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Bigtime53 · 01-02-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by noxqq

Ouch!!

Are we having a bad day?

Happy New Year to the OP.

No,not having a bad day. I just cannot believe no one reads a manual anymore about their car.Car companies put those with the car so questions like the OP asked could be answered. But I guess it is easier and faster now to get on the net and find out what you need to know. Maybe the car companies will quit putting them in the cars and the price will come down since we have the net to look things up!!!

jessrayo · 01-02-2014, 10:35 AM

I have a 2013 but I'm pretty sure I don't have anything like that up there. I have cellular and onstar and those goodies. I'm curious what that is. I have not been in my car for a while because of the weather but may go check next time I'm in the garage.

Pflyn lo · 01-02-2014, 10:40 AM

I am thinking maybe something to do with homelink for the garage door opener. Did not find any info in the owners manual for my 11 that had it and my 13 manual is on order.

HDRDTD · 01-02-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

I think you should have got what everybody gets when they buy a new car. It is called a manual. You might want to read in it I bet it will tell you what it is you are asking about. It might even tell you more about the car than you think you know!

Not everyone gets a manual.
Some order it with an automatic.

HDRDTD · 01-02-2014, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Trickskier

It is - I have the same box on my 2014 ZL1. My dealer couldn't tell me what it was either.

I was referring to the Lane Avoidance feature, and I don't see it listed anywhere either as standard or part of an option package on the 2014 ZL1 on Chevy's web site.

I'd look on mine (2013 vert) but it's covered up and in a storage locker.

Trickskier · 01-02-2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

I think you should have got what everybody gets when they buy a new car. It is called a manual. You might want to read in it I bet it will tell you what it is you are asking about. It might even tell you more about the car than you think you know!

As previously stated - I asked my dealer what it was at delivery and no one knew. At first I thought it was the sensor for rain sensing wipers but it's not.

I've been through the owners manual several times and it's not in there either. There aren't any buttons or switches on it so it must not have any function for the owner which explains why it's not covered in the owners manual.

It does have a lot of wires going into it - So my guess is like many of the others on here that it has something to do with the Home Link or OnStar.

97ChameleonTA · 01-02-2014, 01:44 PM

My guess is it's the accelerometer for the G-meter. Not sure if that is offered on the SS's.

sykb47l · 01-02-2014, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

No,not having a bad day. I just cannot believe no one reads a manual anymore about their car.Car companies put those with the car so questions like the OP asked could be answered. But I guess it is easier and faster now to get on the net and find out what you need to know. Maybe the car companies will quit putting them in the cars and the price will come down since we have the net to look things up!!!

So he should read the entire manual to answer one question? Not like he can look up "black box on mirror" in the index.

*mlee* · 01-02-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

No,not having a bad day. I just cannot believe no one reads a manual anymore about their car.Car companies put those with the car so questions like the OP asked could be answered. But I guess it is easier and faster now to get on the net and find out what you need to know. Maybe the car companies will quit putting them in the cars and the price will come down since we have the net to look things up!!!

Yikes... That's EXACTLY what this forum is for, among other things.

I Challenge you to find information on that box in the owners manual and report back.

BlemsBumble · 01-02-2014, 02:12 PM

It's not the kind of thing a manual would typically describe. I got the same thing in my
'13. I thought it was an On-Star related gizmo.

Trickskier · 01-02-2014, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BlemsBumble

It's not the kind of thing a manual would typically describe. I got the same thing in my
'13. I thought it was an On-Star related gizmo.

Or as Homer Simpson would say - It's a sa-fist-ta-ma-cated do-whackey!

HDRDTD · 01-02-2014, 03:31 PM

Just disconnect it and see what doesn't work anymore.

Trickskier · 01-02-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Just disconnect it and see what doesn't work anymore.

Sounds Dangerous - You try it first!

Bigtime53 · 01-02-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

Yikes... That's EXACTLY what this forum is for, among other things.

I Challenge you to find information on that box in the owners manual and report back.

I will! I will look this weekend as my car is in storage to. I will be the first to eat crow if it is not in the book!!

01-02-2014, 10:35 AM	#16
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	I have a 2013 but I'm pretty sure I don't have anything like that up there. I have cellular and onstar and those goodies. I'm curious what that is. I have not been in my car for a while because of the weather but may go check next time I'm in the garage. __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

01-02-2014, 01:44 PM	#21
97ChameleonTA Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Valrico, FL Posts: 515	My guess is it's the accelerometer for the G-meter. Not sure if that is offered on the SS's. __________________ 2013 ZL1 Auto Convertible - BRM Best: 10.829@127.15 FI Interchiller, Roto-Fab CAI, Big Gulp & Res, 9.1/2.5 Pulleys, PB&S, DeatschWerks 1500cc, Fore triple pump, Pfadt LT's, RD HX, MT DR's New times to come with E85 2016 2SS Auto - Hyper Blue Metallic Roto-Fab CAI

01-02-2014, 02:12 PM	#24
BlemsBumble Drives: '13 ZL1 #662; '10 SS; '99 SS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Clovis CA Posts: 457	It's not the kind of thing a manual would typically describe. I got the same thing in my '13. I thought it was an On-Star related gizmo. __________________

01-02-2014, 10:40 AM	#17
Pflyn lo Drives: 2013 summit white zl1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: US Posts: 312	I am thinking maybe something to do with homelink for the garage door opener. Did not find any info in the owners manual for my 11 that had it and my 13 manual is on order.

01-02-2014, 03:31 PM	#26
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	Just disconnect it and see what doesn't work anymore.