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"Premium Unleaded Fuel Only" Light

Old 11-24-02, 12:18 PM
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Question "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only" Light

I was looking at reviews of the Lexus LS400 for years around mine (1992), and noticed in a picture that the "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only" light on the instrument cluster was illuminated a bright blue. (See the attached picture). Mine is not illuminated at all, nor are others that I have seen. Why the discrepancy?
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I was looking at reviews of the Lexus LS400 for years around mine (1992), and noticed in a picture that the "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only" light on the instrument cluster was illuminated a bright blue. (See the attached picture). Mine is not illuminated at all, nor are others that I have seen. Why the discrepancy?
That's really strange. Is that picture of a USDM LS, or is it a Euro version or something? So your car has the light, but it does not light up?
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Mine has the writing next to the fuel gauge that says "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only," but it is not illuminated. In the picture, the same thing has a bright blue color. That car is either a 1993 or a 1994 model (in the picture). I think it is a U.S. model, since the steering wheel is on the left side. Maybe these cars came with the blue light, but it burns out quickly. Who knows?
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When you say its not illuminated you mean like a warning light? It should light up in the same optitron color as your gauges, its not a light its just text in the gauge facing.

The bright blue is odd, I've never seen that before.
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Here's what it should look like. Notice the scriptis the optitron white.
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