Vauxhall Symbols Our Vauxhall symbols page update is now complete, an update that added over 20 warning lights, symbols and/or indicators. The page now holds nearly 150 images. Of the additions, a full 13 are actually new to our collection. And some are a surprise to those of us in North America. Vauxhall is the …
Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales
DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.
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Active emergency braking indicator
Emergency braking This is an Active Emergency Braking Indicator symbol. It will be seen in yellow/amber/orange if the system has been deactivated or if a fault has been detected. Further, a warning message is displayed in the driver information center. It appears as a car with two lines behind it inside the traditional symbol for …
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Passenger airbag activated indicator
Airbag activated This is a front Passenger Airbag Activated Indicator symbol. It is seen in yellow/amber/orange when the passenger airbag is active and available to inflate in the event of an collision and appears as a child in a child seat on a regular seat in a circle. Before continuing, is this truly your symbol?? …
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e-SAVE function indicator
e-SAVE This is an e-SAVE function indicator symbol. This is an option in Vauxhall hybrid models. When active, the indicator appears as a lightning bolt in an arrowed circle in blue. The function allows electricity to be stored for use when needed, for instance when passing through an urban area or areas reserved for electric vehicles. …
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What’s in a name? Advanced Driver Assistance Systems terminology
Driver Assistance Systems In August of 2022, six leading organizations that are committed to consumer safety and education came together to develop the standardized naming conventions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies. That’s a parking assistance symbol to the right. The recommended naming conventions are simple, specific, and based on system functionality. We have …
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The mystery of regenerative braking
Regenerative braking Like many of you, my insurance company plays big brother, watching my every driving move. But regenerative braking remains a mystery to the company and to much of the general public. Fortunately, this doesn’t impact my insurance rates, but it troubles me nonetheless. Then I spoke with a friend who is well aware …
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Semi-adaptive cruise control indicator
Semi-adaptive cruise We are in the process of updating our Opel dashboard symbols page, and ran across an odd item: Semi-adaptive Cruise Control. It, of course has a slightly different indicator symbol, because why not, but we had to dig in to understand why it is semi-adaptive. We don’t see a difference, except in the …
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