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
Rear radar system These are Rear Radar System Indicators symbols from Volvo. A green indicator simply means that the system is active and working normally. If, however, there is a fault with the rear radar system, the red symbol will appear. A flashing symbol means there is a calibration failure. Before continuing, is one of …
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Vehicle status These are Vehicle Status Indicator symbols used by Volvo. If it is seen in red, there is at least one critical level notification in the vehicle status view. In yellow/amber/orange the symbol indicates that there is an important vehicle status notification. In either case, go to the vehicle status view to see what …
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Get Out page The recent announcement of lawsuits over the deaths of two college students in a Cybertruck fire has us rethinking and re-writing out Get Out page. We believe we were first to call attention to electronic locks and latches some ten years ago with the death a man in the hot Texas sun …
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Jump start video Well this one took a long time to assemble, but we have now dropped a new jump start video exclusively for Polestar as well as Volvo EV models. We spent an inordinate amount of time chasing down information on the so-called 12-volt terminal. This is a connection point used by Polestar 3 …
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Headlight glare It used to be if an approaching vehicle’s headlights were on the bright setting, it was nearly always readily apparent. Now headlight glare seems to be an epidemic. Well, the AAA article I just saw was marginally helpful, noting among other things that today’s LED (light emitting diode) lamps produce a bluer light …
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EV incentives Colorado is evidently intent on electrifying the fleet of its citizens automobiles. October 1st marked the end of Federal EV incentives, but the Rocky Mountain State countered by raising its own purchasing incentives to as much as $9,000, $1,500 more than the cancelled bonus. As reported by InsideEVs, a credit on used EVs …
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Electric Vehicle Jump Start Videos
Electric Vehicle Jump Start What follows is the series of videos we’ve been putting together to help with electric vehicle jump start procedures if the vehicle’s 12-volt start battery dies. It is not widely known that every EV features a 12-volt battery that essentially runs everything except the electric motor(s). The high-voltage battery handles that, …
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