dashlights

Instrument cluster illumination

Dashlights are the illuminated indicators and gauges on a vehicle's dashboard—speedometer, fuel gauge, warning lights, and similar displays.

The term usually appears when these lights malfunction or create ambiance: The only light in the car came from the dashlights.

Also spelled as two words: dash lights.

indicators

speedometer

Vehicle velocity display

tire-pressure

interface

dimmer

Light intensity regulator

illumination · LCD · LED · digital · analog · cluster · panel · bezel · nighttime · visibility

diagnostics

OBD

Vehicle self-diagnosis system

troubleshoot · error · reset · mechanic · service · recall · maintenance · mileage · tripmeter · voltage

warnings

overheating

Becoming dangerously warm

ABS · coolant · transmission · alternator · flashing · illuminated · blinking

Opposites
vehicle lighting location/function

dashlightsheadlights

Front vehicle lamps

headlamps · high beams · fog lights · taillights · brake lights

lighting state

dashlightsdarkness

Total absence of light

blackout

Family

dash, dashes, dashed, dashing, light, lights, lit, lighted, lighting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G