1994 Volvo 850 Warning lights on dash, need help

93volvo850 · Post by **93volvo850** » 25 Dec 2006, 13:47

I have a 1994 volvo 850. I dont have the owners manual and need to know what the Green and Yellow triangle in the bottom right hand corner means? Can anyone take a picture of their owner's manual of that page? or tell me what it means? thanks.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 25 Dec 2006, 14:44

I have a 1994 volvo 850. I dont have the owners manual and need to know what the Green and Yellow triangle in the bottom right hand corner means? Can anyone take a picture of their owner's manual of that page? or tell me what it means? thanks.

The US spec cars, which I have the manuals for, don't have a green and yellow triangle anywhere on the instrument panel. Going from the position of the light, if it is the rightmost light on the bottom, it is the service light which is essentially a reminder to change your oil. It comes on every (US) 5,000 miles. It can easily be reset, the instructions are here.

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/reset.php

If that doesn't turn it off I don't know else to tell you.

Good luck, let us know if that worked so that if the question comes up again we can help someone else.

...Lee

93volvo850 · Post by **93volvo850** » 25 Dec 2006, 16:11

it is beside the service light to the left. it is Canadian car.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 25 Dec 2006, 16:38

it is beside the service light to the left. it is Canadian car.

That light position is the check engine light. It means that the car is (or was) unhappy about something.

The procedure for retrieving some of the codes is here:

http://www.troublecodes.net/Volvo/

Or your can get even better information on the codes by downloading the -must have - FREE - factory service manual here:

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/chat/p ... php?t=8018

The manual is specific to a 1995 but everything is the same for a 1994.

...Lee

Post by **billofdurham** » 26 Dec 2006, 03:57

You can download a copy of the owner's manual at:
http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/199 ... 850_1.html

The only difference I can see on the light you mention is that yours has a triangle and that in the book has a word.

Bill.

Post by **tailor** » 26 Dec 2006, 06:44

The light is reffered to as the Lambda light.(or Check Engine)
Retrieve the codes from the diagnostic unit in the engine compartment.It should tell you volumes of information.

Tailor in Toronto

1994 850 Turb Wagon 255k on Clock