I recently purchased a 2000 SL2 with about 50K on it. Great car, so far. Yesterday, the engine coolant idiot light came on, but the temp gauge was fine. The light didn't stay on long, but has happened 5 or 6 times since and only for a minute or so. The owners manual doesn't say much about this situation. The coolant in the reservoir was just a bit below the min. mark when cold, so I added a bit to about midway between min and max. No light so far. Can this light mean anything else if the temp. gauge is OK. It's as if there is a sensor in the reservoir, but that's hard to imagine.
Any ideas?
thanks