by "Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
Published 06/01/2017 at 10:03
by "Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
Published 06/01/2017 at 10:03
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STARS: 2
They forgot to reset the oil life when I got it serviced. Just looked up how to do it myself. I like it when random arbitrary button presses make shit do stuff.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/01/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 1
I don’t know if a 2012 would still do this, but when I got a CEL on my 2003 Ram, I could check the P code by turning the key off and on 3 times.
"facw" (facw)
06/01/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 2
Would be nice if they just had a menu on the infotainment system. There’s no need for these silly little dances now that pretty much every car has a system that could display the choice in a sensible way.
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/01/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 2
My favorite is when people call these “Konami codes”. Particularly with Japanese cars. Gets a good chuckle out of me.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/01/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 0
It makes you able to pretend, at least for a moment, that there’s a KITT-like intelligence secretly buried deep in your car - which I guess is worth something.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/01/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 2
My Honda steering wheel does not have left, right, B, or A. I
’
m so mad, I just do up up down down START repeatedly.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/01/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 2
That’s one thing I like about our Camry. There’s a button in the glove box to reset the TMPS sensors, and a simple menu command in the dash display to reset the oil change light.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
06/01/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 1
Yup 2011 Sierra you just scroll to Oil life screen and hold the check button until it resets. Haven’t done it to my e39 yet but I bet thats a pain in the ass. E30 you just jumper two pins together for 5secs and it resets.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
06/01/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 0
Howdoyouturnthison?
"Rico" (ricorich)
06/01/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 0
I remember to reset the adaptive transmission in my car I had to
Turn the car off
While holding down the gas pedal all the way put the car in accessory mode
Hold the gas pedal down for 30 seconds-1 min
Turn the car off while still holding down the gas pedal for another 30 seconds or so then remove your foot from the pedal. Wait a moment then restart the car
Drive like hell for a few mins and immediately turn the car off.
When you restart the car it would have it’s adaptive settings reset and pull like crazy through the gears in Sport mode.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
06/01/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 0
Much more cumbersome version of resetting it on my Silverado: key to “on” position, press accelerator to floor 3 times within 5 seconds.
Had to check to see how it’s done on my Volt. Bring up oil life menu, press select button, press again to confirm reset. At least extra screens make something easier.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/01/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 1
It has a steering angle sensor, and a gas and brake pedal. You should probably fiddle around, just in case you get an extra 30HP
"jimz" (jimz)
06/01/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 1
Chrysler has done that for a long time. pre-OBD II that key trick would flash the “engine” light to indicate the two-digit fault codes. Then when they moved to CCD and later J1850 it would show the P codes in the odometer. the most recent one I’ve tried it on (and worked) was an ‘08 Grand Cherokee.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/01/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 1
Toyobaru Pedal Dance
- Turn on the car. The car must be FULLY warmed up. You must do the entire sequence within 30 seconds of starting the car.
- Pull the e-brake 3 times. Hold/lock the e-brake on the 3rd pull.
- Press the brake pedal 3 times. Hold it down the third time.
- Pull the hand brake 3 more times. Hold/lock the hand brake on the 3rd pull
- Press the brake pedal 2 more times.
- On the last press of the brake pedal, two yellow lights should have come on.
This turns off all the nannies. Definitely a track-only thing.
"jimz" (jimz)
06/01/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 1
I just checked on a 2017 Cherokee we have hanging around, it still works. Though this one has a key; I don’t know if it’s the same w/pushbutton start.
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/01/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 0
Ahh but there are many other buttons in the car. Never know when that trunk release lever might be the Z button!
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/01/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 0
You must be thinking of my Passat...
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/01/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 0
VTEC, yo. VTEC.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
06/01/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
Very nice, but I can’t help but think ‘all of that faffing around is completely unnecessary when older cars...just don’t have irritating little lights that pop up when you need to change your oil’.
I get that it’s for morons who don’t realise that complex pieces of machinery need to be looked after, but it’s yet another faff that has been introduced into our lives.
Can’t abide faff.
"jvirgs drives a Subaru" (jvirgs)
06/01/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
I have the 4in screen in the Dart and everything else has the ability to reset with the holding of one of the directional buttons on the steering wheel, with the exception of the oil life...... took me way too long to get that damn thing reset