what does the little snow flake mean?

Question

it is in my car and a little light comes on when i press it, my car is a t reg corsa automatic

oh oh!!!!! now i am confused, so is it air con or to do with icy roads, come on help me out here i am a woman and don`t know the first thing about cars lol

it is sitting next to the gear stick

Answer 1

it may be air conditioning

Answer 2

Hi

I do believe this is for driving off in icy conditions. It causes the car to stay in a higher gear, 3rd if I'm, not mistaken, and stops you from losing control as you pull off.

I think it only stays on until the car itself actually warms up then it will be inactive.

Cheers

Geordie

Answer 3

That is a device for when driving in snow and ice conditions

It is supposed to keep your traction under control by pulling away in a higher gear and therefore enabling the car to drive with more control and less slip. Frankly when I had a Vauxhall auto I fould it not much use and I could contron it better in snow with this device switched off

In all normal use leave this switched off

If you have the owners manual it will explain it to you

Good luck

Answer 4

as well to previous thoughts, snow storms are frequently round about a low stress middle (like a established backyard sprinkler) and the quantity of snow also relies upon upon the course of the typhoon (relative to you), cost of snowstorm, '%' of the typhoon and no matter if its ahead action stalls. that's form of a teenager dragging the sprinkler for the length of a backyard by technique of its hose. except the typhoon blankets an area, accumulation is often difficult (even for climate forecasters) to foretell. Small flakes usually fall in freezing blizzards and accumulation may no longer be very even by way of snowdrifts.

Answer 5

Ah, if it next to your car's shifter, then it is to put the transmission in 'ice' mode. This tells the transmission that it is icy conditions and changes it's behaviour. It will pull away in a higher gear to allow more traction otherwise your wheels would just spin.

Check your car's user manual if it came with one!

Answer 6

when you press this snowflake button it lets the automatic gearbox select a higher gear to drive in snow conditions by staying in a higher gear to move off
if its next to your heater controls, - then its definatley your
air-con
hope that makes sense
ps... IT WILL DRINK MORE FUEL

Answer 7

when you press this snowflake button it lets the automatic gearbox select a higher gear to drive in snow conditions by staying in a higher gear to move off

Answer 8

if the switch is next to your gear stick its called traction control, stops wheels spinning on snow and ice, if the button is near your heater controls you got air conditioning , now that's cool !!!

Answer 9

It starts your car off in third gear when driving on slippery roads.
Transmission returns to normal mode once it's at its normal operating temperature.

Answer 10

Probably an outside temperature sensor that lights up when there is a potential for ice on the road.

AAH don't listen to me, I just saw the other answers and feel like a right twit, hence the edit.

Answer 11

i asked my husband the exact same question 2 days ago and he told me it was the air conditioning. glad im not the only one who didnt know this, the way my hubby looked at me when i asked him youd think i was from another planet for not knowing this.