idiot light

He surveys the idiot lights on a long board, points to one of his men.

Fuel read "full" and all the idiot lights showed green.

There was no sound but the idiot light briefly winked at him.

A single idiot light blinked at him briefly and stayed out.

The verniers told me nothing, being little better than idiot lights.

The rows and columns of idiot lights looked like Christmas.

"It's like replacing a temperature gauge with an idiot light."

An automotive Idiot light used instead of a gauge that requires interpretation.

He sat behind the wheel a moment, staring stupidly down at the red idiot lights.

"The idiot lights are for all of us," Mr. Alexander said.

He stared at the row of green idiot lights, all brightly assuring him that the gear was still operational.

On the dashboard "idiot lights" were used to monitor oil pressure and electrical charge rate instead of gauges.

Idiot lights for oil pressure and ammerter were standard.

Conventional gauges were somehow insufficient, and these warning lights came to be known as idiot lights.

All of the engine idiot lights gleamed cyan-for-go.

"The idiot light reads green.

Idiot light , Kyle thought.

My complaints: idiot lights for gauges, especially for temperature; no three-point rear seat belts.

Inappropriately placed rearview mirrors, idiot lights and overpowered steering.

The glow of Climb, complemented by the luminescence of the idiot lights, provides adequate illumination.

Meaningful warning systems - not gauges or idiot lights - will alert drivers and technicians to items whose current performance indicates imminent failure.

A new "coved" instrument panel was good-looking, but replaced the temperature gauge with "idiot lights" for hot and cold engine conditions.

THEY used to be called "idiot lights," those little red warning signals on the instrument panel that you hoped you never saw glowing.

The Amazing Robotron's idiot lights rippled.

But each reader is equipped with three idiot lights, cyan, amber, and violet for go, watch-it, and bye-bye.