Ford symbols page update is finished at last

Ford symbols

The Ford symbols page update, which we have been working on for several weeks, is at last finished. Why so long? Well, we added a full 75 entries to the page, of which 60 were brand new and needed to be created!

There are now over 150 symbols and indicators on the page.

The worst offenders included G.O.A.T. Mode, courtesy of the new Bronco models, which added a full 14 entries alone! We’ll add one example and a link to the page that needed to be created to accommodate them. G.O.A.T. stands for Goes Over Any-type of Terrain, not wins the most Super Bowls….

Other “offenders” include Launch Control, from ICE-powered Mustangs with eight new entries; steering and exhaust modes, four each; and Police interceptor modes, also with four new symbols.

One wonders if these modes will be available to just anyone if the vehicle ends up in civilian hands.

There’s no end in sight, and we need to add that many of the symbols, particularly of the drive mode variety, are very similar to others already used by the company and we strongly encourage them to recycle existing symbols and not add more burden to their drivers.

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.

Our page covering Ford indicators, and its 155 entries, can be seen here.

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