This is what I have to work with....

[Spacecadet]

Had one of those moments on Sunday. Realised that if you hold the key in one direction or t'other for a wee while, you can either close all the windows of the car when locking up, or open them all upon opening the door. We never actually put the key in the lock anyway so not surprised we hadn't stumbled across that feature. Maybe I should actually RTFM.

It might do something similar when you hold the lock/unlock button on the key fob

Rather amusing how most of the car ownership stories in this thread are caused by not RTFM!

[Sysman]

It might do something similar when you hold the lock/unlock button on the key fob

Rather amusing how most of the car ownership stories in this thread are caused by not RTFM!

As I once found out if you buy next year's model this year they haven't always got the manual right. It was a while before I discovered the "one quick touch" trick to get the windows all the way up or down on that car.

[Clippy]

Early in my car owning days, I owned a Mitsubishi hatchback.

One day, the lights in the dash pod appeared to have stopped working/dimmed really low so when driving at night, it was difficult to see the dials.

I thought the bulb had died so removed the dash pod to replace the bulb but couldn't see how to open it so ended up just re-installing it and thought I would just have to live with it.

A few days later I stumbled across a switch/dial on the dash which could be 'rolled' to adjust the brightness of the light in the dash - I must have inadvertently 'rolled' it to its lowest setting!

[zeitghost]

Then there wer the Fords where the wipers were driven by the crankshaft. Change down a gear if they were too slow.

I remember the Ford Popular back in the 50s that had vacuum operated wipers that slowed down as you opened the throttle to drive up hills.

Most amusing around here.

[scooterscot]

This one time,

We got our gas central heating system replaced, which meant removing a old immersion water heater or something.

The guy removing it said how long have you had it on for? I say's what? He say's this switch the one with the little red light? I say's that, heck that's being like that since we moved in er in 2007. He nearly swallowed his tongue. He had to leave it in the off position for a couple of days to allow it to cool down or something.

[Clever Hans]

My mates little lad was 8 years old, and obssessed with cars, when I had a TVR he used to annoy me by running round it saying "that bits off a peuguot*, that bits off an Escort, etc.", and not showing the proper worship due from a little lad of a TVR.

When I turned up in my company Golf, he shouted "Is that a Golf Match? (there's no badge that says so, he could tell from the trim), do you want to read my Golf brochure", then disappeared upstairs to bring it down.

To humour him I sat there reading it with him.

Turned out my car - which I'd had for 9 months by then - had CRUISE CONTROL. Woo hoo! Would never have one without now. Will always check manuals as well when taking ownership.


*gave up trying to spell it, shifted e, u, etc. around. Could've googled I know.

[alreadypacked]

Early in my car owning days, I owned a Mitsubishi hatchback.

One day, the lights in the dash pod appeared to have stopped working/dimmed really low so when driving at night, it was difficult to see the dials.
I thought the bulb had died so removed the dash pod to replace the bulb but couldn't see how to open it so ended up just re-installing it and thought I would just have to live with it.

A few days later I stumbled across a switch/dial on the dash which could be 'rolled' to adjust the brightness of the light in the dash - I must have inadvertently 'rolled' it to its lowest setting!

That happened to a guy I know, until he realised he still had his sun glasses on

[Sockpuppet]

So from this thread I can conclude that you're everywhere and there is no hope for me.

[d000hg]

JOIN US

[Halo Jones]

So from this thread I can conclude that you're everywhere and there is no hope for me.

But where would you be without us