Tag: Dashboard Symbols

Cadillac takes drive modes simply too far

Caddy drive mode grid

Drive modes While continuing the update of Cadillac symbols, we found ourselves adding two new drive modes. In fact we added two new snow and ice mode symbols in use in different models at the same time! In examining this, we came across a table in the CT4 owner’s manual that shows all of the …

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Buick symbols review finds no new systems

Buick symbols A thorough review of Buick symbols in 2026 models; Enclave, Encore, Envision and Envista, finds that the company has not added any new systems for the model year. No new models have been added either. Both of these developments lead us to believe that there are major changes on the way for the …

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Alfa Romeo symbols update pushes total well over 100

Alfa Romeo symbols We’ve finished a review of Alfa Romeo symbols, an update that added 14 entries and pushed the total to 118 warning lights and indicators! Alfa did not add any new systems but of the 14 new entries, six are brand new indicators. For example, the company’s Drowsy Driver indicators, two of them, …

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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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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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Smart gets dumb on adaptive cruise control

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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