hazard lights
plural noun
: special lights on a vehicle that flash on and off and are used to warn other drivers (as when the vehicle is not working properly)
Turn on your hazard lights. Wait inside the car for your tow, and get out only if it's safe—meaning traffic is at a crawl.—
Adam Kleiner
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In those cases, vehicle systems, including hazard lights, failed without warning.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
That can mean a loss of power to accessories such as the hazard lights, or a vehicle stalling out while coming to a stop.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
If on the highway, turn on your hazard lights and allow plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
However, although there are a few discrete buttons for key functions such as hazard lights and windscreen demisting, almost everything else is operated via the 12.8in infotainment display.
—James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
That can mean a loss of power to accessories such as the hazard lights, or a vehicle stalling out while coming to a stop.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
If on the highway, turn on your hazard lights and allow plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
However, although there are a few discrete buttons for key functions such as hazard lights and windscreen demisting, almost everything else is operated via the 12.8in infotainment display.
—James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Hazard lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazard%20lights. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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