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.

Several changes made to the Audi emergency start page

VW back-up start

Audi emergency start We reviewed a dozen manuals from 2023 and 2024 to look for changes in Audi emergency start or back-up start procedures, and spotted several. The page has been updated. Back-up start procedures are made necessary when the battery in the key fob dies, which happens with alarming frequency. A6 models now share …

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No changes found in Audi emergency entry processes

Audi unlock

Audi emergency entry A review of five 2023 and seven 2024 Audi models finds no changes to emergency entry or back-up entry processes. Many models still have a visible key hole, such as the A4, A5, Q2, Q5, and TT, while others continue to use a cap covering the key hole, such as the A3, …

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All symbols pages have now been re-ordered by color

Symbols Pages We set out to re-order our remaining two pages, Volkswagen and Skoda, only to open them and discover they were re-ordered and our list had not been updated. So as of now, all our symbols pages have been reset, 49 of 49. We can now focus on the final 2024, 2025 updates of …

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New color arrangement added to the Audi symbols page

Audi symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Audi symbols page, but first, the page required the color re-ordering. That task has now been completed which makes 47 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its tempting to simply finish them all, and we will likely do so as we update the …

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We have finished our Jaguar symbols update

Jaguar Symbols update The Jaguar symbols update for 2025 is now complete. The result is the addition of 19 symbols and indicators, only four of which are brand new to our database. Much like Land Rover, the page now holds just over 90 images, a number that, in both cases, is still surprisingly low. The …

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Problematic in-car owner’s manuals on the rise

In-car owner’s manuals We’ve expressed our grievances with owner’s manuals many, many times over the years. But the growing trend towards in-car owner’s manuals should really stop. At best they are difficult to navigate. We’ve used manuals from Maserati, Polestar and Volvo and in each case we’re left frustrated with the experience. Most recently, we …

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Our Volvo symbols page now features the new color treatment

Volvo symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Jaguar symbols page and returned to our color re-ordering and added the Volvo symbols page to our color update list. That’s now 45 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its so tempting to simply finish them all! We updated the page in August …

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