Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

Forward Alert and AVSM Indicators

Forward Alert These are Forward Alert Indicator symbols. It shows an image of a car alone or inside a triangle.…

10 years ago

Automatic or Active Speed Limiter or Malfunction Indicators

Speed Limiting These are Speed Limiter and Automatic or Active or Adaptive Speed Limiter (ASL) Indicator symbols. They illuminate when…

10 years ago

Seven Things to Know About Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Know Your TPMS Its Fall (2014) and time once again for your car’s equivalent of Seasonal Affective Disorder, your Tire…

10 years ago

A New Name for Adaptive Cruise Control Revisits an Old Question

Adaptive Cruise Control Adaptive Cruise Control systems have been available from many auto manufacturers now for several years, These are…

10 years ago

Lights Out: Where to Turn if a Warning Light Fails??

What if a Warning Light Fails? This is not a new problem, but with the increased reliance on electronics and…

11 years ago

Electric Power Steering (EPS) Indicator Symbols

Electric Power Steering These are Electric Power Steering (or Electronic or Electronically controlled) (EPS) Indicator symbols. If equipped, the light…

11 years ago

Integrated Motor Assist Indicator Symbol

Integrated Motor Assist This text symbol, IMA, stands for Integrated Motor Assist. It is associated with hybrid vehicles. The indicator normally comes…

11 years ago

All-wheel Drive On Indicator Symbols

All-wheel Drive These are All-wheel Drive (AWD) On Indicator symbols. Unlike many similar indicators looking indicators, these are green and…

11 years ago

Power Top Trouble Indicators

Power Top These are Convertible or Power Top Trouble Indicator symbols. The second, which just appears as lines and angles…

11 years ago

Second Row or Rear Seat Safety Belt Warning Indicator Symbols

Rear Safety Belts These are Second Row or Rear Seat Safety Belt Warning Indicator symbols. In the simplest case, if a…

11 years ago