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
Launch control The symbols below are Launch Control Indicator symbols. They come courtesy of the Ford Motor Co. and specifically late model Mustangs. Launch Control are part of Track Apps™, which are intended for track use only. The manual notes that pre-collision assist system turns off when using Track apps or when the stability control …
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Communication Communication issues continue to plague instrument panels. The instrument panel is the only interface between the car and its driver. Unfortunately, manufacturers continue to fail their drivers. Several months ago I posted on the failure of a 12 volt start battery in a electric vehicle (EV). The car’s owner was more frightened than informed …
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Cabin heat We’ve have seen several mentions to not use the cabin heater in an EV in cold weather — even in vehicles with a heat pump — but to rather use the seat and steering wheel heaters for warmth in order to maintain the vehicle’s high voltage battery charge. This was even a surprising …
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Ram dashboard symbols Our Ram dashboard symbols page has now been re-ordered into the new color alignment. This makes 30 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We are now well passed the half way mark to re-ordering all our manufacturer symbols pages. There are 49 on the …
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Chevrolet back up open This is our fail! We updated both the Chevrolet back up open and start pages some time ago, as well as those for Honda and Acura. We then added a video to YouTube describing how to open and start the new Honda and Acura EV models, which are based on some …
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Electric motor temperature These are Electric Motor Temperature Indicator symbols. In blue, the motor is cold. In red, the motor is too hot. In the latter case, it is recommended that the throttle be eased back to allow the motor to cool. In the first case, it is recommended to continue driving so that the …
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The Opel dashboard symbols page is now ordered by color
Opel dashboard symbols Our Opel dashboard symbols page has now been re-aligned by color. This makes 31 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We are now well passed the half way mark to re-ordering all our manufacturer symbols pages. There are 49 on the site. The re-ordering …
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