Snowflake Dashboard Warning Light Explained

[worachj]

First time seeing the follow warning light on my dash. It took some time finding a explanation of what it meant, so i thought I would post its meaning here.

Snowflake Dashboard Warning Light Explained

That snowflake dashboard light, or frost warning light is a temperature warning. The snowflake warning light automatically illuminates on the dashboard in yellow/amber when outside temperatures fall close to freezing at around 3°C (37°F) or below.

On some vehicles, the warning light may turn red when temperatures fall below zero degrees Celsius. Although the warning light will go off when the temperature rises above this threshold, there may still be low lying areas of road that may have frost cover.
Frost Dashboard Warning Light
Frost warning light

Frost warning light
This is the frost warning light. The symbol of a snowflake and road lane markers is commonly used by many vehicle manufacturers to warn of low temperatures and the potential danger of icy road conditions.

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[DevSecOps]

Yes, Snowflake = possible ice on roads. It's been in many modern vehicles for over a decade now.

 

[Logal727]

That time of year again, just like when the leaves change color, and EV batteries get put in the wrong vehicles

 

[generaltso]

Interestingly, the snowflake was never enabled on my Job 1 car. Not sure if that’s the case for all Job 1s. I know I could enable it with FORScan, but I don’t really need to see the warning every day for 5 months out of the year.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Annoying as hell. I mean yes we all know it’s friggin cold outside, evident by, well everything. In other cars the damn thing turns off after a couple minutes of driving. Not on the Mach-E. It stays on for 5 months.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

Interestingly, the snowflake was never enabled on my Job 1 car. Not sure if that’s the case for all Job 1s. I know I could enable it with FORScan, but I don’t really need to see the warning every day for 5 months out of the year.

I don’t know if Heidi’s car has it enabled either. Mine does. It reminds me that it’s time to take off the performance tires.

 

[DevSecOps]

Interestingly, the snowflake was never enabled on my Job 1 car. Not sure if that’s the case for all Job 1s. I know I could enable it with FORScan, but I don’t really need to see the warning every day for 5 months out of the year.

Surely you need your car to remind you that when you go outside and see snow on the ground that there might be snow on the ground.

 

[generaltso]

Annoying as hell. I mean yes we all know it’s friggin cold outside, evident by, well everything. In other cars the damn thing turns off after a couple minutes of driving. Not on the Mach-E. It stays on for 5 months.

You can disable it with FORScan.

 

[generaltso]

Surely you need your car to remind you that when you go outside and see snow on the ground that there might be snow on the ground.

Clearly.

 

[RickMachE]

Annoying? Get a piece of electrical tape and cover it up. Why is it annoying? Does READY annoy you also?

 

[Jimrpa]

First time seeing the follow warning light on my dash. It took some time finding a explanation of what it meant, so i thought I would post its meaning here.

Snowflake Dashboard Warning Light Explained

That snowflake dashboard light, or frost warning light is a temperature warning. The snowflake warning light automatically illuminates on the dashboard in yellow/amber when outside temperatures fall close to freezing at around 3°C (37°F) or below.

On some vehicles, the warning light may turn red when temperatures fall below zero degrees Celsius. Although the warning light will go off when the temperature rises above this threshold, there may still be low lying areas of road that may have frost cover.
Frost Dashboard Warning Light
Frost warning light

Frost warning light
This is the frost warning light. The symbol of a snowflake and road lane markers is commonly used by many vehicle manufacturers to warn of low temperatures and the potential danger of icy road conditions.

I’ve never seen this indicator on my car. And yes, we have temperatures that drop below 32 (that’s 0 centigrade to other parts of the world ).

 

[Jimrpa]

Surely you need your car to remind you that when you go outside and see snow on the ground that there might be snow on the ground.

All of my previous cars have had this indicator for many years. It’s inoffensive and may remind some people that “black ice” conditions may exist.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Annoying? Get a piece of electrical tape and cover it up. Why is it annoying? Does READY annoy you also?

Yes. I’m sorry if I don’t have exactly the same opinion as you. Clearly not Rick-approved. And if you like to drive trash vehicles with duct tape, be my guest. The rest of us don’t like that.

 

[RickMachE]

Yes. I’m sorry if I don’t have exactly the same opinion as you. Clearly not Rick-approved. And if you like to drive trash vehicles with duct tape, be my guest. The rest of us don’t like that.

I would never drive a vehicle with duct tape. That's classless. Electrical tape...

 

[Glen Boise]

Yet, the warning is needed for all those drivers who ignore that snow, when run over, will get icy so they can slide off the road. Just think how many times you see them in the ditch because they would not slow down during the first snow falls of the year.

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