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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Low Coolant Warning Symbols — electric vehicles

Temperature Warning Light Symbol

Low coolant. These are all Low Coolant Warning Indicator symbols used by electric vehicles (EVs). The symbols appear as batteries with a wavy line at the bottom and are displayed in red. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can return to our main Manufacturer Symbols …

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A roundup of EV charging costs

Cost to charge. We started into to a piece on EV charging costs a few days ago when we got totally derailed by a notice from Kia with a special charge rate for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend from a company called IONNA. Now, not only was the Niro fully charged at the time, it …

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New video added to our YouTube channel for Toyota drivers

New video. We’ve dropped a new video to our YouTube channel. This one guides Toyota bX and bZ4X electric vehicle (EV) drivers into and starting their vehicles when the battery in the key fob dies. Back-up or emergency procedures are needed if the battery in the fob dies or if there is electrical interference preventing …

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Open and Start a Lucid with a Dead Key Fob

Blue arrow pointing at the inside door handle area of a car, indicating where to open the door (driver’s side).

How to Open and Start a Lucid with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency open and start or back-up open and start procedures needed for Lucid vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Getting into Your Lucid First, …

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Native navigation fails to boost battery charge speed

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EV charging. So, with the Memorial Day weekend coming up, it was time to charge the Niro, and this time I would use the native navigation to give the high-voltage battery its pre-charge conditioning. So, the nav is set to go to a Level 3 charger, nine miles away, as can be seen in the …

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Connecticut turns out to be a right-to-charge state

Charging barriers. A recent move has taken away the opportunity to charge the Kia Niro EV at home, and the new landlord remains resistant to a charger installation at the new apartment. But it turns out that my state has a “right-to-charge” law in place. The preference remains for the landlord to be on board …

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CNG Malfunction Warning Indicator

CNG logo featuring orange 'CNG' text with a gold key-shaped graphic

CNG indicator. This is a CNG Malfunction Warning Indicator symbol found in some Suzuki models. It will be seen if there is an issue with the CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) fuel system. It is also seen briefly as a system check when the ignition is first engaged. Before continuing, is one of these truly your …

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