If any of your car's hinged portals aren't closed all the way, you'll see the door ajar, hood ajar, tailgate ajar, or liftgate ajar symbols on your Ford dashboard. Those lights are to remind you ...

DRIVERS are only just learning what the squiggly symbol on their car dashboard means. Understanding the meaning of the light could help prevent costly repairs if motorists know how to act.

Car expert Gabriel Hambleton from car detailing supplier Gold Label Car Care, shares how one of the less recognised dashboard symbols, the engine cooling warning light, can help prevent a big bill.

Similarly, if you see the Engine Oil Pressure light on your dashboard, find somewhere to park and shut off the engine. This symbol means your engine oil might be running low. Refill it to normal ...