Category: Articles & Commentaries

Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.

New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery

Encore GX back up slot

Open, start a Buick Encore We have added an updated video to our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open, start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery. The video adds GX models which we neglected. Further, by 2023 all Encore models are the GX version. The GX hides the key hole behind a …

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The update of our Vauxhall symbols page is finished

Vauxhall Symbols Our Vauxhall symbols page update is now complete, an update that added over 20 warning lights, symbols and/or indicators. The page now holds nearly 150 images. Of the additions, a full 13 are actually new to our collection. And some are a surprise to those of us in North America. Vauxhall is the …

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What’s in a name? Advanced Driver Assistance Systems terminology

Driver assistance system

Driver Assistance Systems In August of 2022, six leading organizations that are committed to consumer safety and education came together to develop the standardized naming conventions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies. That’s a parking assistance symbol to the right. The recommended naming conventions are simple, specific, and based on system functionality. We have …

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The mystery of regenerative braking

regenerative braking

Regenerative braking Like many of you, my insurance company plays big brother, watching my every driving move. But regenerative braking remains a mystery to the company and to much of the general public. Fortunately, this doesn’t impact my insurance rates, but it troubles me nonetheless. Then I spoke with a friend who is well aware …

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Three updates made to the Vauxhall and Opel back-up start page

Vauxhall and Opel back-up start A full review of Vauxhall and Opel back-up start processes results in three updates. We found changes made to Astra, Mokka and Vivaro models as they join Combo, Corsa, Crossland, Grandland and Zafira using the side of the steering column. Back-up start procedures are made necessary by the batteries in key …

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Vauxhall and Opel back-up open review finds a single change

Vauxhall and Opel back-up open A full review of Vauxhall and Opel back-up open processes results in a single update in the Grandland. Back-up open procedures are made necessary by the batteries in key fobs dying. On rare occasions radio interference from other sources may also block a key fob’s signal. Grandland models As of …

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Vauxhall update begun with symbols page color color re-arrangement

Vauxhall update We’ve begun an overdue Vauxhall update with a re-arrangement of the symbols page. We’ve also discovered many changes will be needed to the open and start pages. Why? Because it has been nearly five years since we first put the page up! There will likely be a very large symbols update as a …

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