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Insufficient oil pressure for lubrication.
It warns of insufficient oil pressure for lubrication, rather than excessive pressure or low oil temperature. Stop as soon as it is safe and switch off the engine, following the vehicle handbook; continuing can damage it. The lamp may normally illuminate when the ignition is switched on before starting and should go out afterwards. A sensor or circuit fault may also produce an incorrect indication; this does not justify ignoring the warning or automatically attributing it to low oil level.
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Excessively high oil pressure.
Oil temperature too low.
Insufficient oil pressure for lubrication.
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