Acronyms page swells Our update of the Mazda dashboard symbols page netted three new entries for our acronyms page. In effect, it shows that manufacturers need to stand apart from each other. Cruising & Traffic Support (CTS) is a part of Mazda’s i-ACTIVESENSE system. The system is already a renaming of Advanced Driver Assist Systems, …
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DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.
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Glaring mistake made in latest Mazda owner’s manuals
Mazda owner’s manuals In our opinion, there a glaring mistake in the 2025 Mazda owner’s manuals, that is repeated over and over and therefore likely intended. The company has left images out of the list of warning symbols and indicators in favor of embedding them into the text. The problem with this approach is that …
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Mazda dashboard symbols update nets 17 new indicators
Mazda dashboard symbols A full review of 2024 and 2025 models results in the addition of 17 new indicators to the Mazda dashboard symbols page. This is due to the addition of a number of new technologies to Mazda models. The most significant one is from what the company calls Cruising & Traffic Support (CTS), …
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Boost indicator symbol
Boost indicator This is a Boost Indicator text symbol. It is found in Mazda hybrid vehicles, and the company offers no more explanation than that the “light turns on when the energy used for driving is at maximum output.” It is associated with the vehicle’s Charge Mode and EV Mode indicators, so we surmise that …
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Collision warning and intervention system indicators now number 29
Collision Warning and Intervention Our Collision Warning and Intervention page now features 29 entries. We added another today from Mazda, who also uses a different name for the system: Smart Brake Support (SBS). That’s now nine different naming conventions for the same basic system. Plus, our Collision Warning and Intervention page begins with a an …
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Lane keeping assist page swells to 33 entries
Lane keeping assist Lane Keeping Assist page now hold 33 entries. This comes courtesy of Mazda, which calls its system Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK), growing the number of name options to 10, because of course, why use a single name for the same system! Several manufacturers use the first image to the right to indicate …
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Chevrolet symbols page has now been re-ordered by color
Chevrolet symbols page Our Chevrolet symbols page has now been aligned by color. We’ve have now transformed a dozen pages, including our primary symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering. The page features a number approaching 100 indicators, now ordered red through black, white or gray scale. This generally provides a “mostly serious” to …
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