Symbols update The release of the Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV) in late 2024 prompted the start of our 2025-2026 dashboard symbols update, which of course begins with Dodge. The result is the addition of 24 more symbols and indicators, half of which are new to our database. This includes four new drive modes, which …
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Dodge Charger symbols update swells our drive mode page
Drive mode page Our already bloated drive mode page now numbers nearly 90 entries. Updating the Dodge dashboard symbols page with the new Charger EV added four new modes to the page. Auto, Custom, Drag, Track, Wet/Snow, and Valet modes are available to Charger drivers. We already had a Custom, Track and Valet mode symbol, …
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Dodge owner’s manual mistake is a head scratcher
Owner’s manual mistake We’ve run into a curious owner’s manual mistake in those created for Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV). We also now know that we did our 2024 symbols and fob updates before the EV was released in 2024! So, we are now using this as the beginning of our 2025-2026 updates. In any …
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Dodge adds to growing list of troublesome electronic latches
Electronic latches In 2024, the Dodge Charger went electric and electronic. The company’s first electric vehicle (EV) also follows the troublesome and rather pointless trend of using electronic latches in the doors. We say pointless because of course, the company had to create a mechanical back-up in case of a failure of the 12-volt battery, …
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Charger EV presents true back-up open dilemma
Back-up open We managed to miss the Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV) when we updated back-up open and start processes for 2024 and 2025 Dodge vehicles. But when we chased down drive by brake after reading about a problem Edmunds had with the car, we realized we missed a confounding issue with getting into the …
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A final hodgepodge of regen braking questions
Regen braking Our search for common regen braking questions turned up several that require only the following short answers. — Does regenerative braking wear out tires faster? Regenerative braking has no impact on vehicle’s tires. Aggressive driving and hard braking with the friction brakes can cause damage to tires. — Should I use regenerative braking …
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Mercedes-Benz Smart cars being added to our dead key fob pages
Mercedes-Benz Smart cars We have begun the process of adding Mercedes-Benz Smart cars to our dead key fob pages. We just finished a page with text instructions and images helping drivers get inside if the battery in the key fob has died. And the company doesn’t make it easy or obvious. Even the Fortwo models, …
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