What do the different symbols and icons on a dashboard of a 2000 Mazda Protege represent?

Answer 1

In many cars today, words such as "headlight," "horn" and "air conditioning" have been replaced with images of a light bulb, a bugle and a snowflake. Few motorists wouldn't recognize a gas station pump as the icon for the fuel gauge. And most have learned that a seated person with an arrow pointed at various parts of the body indicates the direction of air from the vents. Those are among 162 icons approved by the International Organization for Standardization and generally agreed to by all automakers as what will be used for various functions if words aren't used. The approved icons range from the letters "P" and "D" for park and drive to exclamation points for engine problems. The organization, which goes by ISO

Answer 2

In many cars today, words such as "headlight," "horn" and "air conditioning" have been replaced with images of a light bulb, a bugle and a snowflake. Few motorists wouldn't recognize a gas station pump as the icon for the fuel gauge. And most have learned that a seated person with an arrow pointed at various parts of the body indicates the direction of air from the vents. Those are among 162 icons approved by the International Organization for Standardization and generally agreed to by all automakers as what will be used for various functions if words aren't used. The approved icons range from the letters "P" and "D" for park and drive to exclamation points for engine problems. The organization, which goes by ISO — Greek for equal — is a network of standardization institutes from 148 countries working together to develop uniform technical standards for almost every industry, including automotive.ISO is pushing the auto industry to adopt symbols that would be used worldwide. In the USA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration considered adopting all of the standards, making their use mandatory. But the agency backed down after "several groups said they don't want to go to all symbols. Currently, NHTSA has approved 32 symbols, adopted from ISO, that are safety-related and must be used in cars sold in the USA if words aren't used. Beyond that, automakers are free to decide what symbols to use — and what they look like.