Tag: Dashboard Symbols

The new color treatment added to our Honda dashboard symbols page

Honda logoHonda dashboard symbols

Following on the heels of the changeover of our Acura symbols page, we have now re-ordered our Honda dashboard symbols page into the new color alignment. We updated the page several months ago.

We’ve now transformed 22 pages, including our primary pictographic symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering and still just short of half of our total manufacturer symbols pages on our site.

Note that when we updated the page, we discovered that a large number of new symbols needed to be added, but they were already in our possession. That is because of the addition of the Prologue EV model to the line up, which was done in collaboration with General Motors (GM). We had the symbols in play — on our GM pages.

Honda and GM jointly developed the EVs, a collaboration that began in 2013, which was initially focused on hydrogen as the fuel of the future. That shifted as EVs rose to prominence and in essence, GM‘s drivetrain and control systems won out. And the proof is in the owner’s manuals that look very much like carbon copies of GM manuals and not at all like Honda manuals.

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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 Honda indicators, now with nearly 100, 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/the-new-color-treatment-added-to-our-honda-dashboard-symbols-page/

The Acura dashboard symbols page has been given the new color treatment

Acura_logoAcura dashboard symbols

Several months after updating our Acura dashboard symbols page, we at last re-aligned the page into the new color arrangement. We’ve now transformed 21 pages, including our primary picture symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering and just short of half of our total manufacturer symbols pages on our site.

Note that when we updated the page, we discovered that a large number of new symbols needed to be added, but they were already in our possession. That is because of the addition of the ZDX EV model to the line up, which was done in collaboration with General Motors (GM). We had the symbols in play — on our GM pages.

Acura parent Honda Motor Co. and GM jointly developed the EVs, a collaboration that began in 2013, which was initially focused on hydrogen fuel. That shifted as EVs rose to prominence and in essence, GM‘s drivetrain and control systems won out. And the proof is in the owner’s manuals that look very much like carbon copies of GM manuals.

The 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 Acura indicators, now numbering over 90, can be seen here. On to Honda…

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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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/the-acura-dashboard-symbols-page-has-been-given-the-new-color-treatment/

An update of our Lincoln dashboard symbols page adds 27 new indicators

Lincoln LogoLincoln dashboard symbols

The Lincoln dashboard symbols page update is now complete, with 27 symbols added. A full 18 of them are brand new entries to the entire universe of symbols.

This from a company that only makes four models!

Among the new entries are three BlueCruise symbols, an auto high beam indicator that manages only to move the letter A to a new position, and two new pre-collision indicators.

BlueCruise is Lincoln‘s, or more to the point Ford Motor Co.’s version of a self driving system for highways. The subscription service uses cameras to monitor the vehicle’s position within a lane and applies steering support to keep the vehicle centered in the lane. The colors indicate the system status.

Bluecruise available indicatorBlue cruise active indicatorBlue cruise hands-free indicatorGray-scale indicates BlueCruise is on but inactive. Green says the system is active and applying continuous steering support. Blue indicates that the system is active and hands-free driving mode is available.

Auto high beamHigh beam assistantHigh-beam Assistant IndicatorThe latest automatic high beam indicator is at the far right, where the letter A for automatic is shifted outside the of the flattened oval meant to represent a headlight. Lincoln models now use all three of the symbols shown! The new one is just completely useless.

Reverse brake assist indicatorPre-collision assist malfunctionForward collision warningThe pre-collision indicators add a star behind the car which is meant to indicate a crash. The new ones are to the far right and in front of it is a pre-existing one that could easily have been used rather than make new ones.

We’ll keep saying it: the more symbols that are created the more useless the entire indicator light system becomes.

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.

You can see the Lincoln symbols page 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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/an-update-of-our-lincoln-dashboard-symbols-page-adds-27-new-indicators/

We were wrong — somewhat — on the Lincoln owner’s manual fail

Lincoln LogoLincoln owner’s manual fail

So we reported a few days ago that we had run into another owner’s manual fail, this time from Lincoln. In this case we stated that the company had left out a list of indicators found on the Corsair instrument panel completely.

We were wrong. We found the list backed up against a similar list of symbols found on items in the car and manual, but not on the instrument panel.

However, having searched the entire manual — nearly 600 pages — we still found seven indicators that were not in the list! Plus we have three that will be found at the top of the vehicle’s entertainment screen related to over the air updates that we’re going to ad.

So this trend still needs to end, or at least be very carefully addressed by manufacturers. And evidently we need to be more careful searching through manuals.

This remains a mistake — Lincoln owners will still have to thumb though many, many pages to identify some of the indicators on their instrument panel, unless of course they happen to be here.

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 current set of Lincoln indicators is here. We continue to work on finishing the update.

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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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/we-were-wrong-somewhat-on-the-lincoln-owners-manual-fail/

Yet another owner’s manual fail — from Lincoln — and its exactly the same one!

Lincoln LogoLincoln owner’s manual fail

Indeed, we’ve found another owner’s manual fail. Over the last few months ago we reported on the discovery that Mazda and then Kia had left instrument panel indicators out of the list found in the owner’s manual. Now we find that Lincoln has not only has done the same thing, with its Corsair manual, the company didn’t bother making an indicator list at all!

This is now a trend in the industry that had to end!

We found the first indicator on page 20 and the last on page 344! There is also a set of software update indicators on page 524.

The Corsair is a hybrid model, Lincoln’s first hybrid, and we first thought that this was the controlling factor. However, we then reviewed the Nautilus, which turns out to also be a hybrid with a proper list!

This is a massive mistake — Lincoln owners will be having to thumb though over 300 pages to identify a new indicator on their instrument panel, and there are a minimum of 20 that are new to the manufacturer and many that are new to us!

And remember, there is no indicator list at all in the manual! There is also no quick start guide where a list might have been hidden. Owners will end up on the web, which might be good for us, but very, very bad for them.

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 current set of Lincoln indicators is here. Note that we will be several more days finishing the update.

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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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/yet-another-owners-manual-fail-from-lincoln-and-its-exactly-the-same-one/

Our Lincoln symbols page has been transformed to the new color treatment

Lincoln LogoLincoln symbols page

As we prepare to update our Lincoln pages, we have finished aligning our Lincoln symbols page into the new color arrangement. We’ve now transformed 20 pages, including our primary symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering.

The Lincoln list is small for the moment, so the color scheme was relatively orderly, which made the transformation rather simple.

The page is now ordered red through yellow/orange/amber (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue. And given the small number of symbols and indicators there are as yet none in black and white or gray scale. This will likely change with the current update.

One way or another, ordering by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information.

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 soon to be increased set of Lincoln indicators 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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/our-lincoln-symbols-page-has-been-transformed-to-the-new-color-treatment/

Ford symbols page has been transformed to the new color treatment

Ford logoFord symbols page

As we prepare to update our Ford pages, we have finished aligning our Ford symbols page into the new color arrangement. We’ve now transformed 19 pages, including our primary symbols page, to reflect the new color ordering.

The Ford list is extensive, but unlike many symbols pages, the color scheme was relatively orderly. This made the transformation rather simple.

The page is now ordered red through yellow/amber/orange (depending on how you interpret the color!), then to green and blue. Finally, there are a number of indicators in black and white or gray scale.

Regardless, ordering by color provides a cleaner, simpler option for drivers searching for information.

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 set of Ford indicators 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 is more true.

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/11/ford-symbols-page-has-been-transformed-to-the-new-color-treatment/