Warning lights

Does it have three lines going up? That would be a defroster indicator.
If it is two lines with a tiny car at the top it is traction control.
If it is a wavy line with an item that looks like a thermometer it is coolant temperature.
See if anything in the pictures match.

it is a red square with a wavy line running across it dings when it comes on

Does it look like this one? This is a low coolant level.