Tag: owners manual

Another owner’s manual rant, this time at Kia

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Owner’s manual rant We spend a great deal of time in automotive manuals and find fault all too often. So this is another owner’s manual rant, this time at Kia regarding my 2022 Niro EV. The car has been throwing a service interval reminder which was non-sense given the miles I’m not putting on the …

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Dodge owner’s manual mistake is a head scratcher

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Owner’s manual mistake We’ve run into a curious owner’s manual mistake in those created for Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV). We also now know that we did our 2024 symbols and fob updates before the EV was released in 2024! So, we are now using this as the beginning of our 2025-2026 updates. In any …

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Why can’t manufacturers get owner’s manuals right?

Owner’s manuals We’ve begun an update of back-up entry and start processes for 2023 through 2025 Maserati models and find that their on-line owner’s manuals truly wanting. We struggle to understand why so many companies struggle with getting these right. None of Maserati‘s manuals are available in pdf format, so everything remains online. Of the …

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Problematic in-car owner’s manuals on the rise

In-car owner’s manuals We’ve expressed our grievances with owner’s manuals many, many times over the years. But the growing trend towards in-car owner’s manuals should really stop. At best they are difficult to navigate. We’ve used manuals from Maserati, Polestar and Volvo and in each case we’re left frustrated with the experience. Most recently, we …

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A Tale of Four Drivers – And the Car Dealers That Failed Them

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Four Drivers Car dealers found themselves on the wrong side of three customers who contacted us over the last week or so. They, plus a fourth who skipped his dealer, have something to teach those of us in the auto industry. Number 1 Our first case involved a dying key fob. Fortunately, her car continued …

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Owner Manual Indicator Symbols

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Owner Manual These are Owner Manual Indicator symbols. The image of an open book with a letter ‘i’ or exclamation point inside indicates that the driver should reference the owner’s manual. It is generally associated with the display of a text message or a series of text messages shown in center message display on the …

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What the Hell is that Light on My Dashboard?

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Warning Symbols and Tell-tales What the Hell is that Light on My Dashboard? Automotive service departments across the country are inundated with questions like this on a daily basis. So, what IS that light? That new acronym? What do they mean? Do you know? Here at DashboardSymbols.com, we will show you, to help you understand …

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