• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    10 days ago

    Isn’t it great how cars just have like random lights that come on whose design is so ambiguous that there’s no possible chance you could work out what they’re trying to indicate.

    My car occasionally displays a blue tick, what the hell is that supposed to mean? It only comes up maybe once every 4 or 5 months so it’s really hard to work out a pattern.

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      10 days ago

      My car occasionally displays a blue tick, what the hell is that supposed to mean? It only comes up maybe once every 4 or 5 months so it’s really hard to work out a pattern.

      I got the same issue with my BMW, except it’s a green arrow pointing either left or right that flashes and makes a ticking sound. Only lasts for a few seconds though.

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        10 days ago

        Oh that sounds like the swerve suddenly into another lane without looking light.

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        9 days ago

        I bought a used car and it had not just the manual, but the original sales offer to the Estonian government (a specific department of it that I won’t name because that’s too specific). And this was a pre-EUR one, to give you an estimate of how long it’s been in the glove compartment.

        But in general it’s been hit and miss for manuals with used cars. Sometimes I’ve looked them up online, but not all are easily found.

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      9 days ago

      I used to drive a Sprinter, and on the dashboard was a light with iconography of waves, wind, and raindrops. I concluded that it was warning me of a storm at sea.

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      9 days ago

      I just got a used Cadillac and it has this little blue icon quite frequently. Had to get out the manual. It means I’m driving over the speed limit. Fuck’s sake what a useless light.

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      9 days ago

      I thought this was some bent over woman sign

      The dot being her dot

      The line being the groove of her spine

      The symbol meaning get laid