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Infiniti dashboard symbols page gets a single change

Infiniti dashboard symbols

Our update of the Infiniti dashboard symbols page resulted in a single change. Not only is there very little to report, the one actual change was nothing more than a color swap.

The Pop-up Hood indicator may now ne seen in red. The pop-up hood system is designed as a pedestrian safety system akin to the interior air bags. The symbol warns that the system is not available, either due to a malfunction or because it has already been used. The light appears as the front of a vehicle with the hood separated or broken from the windshield.

The pop up hood is used – that is, blown open by explosives – if a front impact is detected that is equal to or greater than that of a pedestrian and between about 16 to 34 mph (25 to 55 km/h) or curb or hole, etc. If the system has not been activated, have a qualified service shop or your dealer repair the system. If it has been used, it will need to be reset by the shop or dealer.

All that said, we believe the real reason behind the dearth of new symbols is a lack of new technology currently being employed by the company. In fact, the current Infiniti line up lacks even a single electrified vehicle. This despite the fact that parent company Nissan has been and continues to be at the forefront of electric vehicles (EVs) among Japanese car makers.

Vision Qe

Signaling a change in the near future at Infiniti is the Vision Qe, a concept EV likely to hit the market in calendar 2025 as the company’s first pure EV and the first of a new line of EVs.

Infiniti‘s website says “These new models embody our evolved design language. Inspired by Japanese design philosophies, they deliver artistry in motion and pave the way for us to achieve our goal of an electrified range by 2030.”

The last few words strike us as a bit of mistranslation, but there is no question that the car’s design is a radical departure from past models.

Infiniti‘s dashboard symbols page is here, likely to see its own radical departures as the new models come to market.

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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.

M Favreau

The author has 25 years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph’s College, ME: MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY

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Nissan dashboard symbols update includes a surprising new entry

Nissan dashboard symbols update

Our recent Nissan dashboard symbols update added only a handful of indicators to the list, but one of the new entries truly stood out.

It is a Pop Up Hood Warning Indicator symbol (below right) found in the 2023 Z Coupe — we missed it last year! We’ve only seen this symbol in high-performance Lexus and Infiniti models and may constitute a safety system insisted upon by the Japanese government. We have no confirmation of that however.

The pop up hood system is a pedestrian safety system akin to the interior air bags. The symbol warns that the system is not available, either due to a malfunction or because it has already been used. The light appears as the front of a vehicle with the hood separated or broken from the windshield.

The pop up hood is used – that is, blown open by explosives – if a front impact is detected that is equal to or greater than that of a pedestrian and between about 16 to 34 mph (25 to 55 km/h). The system may also activate when colliding with a curb, falling into a deep hole landing hard, or hitting the slope of a parking lot, an undulating road, a protruding object or falling object.

If the system has not been activated, have a qualified service shop or your dealer repair the system. If it has been used, it will need to be reset and rearmed by the shop or dealer.

You can find more about the pop up hood system at this page and you can see all of the nearly 100 Nissan warning lights and indicators here.

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M Favreau

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/09/nissan-dashboard-symbols-update-includes-a-surprising-new-entry/

Replacing a Nissan key fob battery

Nissan key fob battery

We recently added a new video replacing a Nissan key fob battery, the three-button fob version. That video is here.

The process is nearly identical to the four-button fob version, but deserves its own treatment.

The video has been added to our Nissan and Infiniti page here. Overall, we now have a seven videos that help Nissan and Infiniti drivers in the event that the battery in the key fob dies. These videos will help you get in and start the vehicle even if it is not responding to the key fob.

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M Favreau

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2024/08/replacing-a-nissan-key-fob-battery/

Most Visited Pages and Posts on DashboardSymbols.com in 2023

2023 in Review

Typically at the beginning of the year, we take a look at the most visited pages and posts from the previous year — 2023 in this case.

However, Google Analytics made a major swap in August leaving us with with only five months of data, so that’s all we can report on. In truth, what we see over that period looks an awful lot like what we’ve seen in the past.

EV Efficiency: Range’s Ignored Stepsister — While We Ignore MPGe

EV Efficiency

Most commonly any talk about EVs is about range. And while that’s certainly important, we want to shift the focus to fuel efficiency. And yes, there is such a thing! Click here for charging speed information.

The industry talks about kilowatts used per 100 miles, which is just so far from anyone’s experience and difficult to truly understand, unless maybe you’re an electrical engineer.

We use miles per gallon when talking about internal combustion engine or ICE cars, so how about miles per kilowatt?

We offer this as part of our continuing efforts to simplify the latest in automotive technology as much as possible. And yes, we in turn are choosing to ignore miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe). It is a tortured stat meant to compare EVs to vehicles run on liquid fuels. It will be extinct soon enough.

The chart below is a translation primarily but not exclusively of work from ev-database.org, and I’ve linked their chart here. It’s in kilometers and the twisty kW per 100. I did a video as well that is also posted below, but here can be updated easily as improvements are made and new models are introduced. Note that our chart focuses on EVs available in North America while ev-database goes world wide and that the it can be expanded to show all entries.

Manufacturer	Model	Battery (kWh)	Range (mi)	Miles per kW (m/kW)	Fleet Ave. m/kW
Renault
	R5	52 kWh	249	4.8	4.8
Lucid
	Air Pure / Touring	88	336-348	3.8-4.0	3.8
	Air Dream	112	405-419	3.6-3.7
Tesla
	Model 3	58	252	4.3	3.7
	“	75	286-301	3.8-4.0
	Model S	95	348-357	3.7-3.8
	Model Y	58	218	3.8
	“	75	258-270	3.4-3.6
	Model X	95	283-295	3.0-3.1
Hyundai
	Ioniq 6	54	227	4.2	3.7
	“	74	273-308	3.7-4.2
	Kona	48	186	3.9
	“	65	248	3.8
	Ioniq 5	54	183	3.4
	“	74	239-242	3.2-3.3
Lexus
	RZ300e	71	266	3.7	3.6
	RZ450e	63	200	3.5
Volkswagen
	ID.7	86	323	3.8	3.5
	ID.7	77	292	3.8
	ID.4	52	177	3.4
	ID.4	77	249-255	3.2-3.3
Honda
	Prologue	85	273-296	3.2-3.5	3.4
BMW
	i4	81	280-320	3.5-4.0	3.4
	“	67	267	4.0
	i5	81	264-295	3.3-3.6
	iX	65	230-236	3.5
	“	71-74	224-239	3.2
	i7	102	314-323	3.1-3.2
	iX	105	301-314	2.9-3.0
Polestar
	4	94	348-372	3.7-4.0	3.4
	2	78	255-273	3.3-3.5
	3	107	292-305	2.7-2.9
Chevrolet
	Bolt	65	259	4.0	3.4
	Bolt EUV	65	247	3.8
	Silverado	200	450	2.3
Kia
	Niro	65	239	3.7	3.3
	e-Soul	39	143	3.7
	“	64	230	3.6
	EV6	74	224-255	3.0-3.5
	“	54	190	-3.5
	EV9	100	280-286	2.8-2.9
Nissan
	Leaf	39	146	3.7	3.3
	Leaf e+	59	211	3.6
	Ariya	63	208	3.3
	“	87	252-280	2.9-3.2
Porsche
	Taycan models	84	236-286	2.8-3.4	3.3
	“	71	230-236	3.2-3.3
	Macan	100	310-381	3.1-3.8
Genesis
	G80	83	274	3.3	3.2
	GV60	74	227-242	3.1-3.3
	GV70	74	218	2.9
Volvo
	EX30	49	174	3.6	3.2
	“	64	224-230	3.5-3.6
	C40	66	221	3.4
	“	79	249-261	3.2-3.3
	XC40	66	214	3.2
	“	79	242-252	3.1-3.2
	EX90	107	280-289	2.6-2.7
Lotus
	Eletre	112	354	3.2	3.2
Audi
	Q4 e-tron	52	239-264	3.4-3.5	3.1
	“	77	177-183	3.1-3.4
	e-tron GT	85	252-261	3.0-3.1
	Q8 e-tron	89	261-277	2.9-3.1
	“	106	283-326	2.7-3.1
Fisker
	Ocean	105	326	3.1	3.1
	“	75	236	3.1
Acura
	ZDX	102	288-325	2.8-3.2	3.0
Mercedes
	EQS Sedans	108	336-395	3.1-3.7	2.9
	EQS SUVs	108	301-311	2.8-2.9
	G-Wagon	116	250	2.2
Ford
	Mach-e	91	264-298	2.9-3.3	2.9
	“	70	233	3.3
	Lightning	98	230	2.4
	“	131	320	2.4
Vinfast
	VF 8	88	264	3.0	2.8
	VF 9	123	323	2.6
Rolls Royce
	Spectra	102	260	2.6	2.6

The Rankings

So, I’ve ranked manufacturers by efficiency, based on the fleet average miles per kW. This is exactly what we’re used to using in ICE vehicles — fleet average miles per gallon. The miles/kW figures are derived simply by taking a vehicles range and dividing by the battery’s kWh size. Note that the numbers are rather small, which may be what drives the use of kilowatts per 100 miles, but they are still very telling.

Few models reach or exceed an efficiency of 4 miles per kilowatt. Further, those numbers are nearly all associated with smaller models and often with smaller batteries! For instance, the industry leader is Tesla’s Model 3 with the 58 kWh battery! A smaller battery weighs less and is thus more efficient, while lacking some range. The higher range Model 3 features a 75 kW battery.

*In fact a May, 2024 update finds a Renault R5, available only in Europe, a small car with a small battery, comes in at 4.8 m/kW! It now leads the list!

Overall, Lucid, Tesla and Hyundai lead with the most efficient fleets. Oddly, Kia in particular and Genesis as well fall short of their Hyundai cousins. Kia’s smaller vehicles should have it neck and neck with Hyundai, who’s offerings tend to be smaller as well.

Bigger batteries, while offering more range generally, are not a guarantee. Note that Vinfast’s VF 9 models holds a whopping 123 kWh battery, but only 323 miles in range and lands at the bottom of our list at 2.6 miles per kilowatt. This is a full 40% less efficient than the 58 kWh Tesla Model 3.

Speaking of big batteries, battery power trains are already heavier than their ICE counterparts. For example the Ford F150 Lightning weighs in at 2500 lbs more than the gas powered version. The battery alone in the upcoming Hummer is said to weigh 2900 lbs.

The hyphenated ranges and efficiencies are identical models most often with single vs dual motors. Single motor variants are always more efficient. In some cases there are adjustments that up the horse power as well, which then cuts into efficiency.

Note who’s missing from this list: Toyota/Lexus (since added)! Honda/Acura (since added). Mazda. Subaru (missed this one)! Stellantis (at work in Europe). Even those we’ve added remain well behind a changing landscape…

So we’ll keep an eye on that landscape. Expect to see battery chemistries get more efficient and to see weight reductions, also adding efficiency.

We also expect to see faster and faster charge rates — which is also an upcoming topic.

Updates:

8/21/23, Acura introduces a ZDX EV, but comes in near the bottom. Big battery, low average efficiency.
12/21/23, Rolls Royce Spectra added. Also a big battery and landed at the very bottom of the list…
1/21/24, Two Lexus models added. Just above the middle on the list.
2/3/24, Porsche Macan added, which moved the brand average from 3.2 to 3.3 m/kW.
5/21/24, Renault R5, available only in Europe, a small car with a small battery, comes in at 4.8 m/kW!
5/21/24, Honda intros the Prologue with an 85 kWh battery and nearly 300 miles of range.
5/22/25, the Mercedes adds the G-Wagon and drops fleet efficiency from 3.1 to 2.9.

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M Favreau

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Does Your Owner’s Manual Have a Troubleshooting Guide?

How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual?

We’ve done a couple of owner’s manual rants and got to thinking about where the average driver might look in their respective manual if they ran into trouble, specifically with dead or dying key fobs.

So, we examined a sampling of owner’s manuals from BMW and Mini, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, GM, including Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac, Honda and Acura, Kia and Hyundai, Land Rover and Jaguar, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Nissan and Infiniti, Subaru, Toyota and Lexus, Volkswagen and Audi and Volvo. And since we are adding this commentary, you can probably guess the results.

So lets set some parameters. Our first thought is to look for Troubleshooting chapter. So, result #1 is that not a single one of these 25 manufacturers have a chapter with this title. Only 3, Mazda (right), Toyota and Lexus, even use the word Trouble. Emergency, Roadside or Breakdown are most likely to be found, and this is a pretty short hurdle. VW raises the hurdle, with a Do It Yourself chapter that includes flat tires and dead batteries, etc. that tend to be found in the Breakdown chapters from other manufacturers.

To Index or Not to Index

Next, we looked to see if there was an index to resort to. Several, BMW, Land Rover, and Ford, for instance, have no indexes at all. So if someone out there is from these companies, please consider adding that in. On the other hand, the indexes we did find were no help at all with dead key fobs.

Index So, back to the our troubleshooting-like chapters. Once inside, only Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus and Subaru got this right! Setting aside for a moment the fact that the owner’s manual is most likely inside the car and the driver locked outside, at least if the driver manages to get the car open, he or she will be able to get started.

The Honda and Acura chapters point to an issue with the key fob being weak. This may not be immediately obvious to the operator, but it would be a likely spot to check out if the car wasn’t responding.

Subaru (right), Lexus and Toyota chapters point directly to pages with solutions to issues with the electronic keys. Again, it may not be obvious to the driver that the key fob is the problem, but these manufacturers come the closest to nailing the problem. Titling the sections using something like what to do if the car does not respond to the electronic key would come closest to replicating exactly what the driver is experiencing.

Absolutely none of the other manufacturers point directly to the electronic keys in anything remotely like a troubleshooting chapter. To be clear, they all have the solutions shown, but the driver is left to contend with 400, 500 or 600 pages of information to get to what they need.

So for all of them, walk a mile in your customers shoes and try to think like someone who simply doesn’t understand what is wrong. Then make a Troubleshooting chapter and forget the clever titles like Handling the Unexpected or Volkswagens do it yourself chapter, which is where they keep breakdown assistance.

The closer your cars get to being rolling computers, the more relevant an actual Troubleshooting chapter will be to your customers.

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M Favreau

Permanent link to this article: https://dashboardsymbols.com/2018/12/does-your-owners-manual-have-a-troubleshooting-guide/

Start a Nissan or Infiniti with a Dead Key Fob

How to Start a Nissan or Infiniti with a Dead Key Fob

Starting Your Nissan or Infiniti

But first, if you are still locked out, click here for help getting inside!
Second, for video help, click here!
Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here.

Two methods exist in Nissan and Infinity vehicles. Some models use method 1. In this case, insert the Intelligent Key in the port provided. It will be found to the left of the steering column. It might be horizontal (first image) or vertical (second image).

If an attempt is made to start the vehicle with a discharged Intelligent Key, a guide light will illuminate at the port. Insert the key fob with the buttons up in the horizontal port or with the buttons facing the door in the vertical port. Make sure the key ring side is out.

Once the key fob is inserted, the vehicle can be started as normal by pressing the Start / Stop ignition button while depressing the brake. Note that the port does not recharge the fob’s battery.

If a port does not exist, method 2 comes into play. Simply touch the ignition switch with the Intelligent Key (a chime will sound). Push the ignition Start / Stop button while depressing the brake pedal within 10 seconds after the chime sounds to start the engine.

And finally, in the Infiniti QX30, the Start / Stop button appears to ‘float’ above the dashboard. Pull it away exposing the ignition switch. If necessary the tip of the mechanical key can be used as a pry bar.

Please, please, do NOT try this if you do NOT have a tapered key as shown above! Insert the tapered end of the key fob into the switch and turn to start the car old school style.

Note: If you have made an attempt to start the vehicle without success, there may be residual pressure in the brake system and a new warning light may appear (left) or text message to Step on the Brake. Press the brake pedal very, very hard when trying to start the vehicle again to be sure that the release switch behind the pedal is engaged. Or wait a few minutes and try again.

Click here for video help with Nissan and Infiniti models and key fobs.

Models examined include 370Z, Altima, Armada, Cube, Frontier, GT-R, Juke, Kicks, Maxima, Murano, NV, Pathfinder, Quest, Rogue, Sentra, Titan, Versa, Xterra, Z, EX, FX, G, JX-35, M, Q40, Q50, Q60, Q70, QX30, QX50, QX55, QX56, QX60, QX70, and QX80.

… Return to Part I, Getting In

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M Favreau

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Top Pages and Posts

EV Efficiency

The Rankings

How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual?

To Index or Not to Index

How to Start a Nissan or Infiniti with a Dead Key Fob

Starting Your Nissan or Infiniti

Infiniti dashboard symbols

Vision Qe

Nissan dashboard symbols update

Nissan key fob battery

2023 in Review