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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Brake Override System Indicators

Brake override indicator

Brake Override These are Brake Override System Indicator symbols. If a buzzer is not heard, the brake override system is operating. It turned off by releasing the accelerator pedal and stepping on the brake pedal. It appears as a foot or shoe on a brake pedal next to an accelerator, all with an arrow above …

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Toyota Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Toyota logo

Toyota Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Toyota. Click the link to the right learn …

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Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) Indicators

Park Assist Symbol

Reverse Auto Brake These are Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) System Indicator and Backup Collision Intervention System (BCI) symbols. These simple text symbols indicate the system condition. Each holds the system acronym. The first indicates a fault in the system that will require a qualified service shop. The other two indicate that the system has been …

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High Voltage Battery Overheat and Cooling Indicators

Low Coolant Indicator

Battery Overheat These are Hybrid or High Voltage Battery Overheat Indicator symbols. It will illuminate if the temperature of the inverter with converter assembly or the battery itself is too high. The first appears as a household battery with wavy or squiggly lines rising from it, meant to imply heat waves. The second looks like …

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Remote Charge Timer Setting Indicators

Charge timer indicator

Charge Timer These are Remote Charge Timer Setting Indicator symbols. The indicator will be seen when the remote charge timer in an electric vehicle (EV) has been scheduled. It features a clock face and hands interrupted by an electrical plug. Before moving on, are you sure this is your symbol?? If not, you can return to …

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Subaru Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Subaru Dashboard Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Subaru. Click the link to the right …

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Hybrid Operation Indicator

HV indicator

Hybrid Operation This is a Hybrid Operation Indicator symbol. It says that a hybrid vehicle is being powered by both the gasoline and the electric motors, rather than the electric motor alone (see Electric Vehicle (EV) Mode). Before continuing, is this truly your symbol?? If yes, continue on below. Otherwise you can return to our …

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