Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

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

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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Dynamic Lift Mode Indicator

Dynamic lift mode indicator

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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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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Smart symbols page is at last complete

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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