Tag: warning lights

Dangers Inherent to Keyless or Push-button Start Cars

Keyless Start Dangers The New York Times recently (August 2018) published an article about a problem inherent with keyless start cars. Specifically the phenomenon of drivers pulling into their garages and, lacking the need to remove a key from the ignition switch, walking away with the vehicle still running. The home fills with odorless carbon …

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More Electronics Makes for More Useless Symbols

More Useless Symbols We want to dive a little deeper into what is one of our main concerns here at DashboardSymbols.com, and that is the continued proliferation of symbols appearing on instrument panels in vehicles from across the industry. And specifically with those associated with electronic systems. We now host nearly 350 image and text …

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Too Many Warning Lights Can Only Lead to Driver Overload

Driver Overload We had the opportunity recently to browse through the owner’s manual of a high-end European SUV. As is our duty, we scanned the segment listing the various warning lights and indicators that may reside on the car’s instrument panel. We were frankly floored. For many years an Asian model SUV held the record …

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Lights Out: Where to Turn if a Warning Light Fails??

Indicator Failure

What if a Warning Light Fails? This is not a new problem, but with the increased reliance on electronics and the increased number of warning lights, it is one that will likely be seen more and more. Cadillac is recalling its sleek ELR (Electric Long Range) coupe (2014) because of a software problem in the …

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Distracted Driving from Outside the Lines

DOT Guidelines The recent U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) release of its guidelines on the topic of distracted driving has spurred a good deal of discussion in the media. The guidelines call for automakers to disable applications in the vehicles center stack or infotainment system that allow drivers to manually access social media, surf the …

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Automotive Warning Light Anti-logic

There Is Little Logic In Warning Lights We’ve taken thousands of calls in service departments over the years and there is nearly no end to the way drivers describe the various warning lights that pop up on their instrument panels. These, of course, are not car people, just average every day drivers trying to describe …

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