Yesterday evening I was driving back from work on the Mussafah road when a yellow gear symbol popped up on my dashboard, and my stomach dropped. The car is an Audi A7, about five years old, with roughly 85,000 km, and until now it has been the most boring and reliable thing in my life. I pulled over, switched the engine off, waited a minute and started it again, and the light disappeared, so I drove home slowly and tried to act like nothing happened. But I have not slept well because I keep thinking about it. My colleague Faisal says it is probably just a sensor and I should ignore it unless it comes back. My neighbor Jassim says any gearbox light is serious and I should stop driving the car at once. Honestly both answers scare me in different ways. This morning I searched around for a Certified Audi transmission specialist near ICAD, since that is close to where I work, but then I stopped and asked myself whether I even know what I am looking for, because I do not want to walk into a workshop and just say yes to whatever they tell me. So my questions are simple. When a light like this comes on and goes away, does the car still store a fault somewhere that can be read later? Is it safe to keep driving to work for a few days, or is that how a small thing becomes a big bill? Also, should I go to the dealer first, or is an independent place fine for a first check? I heard some workshops scan the car for free and others charge, and I do not know which is normal. One more thing, I noticed the car felt a tiny bit slower to respond at the traffic light just before the light appeared, but maybe I am imagining it now. If something like this happened to you, what did the check show and how much did it cost in the end? And what questions would you ask the workshop before agreeing to any work? I would really like to hear real stories, even the not so happy ones.

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