Start with the behavior
Record when the symptom happens, whether warning lights appear, and what changed immediately before it began. This context narrows the first test path.
Steady versus flashing lights, safe next steps, and what a real diagnosis includes.

Record when the symptom happens, whether warning lights appear, and what changed immediately before it began. This context narrows the first test path.
Grinding brakes, a flashing check-engine light, overheating, loss of steering assist, or severe vibration are stop-and-assess conditions—not wait-and-see conditions.
B1 converts the symptom path into a structured technician brief, preserves uncertainty, and prices only after the vehicle and likely service scope are confirmed.