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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BMW dashboard symbols update includes an intriguing new pair of indicators

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 count on our page now at 14

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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BMW iX back-up entry adds a surprise

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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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Updated Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 video dropped on our YouTube channel

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Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 We recently updated our video demonstrating how to open and start Audi A3 and Q3 with a dead key fob battery. As of 2020, the models hide the key hole behind a cap at the back of the driver’s door handle, but we get you past this obstacle. …

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Volvo dashboard symbols update adds 10 indicators and a big surprise

Volvo dashboard symbols update We completed our 2024 Volvo dashboard symbols update and added 10 indicators. But what is notable and truly surprising is what images that are not present. Despite having now three pure electric models, the C40, which is now the EC40 and EX40 EVs, there are no warning indicators available if a problem …

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Volvo EV back up start focused on the center console

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Volvo EV back up start Until the 2021 model year, all redesigned keyless start Volvo models used a cup holder as a back up start location. But the Volvo EV back up start location has migrated to the center console. Volvo introduced the company’s first all electric model, the XC40. The C40 (now the EC40) …

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Tonale back up start spot is a departure for Alfo Romeo

Tonale back up start Alfa Romeo introduced a new model in 2023 and with it came a new back up start spot, necessary if and when the battery in the key fob dies. The Tonale back up start start spot is inside the front cup holder (below right). In fact, its a match to the …

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