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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Driver Monitoring System Dashboard Indicators

Driver monitoring on

Driver Monitoring These are all Driver Monitoring System Indicator symbols. They appear as an eye in a box broken by lines passing through the sides of the box or a slightly closed eye alone. The first indicates that the system is on and working and is seen in green. The second indicates that the system …

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Idle Coasting Dashboard Indicator

Idle coasting indicator

Idle Coasting This is an Idle Coasting Indicator symbol. The symbol resembles the image of a sailboat with two sails. It is seen on the instrument panel in white or gray scale. Idle Coasting is a fuel economy option that must be chosen. The indicator is only seen when Idle Coasting is chosen and active. …

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Mini Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Mini logo

Mini 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, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Mini. Click the link to the …

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Roll Away Potential Dashboard Indicator

Not in Park indicator

Roll Away Potential This is a Roll Away Potential Indicator symbol. It indicates that the shift lever in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission is not fully engaged in Park. This leaves the potential for the vehicle to move even with the engine off. Before continuing, are you sure this is your symbol?? If …

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Special Drive Mode Dashboard Indicators

Mud and sand mode indicator

Drive Modes Presented here are a number of special low-speed Drive Mode Dashboard Indicators available on some 4-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles. In truth, they appear to be near useless without context, and all would be better presented simply as text symbols, but are not. Note that all of these indicators are the result of …

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Polestar Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Polestar 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, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Polestar. Click the link to the …

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Cross Traffic Alert Dashboard Indicators

Cross traffic alert indicator

Traffic Alerts These are Cross Traffic or Rear Cross Traffic Alert Dashboard Indicator symbols. The cross traffic alert system is designed to alert a driver of vehicles approaching from either or both sides behind the vehicle when it is running and is shifted into reverse. Before continuing, are you sure this is your symbol?? If …

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