Stupid things Ive learned about my car an embarrassingly long time after I bought it.
#76
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That's funny, I just learned that too. My mechanic did it to show me how one of the previous owners almost burned alive. Under the back seats is two fuel tanks and I guess the pump in between them burned through the floor. I'm probably not describing this well, but when you lift the seats up you can see charred parts. I'll go snap some pics. The mechanic couldn't believe it.
#79
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What's the purpose of pulling up the back seat cushions like that? To run wiring into the trunk? Or just to access the fuel tanks, heh?
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The other cool piece here is this; under the lift-up rear seat cushion is a small panel that can be removed to adjust or re-connect your e-brake. I did this when my cable came apart. It turned out to be a 10 minute, $0 fix instead of several hundred dollars at the dealer.
#84
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My orphan didn't come with a manual =(
Sweet God this thread delivers! I'm heading outside right now to check mine, it gets stuck all the time
The other cool piece here is this; under the lift-up rear seat cushion is a small panel that can be removed to adjust or re-connect your e-brake. I did this when my cable came apart. It turned out to be a 10 minute, $0 fix instead of several hundred dollars at the dealer.
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#87
Just noticed this today. The car automatically locks itself after a few minutes if the key is not in the ignition. It's good if you forget to lock it, but bad if you forget your keys inside
#88
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I think it only locks if you unlocked it with the key from the outside and don't open the doors for a little while. Also, if you pop the trunk and don't go into it for a little while (like if you are taking groceries in) when you do the alarm will go off.
#89
+1. and the time is 30 seconds after pressing the unlock button.
#90
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I was bored so I timed this, actually. It's 30 seconds to re-lock, give or take, if you unlock it but don't open any of the doors. Maybe there's a setting somewhere? No idea about the trunk.
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Gonna seem like a dumb question, but are they flipped up? It flips them *down* automatically, but not the other way Anybody care to explain why? I can't figure it out for the life of me... and I feel like I'm cheating if there's an explanation in the manual :P
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No. It will never lock itself in that manner. The self-lock was intended to be a safety feature, in case you accidentally unlocked the car (you know, the key in the pocket/lean against something and push the button trick). The car, after 40 seconds, assumes you did not mean to unlock it and will re-lock itself. That is all it does.
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I have a question that might fit into this thread. I've never known exactly what the knob with the blue slashes on it between the center air vents is. I looked it up once and read something about outside air. I still don't completely understand it though. Anyone else? What is it?
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I have a question that might fit into this thread. I've never known exactly what the knob with the blue slashes on it between the center air vents is. I looked it up once and read something about outside air. I still don't completely understand it though. Anyone else? What is it?