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Chobbs11 · 10-10-2010, 09:16 PM

You can lock your doors with the window down. But you have to open and close the door for it to work. At least that is how it works on mine.

Edit: it seems that perhaps my door may not be closing properly or the car still thinks the door is open sometimes. Usually, with my windows down, when I try to lock the car, it just unlocks immediately. But if I open and close the door it will stay locked. Hmm. This never happens with the windows up????

CUPRA · 10-10-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad1111

Probably the opposite...if you push down a hair too much the blinker will stop once you release, literally its just a SLIGHT tap on the blinker and it will blink (3 times i think, and stop)...

Well there you go, you learn something new every day!

I just went out to my car and just 'slightly' tapped it, and lo and behold, three blinks! All this time, I had been tapping it slightly too hard and only getting one blink!

Good to know! Thanks!

Chobbs11 · 10-10-2010, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyNo

Does not work on my 2010.

In says in the 2011 manual if" the lever is briefly pressed and released, the turn signal flashes three times". Is this different in the 2010 manual???

katatonia · 10-10-2010, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAUL SS

If you try to open a locked door from inside, the first pull of the handle does nothing, but the second pull opens the door.

i was so pissed when my husband pointed this out- on MY car.

katatonia · 10-10-2010, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnyma45

I thought this was a GM thing - first pull unlocks the door, second pull opens the door?

it doesn't work on the Acadia- but does on my camaro.

Chobbs11 · 10-10-2010, 11:58 PM

The first pull unlocks the door. Then the second pull opens it.

Oh! I see you already found the answer

Sterling · 10-11-2010, 01:09 AM

I sometimes see people complaining about the messages popping up on the DIC. If you just tap the enter/reset button on the end of the DIC control stalk the message will go away.

starbase · 10-11-2010, 09:56 AM

I rolled down the driver side window, drove my car into the garage, got out of the car with the engine idling to see if I was parked correctly. I got back in the car and turned it off.

I exited the car and closed the door and the dome light stayed on.
I waited several minutes and it still was on.
Pressing the lock button caused the door to unlock itself as if the door was still open.

I got back in the car to turn it on to the AUX position and then turned it off. The dome light went off after 30 seconds with the theater dimming. It seems that the car had to be reset for the dome light to go off. It could be that the windows being down confuses the car into thinking that the doors are still open until the car is reset.

TonyNo · 10-11-2010, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chobbs11

In says in the 2011 manual if" the lever is briefly pressed and released, the turn signal flashes three times". Is this different in the 2010 manual???

My post is about rolling the windows down.

TonyNo · 10-11-2010, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingnotes

I sometimes see people complaining about the messages popping up on the DIC. If you just tap the enter/reset button on the end of the DIC control stalk the message will go away.

Any of the stalk controls will do this, too.

cmcghee559 · 10-11-2010, 10:15 AM

Tires were showing 32 all around yesterday....filled them up to 35...got in the car and went to the field showing what the tire pressure should be and accidently hit the clear/reset button...msg came up "Do you want the system to relearn??" or something like that....I hit the button and the system recalculated the new pressure in the tires......neat

Johnnyma45 · 10-11-2010, 11:14 AM

Here's one I don't think was covered:

When navigating between the Vehicle Information and Trip/Fuel menus in the DIC, press the MENU button once to change, then press again to immediately go to that menu. Small pet peeve for me when I had to wait the couple seconds for "Vehicle Information" or "Trip/Fuel" display to go away.

JOHNSONROD · 10-11-2010, 11:50 AM

if you have the cruise set on a 2011 SS M6 and you push in the clutch, it disengauges the cruise control.

f5journal · 10-11-2010, 12:14 PM

Make sure you look for and find the seat back release lever in the daylight. I only needed to put something in the back seat during night time hours the first couple of days and gave up and put it in the front floorboard.

10-10-2010, 09:16 PM	#309
Chobbs11 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 IBM Camaro LS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 361	You can lock your doors with the window down. But you have to open and close the door for it to work. At least that is how it works on mine. Edit: it seems that perhaps my door may not be closing properly or the car still thinks the door is open sometimes. Usually, with my windows down, when I try to lock the car, it just unlocks immediately. But if I open and close the door it will stay locked. Hmm. This never happens with the windows up???? Last edited by Chobbs11; 10-10-2010 at 11:52 PM.

10-11-2010, 01:09 AM	#315
Sterling Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairhaven, MA Posts: 5,882 View My Garage	I sometimes see people complaining about the messages popping up on the DIC. If you just tap the enter/reset button on the end of the DIC control stalk the message will go away. __________________ Trifecta tune, Vararam Intake, VMAX throttle body and manifold insulator, RxPerformance Catch Can, , MRT v1.0 and Louvers, Barton shifter, BMR strut tower brace, RED dome light and Plasma LED DRL's, fieldgoal00's Halo 1 harness, hood spears/side stripes, rain guards, custom bowtie, Team LLT badges, headlight and foglight covers, taillight and side marker covers, backup light covers, WeatherTech floormats

10-11-2010, 10:15 AM	#319
cmcghee559 Drives: 2010 Camaro LT2 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Allen, Tx Posts: 52	Tire Pressure Monitors Tires were showing 32 all around yesterday....filled them up to 35...got in the car and went to the field showing what the tire pressure should be and accidently hit the clear/reset button...msg came up "Do you want the system to relearn??" or something like that....I hit the button and the system recalculated the new pressure in the tires......neat __________________ Which Cowboy T shirt to wear today?

10-11-2010, 11:14 AM	#320
Johnnyma45 Former Camaro Owner Drives: 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 604 View My Garage	Here's one I don't think was covered: When navigating between the Vehicle Information and Trip/Fuel menus in the DIC, press the MENU button once to change, then press again to immediately go to that menu. Small pet peeve for me when I had to wait the couple seconds for "Vehicle Information" or "Trip/Fuel" display to go away. __________________ 6/9/10-3/30/11. RIP ROXY... :(

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10-10-2010, 11:58 PM	#314
Chobbs11 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 IBM Camaro LS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 361	The first pull unlocks the door. Then the second pull opens it. Oh! I see you already found the answer

10-11-2010, 09:56 AM	#316
starbase Drives: 2011 Camaro LS SIM Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 88 View My Garage	I rolled down the driver side window, drove my car into the garage, got out of the car with the engine idling to see if I was parked correctly. I got back in the car and turned it off. I exited the car and closed the door and the dome light stayed on. I waited several minutes and it still was on. Pressing the lock button caused the door to unlock itself as if the door was still open. I got back in the car to turn it on to the AUX position and then turned it off. The dome light went off after 30 seconds with the theater dimming. It seems that the car had to be reset for the dome light to go off. It could be that the windows being down confuses the car into thinking that the doors are still open until the car is reset.

10-11-2010, 11:50 AM	#321
JOHNSONROD Drives: 62 Chevy & 2021 1SS/1LE manual Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 893	if you have the cruise set on a 2011 SS M6 and you push in the clutch, it disengauges the cruise control.

10-11-2010, 12:14 PM	#322
f5journal Senior Camaro Fanatic Drives: 2011 SS/RS manual - White Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: aiken, sc Posts: 1,980	Make sure you look for and find the seat back release lever in the daylight. I only needed to put something in the back seat during night time hours the first couple of days and gave up and put it in the front floorboard.