Tag: Dashboard Symbols

A single model increases the Ford symbols page count by how much??

Ford logoFord symbols page

We have finally finished the first of 13 models, and the single model has increased the Ford symbols page count by 43! Forty three! and a full 37 of them are brand new to our lists. When we started, there were roughly 90 symbols on the page…

It is clearly pointless to show them all here, but we can list them and highlight a couple of standouts. New symbols include four exhaust modes, four steering modes, 14 — yes 14 — G.O.A.T. modes (that’s Goes Over Any-type of Terrain), four trail turn assist symbols, to name a few.

Off road steering modeBaja exhaust modeGenerally, we find ourselves simply adding new symbols to existing pages, but the Bronco required the addition of five new pages for new systems. Exhaust and steering modes for example.We’re showing only one of each.

Trail one pedal drive indicatorThere is even a one-pedal drive page now, as the Bronco is not an EV, where one pedal driving is generally found.

The majority of the new symbols will be found in the information screen and most in black and white. It indicates a shift to added systems that don’t necessarily have a failure or fault symbol in red or yellow/amber/orange.

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our page covering Ford indicators, with over 125, can be seen here.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/12/a-single-model-increases-the-ford-symbols-page-count-by-how-much/

G.O.A.T. Mode Indicators

G.O.A.T. Mode

GOAT Baja modeGOAT Sand modeGOAT Eco modeGOAT Mud Ruts modeGOAT Normal modeGOAT Rock Crawl modeGOAT Slippery modeGOAT Sport modeGOAT Tow Haul mode

These are a first set of G.O.A.T. Mode Indicator symbols. They belong to the updated 2024 Ford Bronco models. The second set below belong to the Raptor version. Between them are 14 separate images for 16 possible modes! Twelve of the symbols are brand new. The Bronco Sport model does not share the G.O.A.T. system.

  • Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below.
  • Otherwise, you can return to our main Pictographic Symbols page and scan again!

G.O.A.T. means Goes Over Any-type of Terrain. The system offers alterations to steering, traction control, stability control, chassis controls, powertrain response, transmission shift points, four-wheel driveline, exhaust noise level and suspension dampening.

In order left to right they are Baja, Sand, ECO, Mud/Ruts, Normal, Rock/Crawl, Slippery, Sport, and Tow/Haul modes.

GOAT normal Raptor modeGOAT Off Road Raptor modeGOAT Rock Crawl Raptor modeGOAT Slippery Raptor modeGOAT Tow Haul Raptor modeThis second set are additional versions assigned to the Raptor model include left to right Normal, Off Road, Rock/Crawl, Slippery, and Tow/Haul.

The last one seems completely unnecessary as the image differences are completely meaningless. Both are boxes on wheels…

My mode indicatorFinally we have this, which a My Mode Indicator. A driver can choose from the list above, add steering, exhaust and suspension options, which can then be saved for easy recall. A double press of the steering wheel button activates the saved mode.

The more detailed explanations of each mode below apply to both the standard and Raptor models.

  • Baja Mode optimizes the throttle control for better response and torque delivery for high speed off-road driving.
  • Sand Mode is for off-road driving on soft, dry sand or deep snow and may help get your vehicle unstuck.
  • ECO mode helps deliver maximum fuel efficiency and helps to increase driving range.
  • Mud/Ruts Mode enhances performance in muddy, rutted or uneven terrains.
  • Normal Mode is everyday driving and is the default mode at start up.
  • Rock Crawl Mode is for off-road driving and optimum rock-climbing ability, optimizing throttle and transmission response for additional control.
  • Slippery Mode is for crossing terrain where a firm surface is covered with loose or slippery material, such as snow or ice.
  • Sport Mode is for driving with improved performance handling and response.
  • Tow/Haul Mode improves transmission operation when towing a trailer or a heavy load.

Consult the  vehicle’s owner’s manual for far more detailed information.

And if you are seeing one of these symbols unexpectedly, the system has likely been activated accidentally. Restart the vehicle to return to its default mode.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/12/g-o-a-t-mode-indicators/

Alfa Romeo dashboard symbols page gets the new color alignment

Alfa Romeo LogoAlfa Romeo dashboard symbols

Our Alfa Romeo dashboard symbols page has now been re-ordered into the new color alignment. This makes 26 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We have slowly moving past the half way mark to re-ordering all our manufacturer symbols pages. There are 49 on the site.

This is another page that we updated in August adding almost a dozen new symbols in the process. The addition of a hybrid system in the 2024 Tonale was the primary cause of the increase.

E-boost indicatorE-boost indicator 2E-boost indicator 3Alfa Romeo added a new E-Boost system that required three brand new lights (right). E-Boost is a belt-driven 48V hybrid system. This system helps in stop-and-go (see this link) situations and translates to improvements for the official city fuel economy. Seen in white, the E-Boost system is unavailable. Seen in gray it is available and in green, it is engaged.

The indicators are seen as a lightning bolt in a cloud-like circle. As noted, the colors alert the driver to the status of the E-Boost system.

Page Alignment

As to the page alignment, the symbols page is now ordered first by red symbols, then to red with yellow/amber/orange option indicators, through to yellow/orange/amber (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue and finally to black and white or gray scale symbols.

Ordering the page by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information on a new symbol.

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our page covering Alfa Romeo indicators, with over 90, can be seen here.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/12/alfa-romeo-dashboard-symbols-page-gets-the-new-color-alignment/

Our Buick dashboard symbols page has now been color aligned

Buick logoBuick dashboard symbols

Our Buick dashboard symbols page has now been re-ordered into the new color alignment. This makes 25 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We have now officially passed the half way mark to re-ordering all our manufacturer symbols pages. There are 49 on the site.

We attempted an update of the page in August, but at the time, we were stunned to discover that the company is not using any new symbols! This was quite literally a first.

This essentially means that Buick models are not using any new systems in their vehicles in 2024, and that we are likely to get piled on in 2025!

The symbols page is now ordered red through yellow/orange/amber (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue and finally to black and white or gray scale symbols.

Ordering the page by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information on a new symbol.

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our page covering Buick indicators, with over 50, can be seen here.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/12/our-buick-dashboard-symbols-page-has-now-been-color-aligned/

Drive mode craze hits new heights

Drive mode

We’ve begun an update of our Ford dashboard symbols page, and drive more additions immediately took center stage.

We have 12 models to cover, and we take it in alphabetical order and this all we’ve looked at is the Bronco. It was soon clear that I would have to add no less than nine new (to Ford) drive modes.

Then there is the Rapter version — not to mention the Bronco Sport that we have yet to even open — which will include four exhaust modes, seven G.O.A.T modes, four steering modes, three suspension modes, and a My mode, where some arrangement of the previous modes are saved as a preference.

That’s 21 new symbols to add to Ford from a single model! We expect two or three from a model, but 21? And 3/4 of these will be brand new to our Special Modes Page.

Additions to the page aside, when did owning a car shift to requiring a week’s worth of study??

And G.O.A.T. mode? That’s Goes Over Any-type of Terrain mode, clearly nothing more than an attempt to be more clever the competition. We’re not sure “who encourages this”, “who benefits from this”, or “who”, if anyone, actually “likes this”. We left out “who requires this” because clearly no one does!

Drive mode changes generally occur via a button on the steering wheel or on the center console. The issue is the number of times drivers accidently change a driver mode, which can sometimes cause operating issues. Accidentally hitting a mode that involves all four wheels can actually cause damage to a vehicles drive train.

And this ignores the panic drivers feel if and when a vehicle is not behaving as expected.

Mud and sand mode indicatorMud & Sand mode indicatorAt some point it the proliferation of drive modes has to stop. Is Mud/Sand mode really that different from other off road modes? And do the pictographs do this justice? Here, do the pictures really speak loader than words??

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our Special Drive Mode page is here — and set to grow significantly over the next few days.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/drive-mode-craze-hits-new-heights/

Our Dodge dashboard symbols page has now been color aligned

Dodge logoDodge dashboard symbols

Our Dodge dashboard symbols page has now been re-ordered into the new color alignment. The page was updated in August and this makes 24 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We are now one short of half way to our total manufacturer symbols pages (49) transformed on the site.

At the time of the August update, we added an astounding 44 new symbols to the page! And Dodge makes only four models: the Hornet, Charger, Challenger and Durango!

Primarily, we found the addition of a whole lot of technology, including new hybrid technology in the Hornet. The giveaway are these three lights (right) related to the use of a 48 volt hybrid battery. The lights are part of what Alfa Romeo call E-Boost and what Dodge calls PowerShot! The symbols are very, very unique. Alfa Romeo and Dodge are both are in the Stellantis family.

E-boost indicatorE-boost indicator 2E-boost indicator 3E-Boost and PowerShot are belt-driven 48V hybrid systems. This system helps in stop-and-go situations and translates to improvements for the official city fuel economy. Seen in white, the system is unavailable. Seen in gray it is available and in green, it is engaged.

The symbols page is now ordered red through yellow/orange/amber (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue and finally to black and white or gray scale symbols.

Ordering the page by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information on a new symbol.

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our page covering Dodge indicators, now with over 90, can be seen here.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/our-dodge-dashboard-symbols-page-has-now-been-color-aligned/

Chrysler dashboard symbols page now color aligned

Chrysler logoChrysler dashboard symbols

We have now re-ordered our Chrysler dashboard symbols page into the new color alignment. We updated the page several months ago. This makes 23 pages transformed, including our primary pictographic symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering and still just short of half of our total manufacturer symbols pages (49) on our site.

The page was updated the page in August and, despite the company selling only two models, the update still managed to add seven new symbols to the page. Most are the result of adding new colors to existing symbols. As a for instance, there are now green and white Lane Departure Indicators. They add to what a driver needs to know about the system. In green, the system is on and ready and both lanes are detected. In white, lane lines are not detected.

Also added were several for Adaptive Cruise Control. As with above, the additions involve new colors: green means the system is operating; green with an added vehicle says the system is running and has detected a vehicle ahead; and white says the system is on, but no speed has been chosen.

Presentation

The symbols page is now ordered red through yellow/orange/amber (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue and finally to black and white or gray scale symbols.

Ordering the page by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information on a new symbol.

Cars are changing, and among those changes is the growing number of symbols and indicators that will invariably show up on your dashboard or instrument panel. Every year, new features are added to vehicles, each of which is accompanied by a new symbol or symbols and likely a new acronym.

At DashboardSymbols.com, our aim is to help you understand what is happening to your vehicle at the first sign of trouble – a new warning light illuminated on your instrument panel. Its all here on this website. Our first intention is to bring the latest technologies down to earth and understandable for everyday drivers.

Our page covering Chrysler indicators, now with nearly 60, can be seen here.

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Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure the safe and reliable operation of your car. In addition, proper safety procedures and precautions, such as the use of safety goggles, the right tools and the equipment should be followed at all times to eliminate the possibility of personal injury or improper service which could damage the vehicle or compromise its safety.

These posts are for information sharing purposes only, and should not be used in lieu of an OEM service manual or factory authorized service procedure. We are not in the auto repair business nor do we publish automotive service manuals. Nothing we include on these pages and posts has been reviewed, approved or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer.

Technology is always changing and what is current and accurate today may be literally out-of-date and inaccurate tomorrow. And when it comes to the current state of flux in the auto industry, nothing could be more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/chrysler-dashboard-symbols-page-now-color-aligned/