Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.

Porsche symbols page is now up

Cruise Control Indicator Symbol

Porsche Symbols Our Porsche symbols page is at last finished and posted. It is automatically fully updated through 2025, but it the process, we added 32 warning symbols and indicators that were not previously in our system. As is more often than not the case, the majority of the symbols are simply unnecessary re-arrangements of …

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Porsche Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Porsche Dashboard Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on a Porsche dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Porsche. Click the link to the right …

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Porsche manuals hold many more indicators in text

Porsche manuals We discovered a source for Porsche manuals and embarked on updating the Porsche dashboard symbols page. It was then that we discovered that we had never put up a symbols page for the company. So, we’re building one using the manuals that are now available and in the process we discovered that Porsche …

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Egress warning indicator

Egress warning

Egress Warning This is an Egress Warning Indicator symbol. It appears as a vehicle seen from above with an open door and two curved lines outside of the door. Its the warning, from Porsche, makes occupants of a vehicle when the stationary aware of road users, such as cars, motorcycles, or bicycles approaching from behind. …

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Catalytic converter heating phase indicator symbol

Catalytic converter heating phase indicator

Catalytic converter This is a Catalytic Converter Heating Phase Indicator symbol. It tells the driver that the converter has not yet had time to warm up. We’ve seen this only in Porsche vehicles. Torque is reduced during the heating phase and the symbol goes out as soon as the catalytic converters have reached operating temperature. …

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Emergency stop indicators

Emergency stop on active

Emergency stop These are Emergency Stop Indicator symbols. This is a system from Porsche that monitors the activity of the driver and the vehicle and can bring the vehicle to a stop if the system detects that the driver is no longer in control. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, …

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Porsche back-up start page review finds two changes

Porsche back-up start A full review of Porsche back-up start processes results in two updates. We found changes made to Panamera, Cayenne and Taycan models and the new Macan EV gets a Panamera match. Back start procedures are made necessary by the batteries in key fobs dying. Panamera and Macan EV The Panamera continues the …

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