Q: I double clicked my hazardous lights and my car beeped and a yellow blinking light turned on next to my speedometer

asked by on November 06, 2016

I double clicked my hazardous lights and my car beeped and a yellow blinking light turned on in my dashboard My car has an automatic transmission.

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