Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

Electric all-wheel drive indicators

Electric all-wheel drive These are Electric All-Wheel Drive Indicator symbols. They are found in Electric Vehicles (EVs) made by General…

3 months ago

A Niro re-charge at 45° F recovered only a small amount of range

Niro re-charge After an ice cold trip in the Northeast over New Years, we noted that we would do a…

3 months ago

Rivian symbols page gains 14 entries

Rivian symbols A review of 2025 models resulted in the addition of 14 new indicators and warning lights to our…

4 months ago

Windshield defrost indicators

Windshield defrost These are Windshield Defrost or Defog Indicator symbols. For reasons known only to Rivian, they have decided that…

4 months ago

Tailgate and liftgate malfunction indicators

Tailgate and liftgate malfunction These are Tailgate and Liftgate Malfunction Indicator symbols. One or these will be seen when the…

4 months ago

Hood malfunction indicator

Hood malfunction This is a Hood Malfunction Indicator symbol. It appears when the hood does not close properly. It is…

4 months ago

Rear and side collision warnings now have separate pages

Rear and side collision warnings We have completed new Rear and Side Collision Warning Indicator pages. These warning symbols had…

4 months ago

Intersection or Side Collision Warning Indicators

Side Collision Warning These are Intersection or Side Collision Warning Indicator symbols. They warn of a possible collision from the…

4 months ago

Rear Collision Warning and system off indicators

Rear Collision Warning These symbols are Rear Collision Warning Indicator symbols. They resemble many of the forward collision warning symbols…

4 months ago

Article on car battery life offered surprises

Car battery life I recently read an article from Consumer Reports on car battery life to assess whether or not…

4 months ago