Q: BMW 2003 325i my traction yellow light on and emergency red light turns yellow while driving do you know why?

asked by on August 24, 2017

my 2003 BMW 325i has the yellow traction on and the emergency red light turns yellow when I start driving and remains yellow....do you know what can be causing this?

My car has 225000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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