DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.
Decelerating This is an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Not Decelerating Sufficiently Indicator symbol. It is a recycled symbol, now seen in red, usually used to indicate that the brake pedal must be pressed to change gears, but in a different color. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. …
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No lights on This is a No Lights Switched on Indicator symbol. Associated with automatic exterior lighting, the lamp is a reminder that conditions warrant switching on the automated lighting system. The control light may also light up in the instrument cluster. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on …
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Tesla symbols page After literally spending weeks updating Audi‘s dashboard symbols page, the update of the Tesla symbols page took less than a full day. We added but six symbols which required only three new versions. Other than an odd regeneration image, these were primarily color changes. The page now holds but 41 symbols and …
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Audi symbols update And well, they did it. Our Audi symbols update is finally done and they did it. The page now features over 200 symbols and indicators — 210 to be exact. It goes without saying that they are new “leader” in sheer numbers. We added 81 symbols to the page, a full 67 …
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Dynamic steering This is a Dynamic Steering Indicator symbol. It is seen when dynamic steering is correcting the steering wheel position or being re-initialized. The steering wheel will be seen to move slightly after the engine is started. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can …
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Door lock This is a Door Lock Indicator symbol. Oddly, its purpose is to indicate that the doors cannot be opened while the vehicle, which is not something we’ve ever tested in any vehicle. It is seen in black and white and shows a car from the side with a padlock inside. Before continuing, is …
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Has Skoda solved my issue with the charge system warning light?
Charge system warning Just a few months ago, I ran a piece that was essentially a complaint about the industry’s use of the charge system warning light. While it is made to look like a battery, the light “fails” to warn of a fault in the battery itself. In the piece, I recounted three instances …
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