Idiot Proof? Not really – Idiot proof dashboard warning symbol makes many idiots
46% of drivers couldn’t figure out that the icon. The first time I saw this on a rental vehicle, I was left scratching my head. Now that I know what this symbol stands for, I’m regretting for the wasted fuel and for jeopardizing the safety of my fellow riders (and myself too).
Amplify’d from autos.yahoo.com
Do you recognize the symbol here? It lights up in your instrument panel and looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle.
If you guessed a low tire-pressure warning, you are right. If you didn’t recognize the symbol, that’s also understandable because one out of three drivers do not, according to Schrader, a company that makes tire pressure monitoring systems.
The warning for the TPMS lights up when one or more of your vehicle’s tires is 25% below the manufacturer’s recommended pressure. The system is now required on all vehicles starting with the 2008 model year.Read more at autos.yahoo.com
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