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.
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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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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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Vauxhall and Opel emergency start A full review of Vauxhall and Opel emergency start or 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 …
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Vauxhall and Opel emergency open A full review of Vauxhall and Opel emergency open or 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 …
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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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Acronyms and abbreviations We have a unusual new entry on our acronyms and abbreviations and abbreviations page: TDA (Trailer Drive Assist). Unusual because the system, from Toyota, uses no less than seven driving assist systems in the vehicle to aid with towing control, and does not have its own indicator. When active, it uses the …
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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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