The "Random Things You May Not Know About Your Car" Thread

[LolatheSlush]

Originally Posted by Alaskan SS

I could be wrong, so someone feel free to jump in here, but I think the doors lock after you go over a set speed (10 mph?), not necessarily a set distance...

my doors lock once i put the car into gear.. like from park to drive or reverse

[whippetrun]

Originally Posted by LabShark

With the USB Flash Drive - the system will recognize the first 10,000 songs...."only".

That's it? what a rip!! lol

[whippetrun]

Originally Posted by LolatheSlush

my doors lock once i put the car into gear.. like from park to drive or reverse

You can change the auto door lock from auto to delayed and back from the configuration menu.

I have stick, so I don't know what the "stock setting" is for Auto, but you can change it from there.. you can also turn on the "auto-lockout" feature.. ....where you lock he door while it it open.. it the knob will pop back up like 2 seconds later.. you can amaze your friends with your "magic"

[whippetrun]

Originally Posted by LabShark

I discoverd that last night as well. I was looking for a holder in the fuel door itself as first. Duh.

Yeah same here.. My friend has a Charger and you press the OPPOSITE side of he opening on them.. So I was pressing he fuel door and was like " oh neat!" .. then again it is right their in the manual !!

hehe.. luckily I did it home in my driveway BEFORE I went for gas

Jim

[MotorCityAgent]

[predacon]

How do you play music through bluetooth?

[guiLT]

[clarrkkent79]

Originally Posted by heRS

I was unimpressed with the gas door when I first got my Camaro, thinking "how on earth do people with no nails get this damn thing open"... then realized that if you press in lightly on the gas door, it pops open (just like my pressure cabinets at work that no one else can open)... DUH

I spent 10 minutes at a gas station trying to figure out how to open it (looking on door, floor board, glove box, center console for button) and another 10 minutes while my wife looked in the manual at home to tell me how to get it open.

[Gonzo]

Noticed this out the other day. When the outside temp hits 37, you get a warning on your DIC that there may be ice on the road and to drive with care.

Since I live in SOCAL, this is the first time I have ever seen this.

[calbert1999]

There are ports in the trunk you can open up to allow you pass through objects like wiring or tubing. For example you can put a battery tender on the battery and pass an extension cord through the ports so you can pllug it in.
You'll see these black circular covers used to close the port holes. Just pop out the black covers to reveal the port hole opening.

[TJ91]

my car has the abilities to self condition the passenger leather.....only happens when I have female passengers

[RSokie]

Originally Posted by TJ91

my car has the abilities to self condition the passenger leather.....only happens when I have female passengers

[badapple]

Is there a way to scroll the XM stations with the steering wheel controls?

[calbert1999]

Originally Posted by Chobbs11

Heres one that it seems no many ls owners know.

Your car has a limiter on it and it only will go to 118 miles per hour.

155mph. once you reach this speed the limiter will choke off fuel to the engine, and display a message in the digital display in the dash that you have reached the speed limit.
If you want to go faster take the vehicle to a local tuner to have the RPM, torque and speed limiters disabled.