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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Battery Warning Light EV start batteries I ran across a story from Inside EVs involving a Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle (EV) 12-volt start battery failure that also failed to produce any battery warning light. The owner stepped out of her running vehicle leaving an infant inside and the car simply died. The car locked itself …
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Skoda dashboard symbols We are in the middle of a Lexus update, but we took a break to re-align our Skoda dashboard symbols page by color. That makes 36 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We are more than three fourths of the way through the reordering …
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The electronic latch needs to go A review of Lexus back up entry and start processes finds another electronic latch. New electrified NX, RX, RZ and TX models all feature the new latch, which requires a back up exit option in the event of a power failure. And this has been the case since 2023. …
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Lexus dashboard symbols In advance of a 2025 update, now underway, our Lexus dashboard symbols page has now been re-aligned by color. That makes 35 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. This exceeds now three fourths of the pages to be re-ordered, while we work our way …
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Australian manual site Our recent Suzuki dashboard symbols update had us scrambling for owner’s manuals and an Australian manual site was just the ticket. We keep a page of website links to owner’s manuals for the convenience of our viewers, and Suzuki offers a challenge. The company does not sell autos into the North American …
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Acronyms page The Fiat dashboard symbols update resulted in three new entries for our acronyms page. However, only one is truly new. For instance, the acronym for Active Speed Limiter (ASL) was added to the existing ASL, Automatic Speed Limiter. The acronym for Traffic Sign Assist (TSA) is already in use for Trailer Stability Assist. …
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Another Get Out update, where is @NHTSA?
Get Out No, not the movie, our Get Out update relates to a page we put up years ago after a man and his dog died of heat exposure locked in a Chevrolet Corvette. The car was one of the first to use electric locks and latches and while there is a mechanical means of …
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