The author has 30+ 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, ME: MS, RPI, NY
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Extended Range These two symbols are associated with electric vehicles (EVs) as power saving mode indicators. Both will most likely appear in gray scale in the vehicle’s instrument panel information center. They are effectively Extended Range EV Mode Indicators. But first, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, then continue on below. Otherwise …
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Chevrolet Dashboard Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Chevrolet. Click the link to …
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Ford Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Ford. Click the link to the …
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Common Auto Warning Lights Every day, thousands of drivers are faced with a warning light that they may not recognize. Knowing what to do is important and not knowing can cost you money. What follows are short explanations for twenty one of the most searched auto warning lights or symbols. If you see one of …
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Communication Sets the Tone A few weeks ago (April 2019), we focused on how poorly service personnel often communicate with their customers, using examples that in the end lead to several customers being underserved. Two weeks later the tables turned, and so we want to pass along how it can often be necessary to translate …
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Communication is Key As a result of two 2019 incidents involving two different individuals and two very different issues, we want to talk about service, from both sides of the counter. The bottom line in both is very poor communication. And the fault, for better or worse, lies with the service personnel. What Battery Problem? …
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Fuel Shut Off This is a Fuel Shut Off Indicator symbol. It is essentially the same symbol long used as a low fuel indicator, but with a line crossed through it. The symbol indicates that the fuel has been cut off automatically due to an accident. Before continuing, are you sure one of these is …
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Poor Service Communication, Part II
Communication Sets the Tone A few weeks ago (April 2019), we focused on how poorly service personnel often communicate with their customers, using examples that in the end lead to several customers being underserved. Two weeks later the tables turned, and so we want to pass along how it can often be necessary to translate …
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