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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Fuel cell system. This is a Fuel Cell System Fault indicator symbol. From Opel, it will likely be displayed with a wrench (spanner) symbol. Both will be seen in yellow/amber/orange. It appears as a vehicle with H2 (for hydrogen) above and an exclamation point behind it. Before continuing, is this truly your symbol?? If yes, …
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Off-peak charging. Another 10 days and another charge at an off-peak rate results in a new range high for 2026. A week of 80 to 90 degree weather left the Kia Niro with a 298 mile range. This was extrapolated from the 247 miles showing at 83% end point and is an increase of 6 …
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Ford recalls. Precious Ford recalls are getting a recall because the vehicles were “previously repaired incorrectly”. Now, its not the first time a company has had to redo a previous fix. But what stands out is that the recalls are for vastly different problems even as they are from the same manufacturer. Both were announced …
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Auto park brake. These are Automatic Electric Park Brake Off Indicator symbols. They are seen as the circle in brackets, which is the common overall image used for brakes. The capital letter P in the center is used for park brake and the word off is added beneath. Finally, the letter A breaks the circle …
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Tesla Autopilot. I follow Tesla on X and its striking how often they repost reports of accidents where the vehicle’s occupants were not injured or not severely injured because of how safe the cars are. And then there are the videos from drivers who comment that Autopilot prevented this accident or that accident. This is …
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Consumer Price Index. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from May 2025 to May 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI, a measure of inflation, for all transportation goods and services rose 9.3% from May 2025 …
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Hands-Free Driving. Lucid Group, Inc. has begun the rollout of its latest over-the-air software update. The update introduces hands-free driving capabilities along with enhancements to highway navigation, charging experience, and everyday usability and is currently being rolled out only to the Gravity SUV in th North American market only. The vehicles equipped with DreamDrive 2 …
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An off-peak charge brings a new range high
Off-peak charging. Another 10 days and another charge at an off-peak rate results in a new range high for 2026. A week of 80 to 90 degree weather left the Kia Niro with a 298 mile range. This was extrapolated from the 247 miles showing at 83% end point and is an increase of 6 …
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