....

hahaha

anyways i just saw your thing that says its supposed to be the tcs switch??? i was kinda excited leavin work, but if it was a tcs indicator, wouldnt my car have a switch to turn tcs on or off??

brb imma go burnout n junk....

MUAHAHAHA

 

thats not where traction control it supposed to be, the switch is supposed to be on te right side of the steering wheel, yeah i think ill go do another burnout, and maybe a little street racing in the rain too

 

No. I didn't say it's the TSC switch. I said there's supposed to be one.

 

ok.....

i didnt burn out but i did do a bunch of random sharp turns, very slight tire chirps and whatnot (in the most legal and safe way in the middle of nowhere with perfect visibility and within the speed limit, of course) and in my very fun scientific experiment i couldnt get the light to turn on.

it was a good excuse, but i dont think thats it....

 

oh my bad nypd i misread....im just so anxious to figure out what that thing is cause i dont want my baby to be sufferin

 

watch out for oil slicks....i think my resevoir is low...

 

so anyways, i think its safe to assume from the fact that a couple other ppl have this that this is most likely not aftermarket? so does anyone actually know what it is?

 

oops i looked tonight when i drove my car, and my little light acctaully says "security" next to the flashing light, yours is most def aftermarket

 

that's an aftermarket light....u can see it in the pic....like they said - just follow the wires and u`ll find out in matter of minutes

 

thats an aftermarket alarm--sometimes the dealer puts in an alarm so the car wont get stolen--we have those at our dealer--but we are suppose to take them out b4 they sell it. the factory security light is up on the clock in the middle of the dash.

 

k tyte....ya i think at some point when i get a chance imma have to follow it to see where it leads

but i just wanted to thank everyone for makin me feel retarted.....hahahaha
but to everyone who did....watch out for those oil slicks......

muahahahaha

no but seriously thanks everyone

 

definately an aftermarket alarm. that spot is suppose to have the switch to make the seats automatically go backwards and forward when you leave the car

 

I can vouch that it is definitely aftermarket...

I own a 2003 SE (TE), and my wife owns a 2000 GLE and neither one of our Maximas have it...