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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To Lease or Not to Lease I am two months away from turning in my leased Polestar 2 and I have been reflecting on leasing. Hopefully the return process won’t mar this post. Note that this was my first experience with a lease. And note that it turned out that I was both right and …
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Charging EVs While Being Considerate We’re not the only ones to speak on this, but we’ve seen too many electric vehicles (EVs) sitting at Level 3 fast charge stations either done charging and blocking a station or charging above 80%, meaning very, very slowly. So it we will add our voice to the chorus of …
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Who Showed, Who Didn’t The 2024 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) was notable as much for who still didn’t show up as for what we found on the show floor. Since the pandemic shut down the show for two years, Mercedes-Benz and BMW have yet to reappear. And while Mazda and Mitsubishi made appearances …
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A Manufacturer Update Adds Yet More Symbols In an earlier post, the Dashboard Symbols Saga, some weeks ago, we noted that we now host 986 warning lights and indicators. Nine hundred and eighty six! Well, we updated our Buick page, and added yet another five new symbols, bringing the total to 991 (now over 1000!). …
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What Size Type? Way back in 2012, we noted in a post linked here that a group at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was doing a study on typefaces that would mitigate driver distraction. That is, typefaces that would be the least distracting. And while it was a time where there was a lot …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/02/recall-targets-tesla-typefaces/
Can A Cheap Fob Work With Your Car? Ok, so we spotted an ad for the cheap replacement fob seen to the right available from Amazon and eBay. Its really inexpensive for all of you with just one fob, and if it works it would a great thing to have. Note that you would still …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/02/a-cheap-replacement-fob-tested-for-automotive-use/
2024 Buick Dashboard Symbols Update Comes with a Shock
Buick Dashboard Symbols We just finished updating our Buick Dashboard Symbols page, or at least we tried. Generally, updating a manufacturer’s symbols page results in the addition of at least a half a dozen new symbols. This site now hosts over 1,000 symbols and telltales found on instrument panels. In this case, and despite the …
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