Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

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

Swivel seat position or fault indicators

Swivel seat fault indicator

Swivel seat These are Swivel Seat Position or Fault indicator symbols. The first, in yellow/amber/orange, will be seen if a fault is present in the system and it is not possible to check the correct position of the seats. The second, in red, will be seen if one or both of the seats are not …

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Follow-up Chrysler and Ram tech review also sees no changes

Chrysler and Ram tech Following up on the Dodge tech review, we chased down Chrysler and Ram tech as well, and they too have not made any changes to the back-up open and start processes in 2026. We took a look at Dodge in anticipation of an electric vehicle (EV) jump start video. We were …

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Genesis symbols page update nets 17 added entries

Speed set indicator

Genesis symbols A full 2026 review of Genesis symbols in current models added 17 new entries to the page. The page now holds over 90 indicators and symbols. Six of the new entries had to be made. The rest were already in our database. The toughest addition was a red Driver Attention Symbol that featured …

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i-PEDAL Indicator

i-PEDAL indicator

i-PEDAL This is an i-PEDAL Indicator symbol. It is found in Genesis electric vehicles (EVs) and is part of the vehicle’s regenerative braking system. The symbol is seen in green when the i-PEDAL system is turned on. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can return …

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Infiniti symbols page doesn’t warrant a single change

Infiniti symbols page A full review of 2025 and 2026 models finds not a single new entry for the Infiniti symbols page. While the current lineup features only four vehicles, there still is not a single new feature added any of them. This follows a Nissan update that added but five indicators, which were not …

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Nissan symbols page gets but five new entries

Hill descent control indicator

Nissan symbols page A full review of 2025 and 2026 models resulted in the addition of but five new entries to the Nissan symbols page. And while we made two images, this was only because the company’s representations are somewhat different than versions used by others. Nothing really new under the sun. New to Nissan, …

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BMW symbols review adds 20 new entries

Master Warning Symbol

BMW symbols A thorough review of 2025 and 2026 models resulted in the addition of 20 entries to our BMW symbols page. Oddly, we had to add only a single new image to our collection. Otherwise, the remaining 19 are images made previously vehicles from other manufacturers, primarily Mini. The page now joins most other …

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