DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.
Lift Mode This is a Dynamic Lift Mode Indicator symbol. It is seen when the suspension is being adjusted or when Dynamic Mode is set to LIFT. It is part of the Acura Integrated Dynamics System. The company does not specify the color of the indicator, but we believe it falls in the black and …
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Smart symbols page Its taken several weeks, but with the addition of a new child safety lock on indicator (left) our Mercedes-Benz division Smart symbols page is at last complete. The safety lock symbol is one of at least a dozen new symbol we had to create for the page. We also generated 11 new …
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Speed limiting The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz created two sets of Speed Limiting indicators, and did it in but two model years! It leaves us with 28 entries covering speed limiting on the page. The first set inverts the more common use of the LIM acronym, moving it to the top like the one to …
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Electric trailer hitch These are Electric Trailer Hitch Operation indicator symbols. From the Smart division of Mercedes-Benz, this hitch system can be released or retracted from inside the vehicle. The system also performs a lighting connection check automatically and can attest to whether or not a trailer is connected. Before continuing, is one of these …
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Adaptive cruise The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz has created a very different set of images to represent Adaptive Cruise Control, starting with the 2024 Smart 5 model. Gone are the speedometer dials, images of cars and representations of distances between cars. Smart is now using a semi circle with a number in it and the …
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Lane centering Smart These are Lane Centering Control (LCC) Indicator symbols. They are from the Smart division of Mercedes-Benz Smart, which spells center as centre and centering as centering, the system can execute longitudinal and lateral control on the vehicle within 0-150 km/h (0-94 mph) when the system conditions are met to make the vehicle …
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Honda symbols review offers a surprise
Honda symbols A review of Honda symbols for 2026 finds no new systems to make new symbols for. This is very, very unusual. With most yearly reviews we find ourselves adding anywhere from 3 to as many as 15 new systems. As vehicles are modernized, car makers feel compelled to add new technology constantly. And …
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