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

Answers:

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it may be air conditioning

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Air conditioner.

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air conditioning.

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It's the air conditioner.

I was driving in freeway when my car started to loose power and all of the saden stop?

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

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

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traction control, it puts drive power to all tires. bare in mind this also uses more gas . use it only when the roads are covered in snow or ice.

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the snowflake in automotive usage is the international term used for airconditioning

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It means you just turned on your air conditioning. If you're not feeling a little cooler, most likely either you have your rheostat turned to "hot" (the red side, not the blue side), or your air conditioning needs recharging.

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air con!!

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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.

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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.

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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 !

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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

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

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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

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In all normal use leave this switched off

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

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Good luck

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it is the button which turns the vehicles air con either on or off.Although it will only be on when fan is on(if a/c button is on).Best used on real hot days as usually the fan will do plus a/c makes your vehicle use more fuel.

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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

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Hi

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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.

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

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Cheers

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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.

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