Chinese car dashboard symbols

A library of the telltales on Chinese cars sold outside China. BYD is the first brand. Atto 3, Dolphin, Seal, Song / Seal U, and Han each have a symbol guide.

Unofficial reference. Confirm any warning in the manual for your model year and market before you drive.

• Dashboard symbols

  A published page names the lamp, says what it is telling you, and says what to do next. It is not a repair procedure. Icons still vary by model year and software.

• Warning lights

  Published lamps are grouped by color and by urgency. A light that stays on after the start-up check is the kind of entry this library is for. Where a lamp differs by model, the page for that model says so.

• Change the system language

  Export cars often leave the dealer in a language the driver does not read. The guide below covers the center screen in general terms, which model years are a poor match, and when a gray-import car needs a dealer or an official update instead of a menu.