Speed assist. These are Predictive Speed Assist Indicator symbols. This pair are from Ford and are a large part of Advanced and Adaptive Cruise Control Systems. They are shown as curved arrows, either left or right. They go from gray to blue as speed is adjusted. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? …
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Drive modes Lets start by saying that if you are surprised to see one of these indicators, it is likely a drive mode has been accidently activated via one of the buttons on the steering wheel. Cadillac and Chevrolet use a bewildering number of mode options that can be set by the vehicle’s driver. In …
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Reign in the clever We’ve done four videos over the last few weeks helping drivers get into and jump start their electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries. Starting a fifth video leaves us frankly angry and really wanting manufacturers to reign in the clever. We’ve had to describe getting under the hood of …
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Open, start a Cadillac Lyriq We got our hands on a new EV (electric vehicle) and had the opportunity to demonstrate how to open, start a Cadillac Lyriq with a non-functioning key fob. The Lyriq does not have a key hole in or on the driver’s door, but the car does make use of a …
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General Motors key fob battery We recently added a new video replacing a General Motors key fob battery. The fob is used in various Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models and Cadillac uses a mirror version of the same fob. The fob uses a larger battery than is typically seen, a CR 2450. It will last …
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Cadillac Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Cadillac. Click the link to the …
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Electric Vehicle Jump Start Videos
Electric Vehicle Jump Starts What follows is the series of videos we’ve been putting together to help with electric vehicle jump start procedures if the vehicle’s 12-volt start battery dies. It is not widely known that every EV features a 12-volt battery that essentially runs everything except the electric motor(s). The high-voltage battery handles that, …
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