Police Interceptor
These next symbols are Police Interceptor Mode indicators. They are found in Ford Explorer models outfitted as police interceptors. It is unclear if these features will remain available if or when an interceptor finds a second life in private hands.
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First up are Pursuit Mode indicators. The system is a temporary driving enhancement, indicated by the blue telltale, that senses the driver is demanding high performance from the vehicle. The transmission holds lower gears and the engine holds higher engine speeds longer than normal driving. The mode terminates when high performance is no longer demanded. Manual Pursuit mode can be selected and is indicated by the white telltale. The symbol is that of a police shield with a vehicle inside with lines flowing from the back to suggest speed.
Second is a Police Perimeter Alert System indicator. The system uses sensors near the rear bumper of the vehicle to detect and monitor moving objects near the vehicle. Detected pedestrians, vehicles and bicycles appear as moving dots on a radar map displayed on the instrument cluster which will turn red if the system identifies a potential threat. When approaching objects cross the selected perimeter, an alert sounds, the rear view camera may show potential threats on the center display and the windows may roll up and the doors lock automatically. The symbol looks like a car seen from above with a dotted line around from the back to the sides.
Finally we have a Police Engine Idle Mode indicator. This mode allows a driver to leave the engine running when the key is removed from the ignition. Pressing the police idle button on the instrument panel allows the ignition to be switched off and the key removed. The power window switches turn off and the interior liftgate unlock button is disabled. The indicator appears as a police shield or badge with a mechanical key inside.
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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.
These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.
Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.
The author has 25 years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph’s College, ME: MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
If traction control is turned off, the letters RPM appear in all three indicators. The first, with the line drawn through it, says the system is not ready. The second indicates the system is ready to use. And the third, with exhaust exiting the angled rocket, says it is ready to launch and turns green.
The next group essentially say the same thing in the same order. The symbols are missing the RPM indication, which means that Traction Control has been left on. Again, when ready the symbol turns green.
Two additional symbols are associated with Launch Control. The first is a Drift Brake symbol. This option tires allows drift maneuvers, meaning that the rear brakes can be locked up in a turn. Ford warns that these maneuvers can lead to increased tire wear. Surely an understatement…
The second is an Over Speed Warning indicator. It illuminates if the vehicle speed exceeds the over speed threshold. Its not clear how this threshold is established.
Opel dashboard symbols
Communication
Then another friend got a low tire pressure warning. Not surprising as it was cold. However, while he had seen an screen depicting the actual tire pressures, he was not shown that screen when the warning appeared.
Ram dashboard symbols
These are Electric Motor Temperature Indicator 
Do not confuse the symbols with the symbol on the right, which, while using the same image base, relate to a high-voltage battery. Temperature is first,
Ford symbols page update is finished at last
The Ford symbols page update, which we have been working on for several weeks, is at last finished. Why so long? Well, we added a full 75 entries to the page, of which 60 were brand new and needed to be created!
There are now over 150 symbols and indicators on the page.
One wonders if these modes will be available to just anyone if the vehicle ends up in civilian hands.
There’s no end in sight, and we need to add that many of the symbols, particularly of the drive mode variety, are very similar to others already used by the company and we strongly encourage them to recycle existing symbols and not add more burden to their drivers.
Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.
At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble — a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.
Our page covering Ford indicators, and its 155 entries, can be seen here.
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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.
These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.
Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.
The author has 25 years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph’s College, ME: MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY