Oil Warning One of the first idiot lights, the warning light to the far left, featuring an old-school oil can…
Overheat One of the original idiot lights, at least in red, this is the Temperature Warning lights or symbols. The…
Master Light These are both Master Dashboard Warning Light and Attention symbols, in red. If this light is on, there will…
Low Brake Pad This a Low Brake Pad warning light. Some vehicle manufacturers include this symbol, which is intended to…
Tire Pressure Monitor This is the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) or Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) warning light symbol. It…
Antilock Brakes This text symbol, ABS, stands for Antilock Braking System. The second symbol is the Canadian version, and those that…
Charge System One of the original "idiot" lights, the symbol to the left indicates a serious problem with the Charging…
Brake Trouble This symbol, and the Canadian version below, is a Brake Trouble Indicator symbol. Either symbol could indicate a…
A Manufacturer Update Adds Yet More Symbols In an earlier post, the Dashboard Symbols Saga, some weeks ago, we noted…
What Size Type? Way back in 2012, we noted in a post linked here that a group at MIT (the…