DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.
Auto Wipers Unless they appear in green or black and white, all of these symbols are various forms of an Automatic Windshield Wiper Fault Indicator symbol. Each is meant to point to a problem that has caused the automatic wipers to shut down. In white or green, they simply indicate that the system is active. Before …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2019/01/automatic-windshield-wiper-fault-indicator-symbols/
Alfa Steering Torque This is the Alfa Steering Torque (AST) Failure Indicator symbol. It will be found exclusively in models made by Alfa Romeo, hence the name, and is a system that automatically helps corrects steering slightly when the vehicle’s stability control system is active. Before continuing, are you sure this is your symbol?? If …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/12/alpha-steering-torque-failure-indicator/
Settings This is the Settings Indicator symbol. It is pretty much identical to settings indicators on computers and mobile phones. It will be displayed in gray scale and most generally be seen in the separate Information Display and on mapping displays. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, then read on …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/11/settings-indicator-symbol/
Check Engine These are all versions of the dreaded Check Engine Light symbols, some of the oldest and easily the most common and recognizable of the symbols that you may see. The word “Check” may appear inside the image, or below, or not at all. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/11/check-engine-light-2/
Frost or Snow Mode These symbols are used in two ways. Most commonly it is a Frost or Freeze Warning Indicator symbol. Also, particularly those in the colors interpreted as yellow, amber or orange likely indicate that the vehicle has been placed in Snow Mode (below). As a Frost or Freeze warning indicator, the snowflake or …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/11/frost-warning-or-snow-mode-indicato-symbol/
Collision Warning and Intervention Collision warning and intervention systems in the news. In August of 2022, six leading organizations that are committed to consumer safety and education — AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, National Safety Council, PAVE, and SAE — came together to develop the standardized naming conventions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies. …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/11/pre-collission-system-indicator/
Slip Indicators These are all Slip Indicator and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) or Fault symbols. When a vehicle detects slippery conditions, its stability or traction control system is activated. The light will flash, irregularly in some vehicles, indicating that the system is doing its work, which is to help keep the vehicle in control (next …
Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/11/slip-indicator-symbol/