Easily Identify Your Car’s Maintenance Symbols

Ever run into car trouble, but you’re not sure what those symbols on your dashboard mean? Now, you can use your smartphone to easily identify car dashboard symbols and meanings by simply snapping a picture or using an app.

iPhone: This tip works on iPhones running iOS 17 or later.

• Use Visual Lookup by opening the Camera App and snap a picture of the car dashboard symbol you want to identify.
• Tap the image preview to open it.
• Tap the info icon at the bottom of the screen. It might change into a steering wheel icon. When the "i" symbol is no longer just plain, it has a sparkle, the image can be identified.
• Tap Look Up Auto Symbol. Your iPhone should display the meaning of the symbols.

Now, you know how to use Visual Look Up to identify your car’s maintenance symbols! Keep in mind that Visual Look Up can be a tricky feature to get working right. If your iPhone is having trouble identifying your car dashboard symbols, try a different angle, moving closer or further away, different lighting, etc. Thanx to iPhone Life.

Android:

• Install the app: "Vehicle Warning Lights" to identify your car dashboard's warning lights.
• About this app: Learn the meaning of the most common car dashboard symbols and warning lights. You will also find descriptions and pictures for each symbol/indicator. We all know that feeling when we see a warning light blinking on our car dashboard. You are not sure what it means, and you quickly search for the manual to try and interpret what the symbol is trying to tell us. More than 120 car dashboard symbols in one application. Their description will help you quickly understand what is happening with your car.

PS - More on "What's in that picture?" in SeniorNet's Tech Connect library.

FSL SeniorNet at Family Service League, Olsten Family Center

790 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 1-631-470-6757

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• Windows 11: Advanced, starts April 24
• iPhone: What's Next, starts May 2
• Where Are My Photos?, starts May 6
• Apple's iCloud: An Introduction, starts May 16
• PC Computing Basics 2, starts May 21
• Facebook, starts May 22
• Exploring Files and Folders with Windows 11, starts June 3
• Microsoft Excel: For Beginners and Beyond, starts June 6

FSL SeniorNet at Family Service League, South Shore Iovino Family Center

1444 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore, NY 11706 1-631-647-3100

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• Introduction to the Cloud, on May 7
• Microsoft New Outlook Mail Client, starts May 14
• Mac Computer Basics 1, starts June 4
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Town of Brookhaven, FSL SeniorNet @ Henrietta Acampora Cottage

39 Montauk Highway, Blue Point, NY 11715 1-631-470-6922

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• Android Phone, starts May 16
• Microsoft New Outlook Mail Client, starts June 13

Webinars are held over Zoom,

Seminars are at local libraries.

• iPhone & iPad: What's New on May 7
• Traveling with Your Smartphone on May 21
• Google: More than a Search Engine on June 10
• Windows 10: Survey of Settings & Desktop on June 17
• Smartphone Photography on June 26

ALL CLASSES:

Registration is open until 10 AM sharp one day before the start of a class.

To participate in our classes, register and pay online with a credit or debit card. If you prefer to pay by check or cash, contact the office at 631-470-6757, or register in person at Open House/ Registration Day in Huntington, Bay Shore, & Blue Point. Reminder emails are sent by fslseniornet@fsl-li.org ftwo days before the first class in a series.

ONLINE CLASSES:

To participate in our online courses, you need to download Zoom on your computing device*. The Zoom link will be included in the confirmation sent by ezregister.com. The teacher will also send the Zoom link and manual before the class.

WEBINARS ARE ONLINE:

Registration is open until one hour prior to the webinar's start time.

The Zoom link will be included in the confirmation sent by ezregister.com. Reminder emails are sent by fslseniornet@fsl-li.org five days before the webinar. Additionally, the teacher will also send the Zoom link and handout the day before the webinar. 

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Registration is managed by our host library. Their registration link will be provided on their website, our email blasts, and our webpage.

SOLD OUT:

Please call 631-470-6757 or send an email to fslseniornet@fsl-li.org

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iPads, and Android Tablets. It is NOT recommended to Zoom using your smartphone due to the smaller screen size.

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