My car has the most amazing hidden feature

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/30/2014 at 17:27 • Filed to: easter eggs

I don't lose my radio presets if the battery is disconnected :D

DISCUSSION (37)

MonkeePuzzle > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:28

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sweet, it also has something I'm all about, and something I'd prefer there be none of

Barry Smith > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:31

I have wondered if you could hook up a substitute battery with jumper cables while you changed batteries.

For Sweden > MonkeePuzzle
10/30/2014 at 17:32

But they tried to make the Neon a small car, without all the right junk in all the right places.

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:32

As long as you don't unplug the radio, or drain the KAM by touching the battery cables together, it will remember stations for a bit. GG Chrysler.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:33

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MonkeePuzzle > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:35

fixed it

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Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:35

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Nice Power Outlet!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
10/30/2014 at 17:36

No, you can see from the icon that it's quite obviously a key cleaner.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Takuro Spirit
10/30/2014 at 17:37

It also has an ignition override that prevents ruining the starter by double starting.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Barry Smith
10/30/2014 at 17:40

I don't have to...

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MonkeePuzzle
10/30/2014 at 17:41

NO. MUSIC SHOULDN'T SOUND LIKE MUD.

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:49

And you can view CEL codes with the odometer.... shit, trying to think of other neat little tricks my Neon had too....

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Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:52

OH! You could almost do 60MPH in 1st gear with the old 3-speed auto.

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JGrabowMSt > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 17:53

Yeah, you can keep your presets, but watch out for the CD player. Mine doesn't feel like giving me my CD back. I've just left it in there ignoring it. I need to pull the whole thing out and get my CD back, then put it all back together and just keep using the radio only. Also, for the manual cars, in 3rd gear, it's the perfect distance to hit the #3 preset on the radio, so that's where my two presets are.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > MonkeePuzzle
10/30/2014 at 17:53

But every inch of its perfect from starter to the clutch

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Takuro Spirit
10/30/2014 at 17:53

Hidden gauge self test, as well as various key dances to do stuff like disable the horn chirp when you lock the car with the remote.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:00

A few years ago I accidentally did that in my grandma's Caravan and I thought I broke it. IIRC I just held the reset button for 10 seconds or so.

crowmolly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:08

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Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:14

Huh. My radio does that too.

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
10/30/2014 at 18:14

For me you hold the reset button for ten seconds or so and then turn the key to "on"

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > JGrabowMSt
10/30/2014 at 18:15

My CD player works fine.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru
10/30/2014 at 18:16

Aftermarket don't count.

Did your Escorts do it?

Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:18

Right away with the low blow, man. Not cool.

Besides, I'm done with Escorts. I've turned over a new leaf. I've got Project $300 now.

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru
10/30/2014 at 18:19

Such an improvement.

Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:21

At least it's not a Neon.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru
10/30/2014 at 18:24

At least my Neon isn't three Escorts.

GreenN_Gold > Takuro Spirit
10/30/2014 at 18:26

God bless your soul for suffering with that 3 speed. It's like they were trying to find a way to make the Neon not fun.

And I'm surprised to see the tach paired with the auto. I know it was part of the security package though, or at least that's how I got the tach in mine.

GreenN_Gold > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:27

Ha!

GreenN_Gold > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/30/2014 at 18:31

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Here's another feature that sounds simple and stupid, but I oh so miss it. You can press the time button and get the time to display for a moment, even if the car is off with the key removed.