Owner’s manuals We’ve begun an update of back-up entry and start processes for 2023 through 2025 Maserati models and find that their on-line owner’s manuals truly wanting. We struggle to understand why so many companies struggle with getting these right. None of Maserati‘s manuals are available in pdf format, so everything remains online. Of the …
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Skoda symbols page update is now done
Skoda symbols Similar to our recent Audi update, a very long Skoda symbols update is at last over. We added exactly 50 new symbols and indicators to the page, with over half of them (26) new to our database. There are now 130 warning symbols and indicators on the Skoda page. We haven’t done a …
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As others have done, Skoda swells the drive modes page
Drive modes We just added another five brand new entries to our drive mode page. That page now holds 85 entries. Mind you, not a single one of the five is an actual new driving mode. There’s normal and sport and ECO, etc. Which means of course that a symbol, or multiples of them, were …
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Lane change page swells yet again
Lane change With the addition of three new symbols from Skoda, our Lane Departure and Lane Change Assist page now sports a total of 61 indicators! The symbols, all carrying at least the color green, are part of the company’s Travel Assist system, and more specifically for these indicators, Lane Guidance. All green indicates that …
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Backup cameras: the good, the bad, the ugly
Backup cameras The good Backup cameras have been on our radar for some time now. We appreciate the look behind us when in reverse: they help us park, keep us from hitting someone or something from behind, etc. The bad However, since April first, there have been eight separate recalls for failing backup cameras, and …
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Relying on your phone to operate your car could be big trouble!
Relying on your phone More and more car manufacturers are creating smart phone apps that allow drivers to operate their vehicles with the phone. But take it from us, don’t continue relying on your phone! First and foremost, smart phones are in constant use and, as a consequence, are in constant need of a charge. …
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Maserati rewrites the book on back-up open procedures
Back-up open A review of Maserati back-up open procedures finds big changes. Key holes are now hidden across the line and, in fact, the line up itself is all new. Back-up entry options are made necessary for those moments when the battery in the key fob dies. Gone are the Ghibli, Levante, and Quatroport. In …
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