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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Speed limiter page gets new entry

Speed limiter page In the process of finalizing the update of the Hyundai symbols page, the speed limiter page got a new entry. The page now hosts 12 different indicators, all describing the same type of system Hyundai calls their system Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA). We already had an Intelligent Speed Limiter entry on …

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New entry to our Acronym Page

Acronym Page Update We added a new set of indicators for a new system called Lane Following Assist (LFA). This resulted in a new entry to our acronym page. Sometimes, a symbol or indicator seen on an instrument panel and hosted here on the site is in the form of a three or four letter …

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Lane Following Assist indicators

Lane following assist green

Lane Following Assist These are Lane Following Assist (LFA) indicator symbols. The system helps detect lane markings and/or a vehicle ahead on the road, and helps center the vehicle in the lane. Before continuing, are you sure one of these is your symbol?? If yes, then read on below. Otherwise, you can return to our …

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Collision warning system and malfunction indicators page now hosts 29 images

Auto Braking Indicator Symbol

Collision warning system By virtue of an Emergency Steering Warning Light indicator from Hyundai, our collision warning system and malfunction indicators page now hosts 29 images! The Emergency Steering Warning Light (right), and is part of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) The system is intended to assist steering to aid in avoiding a collision with an …

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Hyundai Motor Grp repeats irksome mechanical key problem in new Genesis models

Genesis Logo

Mechanical key problem We just completed an update of Genesis back up entry processes, made necessary when the battery in the key fob dies, and we are discouraged to say that the parent company has repeated the mechanical key problem we feel now exists in the Hyundai line. When we get to Kia models later …

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We have a new YouTube video getting in a Tesla that has a dead 12-volt start battery

Dead 12-volt start battery In August of 2024, we got a panicked call from a friend whose car, a Tesla Model Y, was giving her real headaches. It turned out to have a dead 12-volt start battery. It needed a jump-start! A number of messages were being displayed in a seemingly random fashion on her …

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Replacing a General Motors key fob battery

General Motors key fob battery We recently added a new video replacing a General Motors key fob battery. The fob is used in various Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models and Cadillac uses a mirror version of the same fob. The fob uses a larger battery than is typically seen, a CR 2450. It will last …

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