I've made two new discoveries about my car.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
11/18/2014 at 20:15 • Filed to: None

One, the two mystery buttons on my steering wheel, which I figured were either for the cruise control or the audio/phone, are actually for the Tiptronic tranny! Yup, instead of paddle shifters, I have button shifters, which are great for downshifting to slow down on ice without taking a hand off the wheel.

Two, my car has front and rear parking sensors. I never knew this, because they were deactivated, but I discovered it was so equipped after locating the sesnors on the front and rear, and then reading in the manual and several other places that the "acoustic parking assist" came standard. The only problem? The button for switching it back on has been replaced by the MP3 audio jack, and I can't find the new button. How the hell do I turn the sensors back on?

DISCUSSION (14)

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 20:19

Try pressing the aux jack in? Literally the only thought I have.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2014 at 20:24

That's basically the best button idea ever.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2014 at 20:25

That's so crazy it just might work.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 20:27

What's the switch next to it for?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2014 at 20:28

The one with the line and the circle switches the stereo from radio/CD to aux.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 20:30

Weird. I'd personally find an aux jack more useful than parking sensors. Actually, the thought of using parking sensors from the early 2000s sounds as bad as using nav from the early 2000s. I just imagine them beeping at nothing.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/18/2014 at 20:31

The technology for those has't really changed.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 20:44

The flappy buttons are cool as fuck, but I can't get over the fact that you have AN AUX JACK IN A 2000!!!! WAAAAAAATTTTT

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
11/18/2014 at 20:46

It is aftermarket, if there was any confusion.

*2001.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 20:48

no, I know, but still WAAAAT that's awesome!!!
and yeah, sorry a space odyssey A8

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
11/18/2014 at 20:49

It was great to discover it had it, because it's a must have for me and would've cost hundreds to have installed myself.

DrScientist > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 21:01

i bet if you pry the black plastic surround that houses the aux jack and rocker switch you'll find the parking sensor switch floating around behind there.

DrScientist > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/18/2014 at 21:03

also... do you know if its the same tiptronic that porsche used in that time period?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > DrScientist
11/18/2014 at 21:11

This specific one was not.