List of vehicle instruments

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Vehicle instrument is an instrument that measures some parameters in the vehicle, often found on its dashboard or control panel.

Modern cars now combine a lot of these function into a computerised display that changes function to suit operating mode and has various functions accessed by menus like in a mobile phone. These system go under various 'trade' names depending on the manufacturer. They also integrate with the engine management system to display information such as faults and when services are due based on driving style and usage data.

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This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to be considered complete. Relavent additions are welcome and you can help by expanding it.

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Glossary index

Automotive design

Part of the Automobile series

Body

Framework	Automobile platform • Body-on-frame • Bumper • Cabrio coach • Chassis • Continental tire • Crumple zone • Dagmar bumpers • Decklid • Fender • Fender skirts • Grille • Hood • Hood scoop • Monocoque • Overhang • Pillar • Pontoon fenders • Quarter panel • Shaker scoop • Spoiler • Subframe • Tonneau

Compartments	Trunk/Boot/Dickie • Hood/Bonnet

Doors	Butterfly doors • Canopy door • Gull-wing door • Scissor doors • Sliding doors • Suicide door

Glass	Greenhouse • Power window • Quarter glass • Sunroof • Windshield/Windscreen • Windshield/Windscreen wiper

Other	Bumper sticker • Curb feeler • Hood ornament • Japan Black paint • Monsoonshield • Nerf bar • Tire/Tyre • Tow hitch • Truck accessory

Exterior
equipment

Lighting	Daytime running lamp • Headlamp • Hidden headlamps • High-intensity discharge lamps • Retroreflector • Sealed beam • Trafficators

Legal and other	Motor vehicle theft • Parking sensors • Vanity plate • Vehicle Identification Number • Vehicle registration plate • Vehicle horn • Windshield/Windscreen washer fluid • Wing mirror

Interior
equipment

Instruments	Backup camera • Boost gauge • Buzzer • Carputer • Electronic instrument cluster • Fuel gauge • Global Positioning System and Automotive navigation system • Head-up display • Idiot light • Malfunction Indicator Lamp • Night vision • Odometer • Radar detector • LIDAR detector • Speedometer • Tachometer • Trip computer

Controls	Bowden cable • Cruise control • Electronic throttle control • Gear stick • Hand brake • Manettino dial • Steering wheel • Throttle • Brake

Theft deterrence	Automatic vehicle location • Car alarm • Immobiliser • Power door locks • VIN etching

Safety & seating	Airbag • Armrest • Automatic seat belts • Bench seat • Bucket seat • Child safety lock • Rumble seat • Seat belt

Other	Air conditioning • Automobile accessory power • Car audio • Car phone • Center console • Dashboard • Flat tire • Glove compartment • RF connector • Power steering • Rear-view mirror • Sun visor