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Tow warning This is a Tow Warning Indicator symbol and belongs to Mercedes-Benz Smart vehicles. It will be seen if there is a drive system or high-voltage electrical system malfunction in an electric vehicle (EV). It appears as the front of a car with a tow hook in front of it. Before continuing, is one …
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EV jump start Your Kia electric vehicle (EV) uses a 12-volt battery to actually start the car, much like a 12-volt battery is used to start an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Plus an EV jump start is possible! If the start battery has died, you will be locked out of your car. You can …
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Smart vehicle symbols We’ve added a new page for Mercedes-Benz Smart vehicle symbols. It remains a work in progress, as we have the newer electric cross over vehicles to add. However, we thought that what is on the page is useful for drivers of existing Smart Fortwo vehicles. And there are some newer vehicles already …
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12-volt EV battery #InsideEVs did a piece a day or two ago about someone who was locked out of their Tesla while on a road trip far from home. It turned out to be a dying 12-volt EV battery. Yes, you read that correctly — electric vehicles (EVs) still have a 12-volt start battery. It …
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Intelligent speed assist These are Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) Fault Indicator or Intelligent Speed Limit Assist symbols. The first is seen as the abbreviation ISA in black and white when a problem is detected. The second is essentially a blank speed limit sign with dashes inside in yellow/amber/orange. Most problems are associated with visibility issues …
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Charging socket This is a Charging Socket or Malfunction Indicator symbol. The symbol will illuminate when the vehicle is connected to a mains socket. If it is not seen when plugged in, there is a malfunction with the mains socket. Use a different one. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, …
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New video posted on Kia EV jump starting
EV jump starting Today we posted a new video on our YouTube channel describing Kia EV jump starting. With it, we made a new playlist, calling the video the first of what we hope will be a series of videos on the topic. In truth, its the second, but we didn’t realize the first one …
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