I have been driving a German car…great mileage…it felt smart…then the other day a light started blinking on the dash board…I called the dealer and tried to describe the blinking symbol. It was neither a triangle nor an oil container; to me it looked like a motor outline…they could not figure it out over the phone so they suggested I take the car in for the spring tune up.
When I picked it up the next day, I inquired about the blinking warning. OH yes! They had figured it out! It seems that the gas tank cap was not twisted properly back on, the last time there was a fill-up. The weird thing is that once it lights up you cannot turn it off, even if you re close the cap properly. You must take it back to the dealer and they charge $79.00 to turn it off. What you save on gas you spend on service! They took pity on me and say they did not charge me for it as this was my first time…but next time they will….