What are the pictorials for the warning lights

What's the color of the smoke? white, white with a blueish color, or black?

have you checked the DIC fuse and dash fuse to make sure they are tight. The DIC (instrument cluster) will light anytime it senses an issue with the data feed to it. You might just have a loose dash cluster connector or a loose DIC harness. Try jiggling some of the harnesses under the dash when the car is running normally and see if you can get the DIC to do the same symptoms.

It could be one of several - - if you tell me which side it is on and what it looks like I may be able to tell you what it means.

Year make model engine size?

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i had the same problem with a 99 acura cl turns out the rear drivers side tail light was removed and there was a plug on the housing that didnt get plugged in prior

It's similar, but not identical to the standard brake warning light (these usually have two circling arrows, one on each side). Check your brakes. The park brake may be on, or there is a fault in the brake system.

I think it's time for a rule requiring warning indicators to have a printed label as well as an icon. Too many people have trouble figuring out the hieroglyphics, especially when they don't follow a standard. Even if you don't read the language, you can look up the word on Babelfish. You can't do that with an icon.

Yhe indicator that you are seeing is most likely a charging system light (alternator). It could be other things like a brake warning lamp, but I don't know what king of car you are talking about, so I have no way to look it up for you.

In any case, YELLOW or AMBER lights on the dash mean that you should use caution while driving and get the car checked as soon as it is convinient for you. On the other hand, RED warning lamps mean STOP OPERATING THE VEHICLE until you have resolved the cause of the light coming on (unless you like being stranded - or worse!).

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It depends on what warning light is on!
In any case, from your description and experience, it would be your engine 'Oil' warning light: it comes on when there is not enough lubrication (thus the overheating) flowing because of low oil pressure: immediately check your oil leveland top up as required) and make sure that change your oil and oil filter as soon as possible as it is a very damaging condition and the engine could seize.
Hope it helps: let me know hoe you go.

some sort of sensor ie..lambda probe.maf sensor .mas sensor..best bet to get it pluged in for diagnosis an fault codes this is the only way to find out the real fault hope this helps..