I Just bought a new 2015 Honda Civic on Wednesday of this week. Yesterday, when I started the car the cold engine light came on. I drove slowly through my neighborhood and the light went off after about a minute. When I came out of work, same thing, light on again, but then went off after about 30 s…

I had a 1965 Chrysler and a 1965 Oldsmobile and both had “cold” lights. They made a comeback on the New Beetle and now Honda has them too. I’m probably in the minority here but I find warning lights much more useful than gauges, other than for the fuel tank.

Thanks, all! I actually DID read the owner’s manual and all it says is: “The engine coolant temperature is low. If the indicator stays on, there may be a problem with the temperature sensors.” Since the light goes off pretty quickly I guess it’s okay. @GeorgeSanJose is correct in that there are two…

Kudos to you for paying attention to warning lights and taking time to ask about and understand their function.

It’s normal. The light is just as annoying as my upshift light on my HHR. It’s not needed but it’s there just the same.

I agree with Volvo. Manuals have grown in size over the years. My new car manual is 350 pages of difficult to read technicaleze. Excerpt: This coolant temperature low indicator light/coolant temperature high warning light has the following three functions. . Illumination in BLUE indicates insuffi…

old Hondas had no cold engine light. Millions of owners just drove cars. With seemingly NO issues? What is Hondas goal with telling owners that motor is not warmed up initially? Reduced cold engine wear? Better emissions? Better mileage? Honda obviously has an agenda here.

@GeorgeSanJose: " It’s not as good a way for the driver to tell the coolant temperature, but there is not dash gauge to go haywire and require an expensive fix. " –Who’s to say the two-LED system won’t go haywire? It’s likely every bit or even more complex than a gauge would be.

I have a 2007 Honda Fit. It also has the blue Cold Engine light. It’s normal.

There appears to be no temperature guage on the 2015 Civic so they have a hot indicator and a cold indicator instead. A few car makers have gone to removing the temp guage from the analog set. The good ones still offer an alternate display in the dash screen(s).

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VOLVO-V70 May 10, 2015, 5:30pm 16

Bill, I was being sarcastic. Most people just drive and never read the Owners Manual. Cars are equipped with so many things the manual has to cover. And no, they are not that hard to understand no matter what you think.

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