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Power steering. For reasons known only to Kia, they now refer to Electric Power Steering as Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS). We had to do some extensive searching but can now say with complete confidence that the two are exactly the same. This follows from what is our perspective is a long list of automotive …
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Accidentally activated I accidentally activated Lane Keeping Assist in the Kia Niro a few days ago, inadvertently hitting the button on the steering wheel shown to the right. I soon began to feel the steering wheel resist my attempted movements. Again, I had hit the button inadvertently and had no idea what was going on …
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Safety first We added a new vehicle safety category this week. It was a curious oversight given that we consider our primary purpose to be safety first — literally keeping people safe or at least feeling safe. Beginning with drivers being stranded with a dead key or upset about an unrecognized warning light, everything we’ve …
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Tire pressure season To the right is a large version of the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) or Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) warning light. The tell-tale comes on during tire pressure season, when the air outside begins to cool and shrink. More precisely, the symbol will be seen when the inflation on at least one …
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ABS system As we finish an Alfa Romeo symbols update, there has to be something said about an ABS system symbol the company uses. ABS ACTIVE (right). ABS, or Anti-lock Braking System, for years has operated under the radar helping to prevent the wheels from locking up during braking. This helps maintain tractive contact with …
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Breakdown weak link We’ve done two recent posts related to 12 volt start batteries over the last several months and now comes an item from Germany that puts a finger on the same item being a breakdown weak link that brings together electric vehicles (EVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Reported by InsideEVs, the …
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Lincoln symbols update completed
Symbols update. We have completed a Lincoln symbols update for all current 2026 models. The update resulted in the addition of only five indicators, only two of which we needed to create. In total, the page holds considerably less than 100 indicators, a number that today is routinely exceeded by other manufacturers. Those two were …
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