Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

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

Buick symbols review finds no new systems

Buick symbols A thorough review of Buick symbols in 2026 models; Enclave, Encore, Envision and Envista, finds that the company has not added any new systems for the model year. No new models have been added either. Both of these developments lead us to believe that there are major changes on the way for the …

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Alfa Romeo symbols update pushes total well over 100

Alfa Romeo symbols We’ve finished a review of Alfa Romeo symbols, an update that added 14 entries and pushed the total to 118 warning lights and indicators! Alfa did not add any new systems but of the 14 new entries, six are brand new indicators. For example, the company’s Drowsy Driver indicators, two of them, …

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An ABS system rant

ABS active indicator

ABS system As we finish an Alfa Romeo symbols update, there has to be something said about an ABS system symbol the company uses. ABS ACTIVE (right). ABS, or Anti-lock Braking System, for years has operated under the radar helping to prevent the wheels from locking up during braking. This helps maintain tractive contact with …

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How can green and blue indicators be warning lights?

Green and blue indicators We’re in the middle of an update of Alfa Romeo symbols and indicators and noticed that the company labels a handful of green and blue indicators as warning lights in the Giulia and Stelvio models. This just doesn’t seem right. At all. And looking back, Alfa Romeo has been doing this …

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The final Honda symbols page adds only four indicators

Grade Assist Indicator

Honda symbols page We finished the 2025-2026 update of our Honda symbols page and added only four entries. They are a Snow Mode indicator, a Driver Assist System indicator, and two Hill Descent Control indicators. We had a Snow mode indicator in green on the page, but the latest one is in black and white. …

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Final Acura symbols update adds but two drive modes

Acura symbols Finalizing the 2026 Acura symbols update led to the addition of but two symbols, both for new drive modes. New to Acura that is. One of them LIFT mode (left), had to be made and is related to another symbol we added a few days ago. The Dynamic Lift Mode Indicator symbol is …

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Acura symbols review offers a surprise

Acura symbols A review of Acura symbols for 2026 found a single new systems requiring an addition. That was a Dynamic Lift Mode Indicator, which we posted yesterday. Make no mistake — adding but a single symbol for a model year is very, very unusual. We generally add anywhere from three to as many as …

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