e-SAVE This is an e-SAVE function indicator symbol. This is an option in Vauxhall hybrid models. When active, the indicator appears as a lightning bolt in an arrowed circle in blue. The function allows electricity to be stored for use when needed, for instance when passing through an urban area or areas reserved for electric vehicles. …
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Catalytic converter This is a Catalytic Converter Heating Phase Indicator symbol. It tells the driver that the converter has not yet had time to warm up. We’ve seen this only in Porsche vehicles. Torque is reduced during the heating phase and the symbol goes out as soon as the catalytic converters have reached operating temperature. …
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Emergency stop These are Emergency Stop Indicator symbols. This is a system from Porsche that monitors the activity of the driver and the vehicle and can bring the vehicle to a stop if the system detects that the driver is no longer in control. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, …
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Bad weather These are Bad Weather Light Indicator symbols. The use of the word Light is likely meant to be Lighting in an English translation, as this option is found in Mini and Skoda vehicles made in Germany. This indicator will be seen when the bad weather lighting system is turned on. The color choice …
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Ford got it A few days ago, we castigated the industry for adding too many drive modes and credited Lexus with adding an Auto mode to relieve their drivers of the added headache. We also specifically called out Ford, when in fact Ford got it right too! We were so caught up in Ford adding …
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Acronym Page Update A new entry to our acronym page has posted: Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) Sometimes, a symbol or indicator seen on an instrument panel and hosted here on the site is in the form of a three or four letter Acronym or Abbreviation, as with the example. Auto manufacturers assume that any given …
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Another owner’s manual fail, albeit a minor one
Owner’s manual fail While continuing our update of the Toyota dashboard symbols page, we ran into another rather minor owner’s manual fail. Looking through the 2025 Sequoia manual, we ran across an Auto LSD indicator. Now those letters were bound to get our attention, but forgetting that this is not a new system and that …
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