In October of 2024, DashboardSymbols.com saw its total page views pass the 46 million mark. The site is seen by thousands of drivers every day.
Since our founding in 2010, over 31.5 million visitors have accessed over 64.3 million pages and videos. And each one of those visitors is looking for help for some kind of automotive problem.
Its been tough the last 14 months or so. Changes in the Google algorithm has cost us some 75% of what was once steadily growing traffic. And while we continue to struggle to find the right formula to turn that situation around, we persist in our quest to host the information so desperately needed by drivers of modern vehicles.
We began creating videos, posted here and on our YouTube channel, early in 2015, principally to help drivers with dead key fobs. Along with some additional technology, repair and accessory videos, they are viewed some 100,000 times a month, and now total over 18.3 million views. There are 259 videos available.
Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.
At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.
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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.
These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.
Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing is more true.
The author has 25 years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph’s College, ME: MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
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