Marc Favreau

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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Laser lights indicator

Laser lights indicator

Laser lights This is a Laser Lights Indicator symbol. If properly implemented, the laser lights switch on shortly after the LED high beams are switched on, if the vehicle is traveling at or above 44 mph. The indicator light will then be seen. Laser headlight technology is illegal in the United States. Before continuing, is …

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All symbols pages have now been re-ordered by color

Symbols Pages We set out to re-order our remaining two pages, Volkswagen and Skoda, only to open them and discover they were re-ordered and our list had not been updated. So as of now, all our symbols pages have been reset, 49 of 49. We can now focus on the final 2024, 2025 updates of …

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New color arrangement added to the Audi symbols page

Audi symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Audi symbols page, but first, the page required the color re-ordering. That task has now been completed which makes 47 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its tempting to simply finish them all, and we will likely do so as we update the …

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We have finished our Jaguar symbols update

Jaguar Symbols update The Jaguar symbols update for 2025 is now complete. The result is the addition of 19 symbols and indicators, only four of which are brand new to our database. Much like Land Rover, the page now holds just over 90 images, a number that, in both cases, is still surprisingly low. The …

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Problematic in-car owner’s manuals on the rise

In-car owner’s manuals We’ve expressed our grievances with owner’s manuals many, many times over the years. But the growing trend towards in-car owner’s manuals should really stop. At best they are difficult to navigate. We’ve used manuals from Maserati, Polestar and Volvo and in each case we’re left frustrated with the experience. Most recently, we …

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Our Volvo symbols page now features the new color treatment

Volvo symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Jaguar symbols page and returned to our color re-ordering and added the Volvo symbols page to our color update list. That’s now 45 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its so tempting to simply finish them all! We updated the page in August …

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New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Cadillac Lyriq EV with a dead key fob battery

Lyriq key hole

Open, start a Cadillac Lyriq We got our hands on a new EV (electric vehicle) and had the opportunity to demonstrate how to open, start a Cadillac Lyriq with a non-functioning key fob. The Lyriq does not have a key hole in or on the driver’s door, but the car does make use of a …

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