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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Nissan dashboard symbols update Our recent Nissan dashboard symbols update added only a handful of indicators to the list, but one of the new entries truly stood out. It is a Pop Up Hood Warning Indicator symbol (below right) found in the 2023 Z Coupe — we missed it last year! We’ve only seen this …
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Open and Start GMC We have updated our video on our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open and start GMC trucks and SUVs with a dead key fob battery, covering procedural changes in 2021 through 2024 models. These include are the Acadia, Canyon, Hummer, Sierra, Terrain, and Yukon. The update is necessary due to changes …
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Jeep dashboard symbols update The recent electrification of several models meant that our Jeep dashboard symbols update resulted in 13 new images added to the Jeep symbols page. Among them were the standard fare for electrified vehicles — battery failure warnings, EV system fault warnings, power limitation indicators, etc. What was really interesting was a …
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Mercedes Benz video We just added a new Mercedes Benz video to our YouTube channel. It is specifically for 2016 and newer models with a dead key fob battery and in many cases a hidden key hole. Models covered are EQB, EQB, GLB, E-Class, EQS, E-Class, Maybach EQS, S-Class, EQE, S-Class, C-Class, AMG, GLC and …
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BMW dashboard symbols update Our latest BMW dashboard symbols update added a number of new indicators, with two in particular that stood out. They are the first of what will very likely be many Intersection Collision Warning symbols industry wide over time. The intriguing part is that the pair face different directions, pointing to which …
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Battery Charge and Warning Symbols After a Volvo symbols update, our EV, Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid Battery Charge and Warning Symbols page now holds 14 images! And it is hardly the most prolific page! This is primarily because the automotive industry lacks discipline — or someone to apply that discipline — and continues the absurdity …
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iX back-up entry We got our first look at a BMW iX EV in 2023, and thus our first look at the iX back-up entry process as well. This is needed if and when the battery in the key fob dies. We wrote it up, but got an important bit wrong! Below the iX door …
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Jeep dashboard symbols update swells the page by 13
Jeep dashboard symbols update The recent electrification of several models meant that our Jeep dashboard symbols update resulted in 13 new images added to the Jeep symbols page. Among them were the standard fare for electrified vehicles — battery failure warnings, EV system fault warnings, power limitation indicators, etc. What was really interesting was a …
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