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Old 07-15-2015, 01:32 PM
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If you make or receive a Bluetooth phone call with the A/C fan on high, it will automatically drop down to a lower fan setting so you can hear better.
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Old 07-15-2015, 03:55 PM
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Old 07-16-2015, 01:49 PM
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Just found a new one last night on way home from work (at least new to me, and I haven't seen on list yet).
If you have the On-Star with traffic overlay and it announces an accident ahead. Within about 2 miles from the accident a yellow icon pops up on the nav screen at the approximate location of the accident. If you touch select the icon a pop-up screen appears and gives specific information, such as approximate distance ahead with a blue arrow pointing to the left or right lane to avoid the blocked lane. I observed this twice last night on a really CRAPPY long bumper-to-bumper drive home on interstate I-94. It was pretty accurate.
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Old 07-16-2015, 02:18 PM
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If you put the car in reverse and then into drive on a 2016, the front cameras will engage without pushing any buttons
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Old 07-17-2015, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodson
GM catering to the demographic.

That's actually pretty cool though.
The c5 also has this
Old 07-18-2015, 01:13 AM
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If you have auto lock turned on and stop for gas, open the gas door quickly, before the car locks, or it will not open until you unlock the car.
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Old 07-18-2015, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by pakmanpony
If you have auto lock turned on and stop for gas, open the gas door quickly, before the car locks, or it will not open until you unlock the car.
If you turn it to Acc. before you exit the car, it won't lock (at least long enough to get gas and the phone number of the hot attendant inside the station).
Old 07-18-2015, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by alienranch
Added, and had to try myself. Pretty cool - thanks!
When the roof on coupe is off the alarm don't work some some make a plastic plug to put in the hole on top of drivers side windshield so it will work again.
Old 07-18-2015, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Zing
My 1LT coupe doesn't have this option. There's a button near the hatch release below and to your left of the steering wheels that allows you to have this activated or not.
Nope that's on all of them For if you have a dog or something that moves when you lock up car.
Old 07-18-2015, 02:56 AM
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I read somewhere where GM engineers claim there are over 3600 of those tiny Vette emblems on our cars.
Old 07-18-2015, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Greg00Coupe
Leave the hatch open and the alarm will not be engaged. I do this at car shows as when folks drop flyers into the car the alarm will not sound.
Yep. The doors will not lock (if auto lock is set) either, as long as the trunk/hatch is open. If you shut the trunk/hatch before the lights time out, it will lock, but not if you shut it after.

The doors will not lock after the lights time out unless you open a door and re-start the auto lock process. This could explain how some have been able to open a door they thought/assumed was locked (but in reality never was), even though there was no fob near the car.
Old 07-18-2015, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by pakmanpony
If you have auto lock turned on and stop for gas, open the gas door quickly, before the car locks, or it will not open until you unlock the car.
If you hold the unlock button until you hear 3 beeps (about 4 seconds), passive locking will be turned off until the next time to start the car, so you don't have to rush.
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Originally Posted by Bigdog9586
Nope that's on all of them For if you have a dog or something that moves when you lock up car.
The 1LT doesn't have the motion sensor alarm at all, so no need for a switch.
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One press of the power button mutes the infotainment system. Press and hold the power button to turn the system off.

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Old 07-19-2015, 07:53 PM
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Red line moves from 4500 to 6500 as car warms up
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Here is a useless but amusing observation: The speedo works while in reverse :-)
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Old 07-20-2015, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 15Z06
Here is a useless but amusing observation: The speedo works while in reverse :-)
Here's another: the odometer changes numbers like there's an invisible vertical spindle running through the number, spinning vertically.

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Old 07-20-2015, 04:46 PM
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Turn signals have lane change feature. Bump turn signal up or down, enough to light signal but not enough to latch in place, and the signal will blink 3 times and go off. Just found this out the other day, then found it in the manual, pg. 6-5
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End phone call butter mutes radio and another push unmutes it.

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Shift 1 - 4 message, press the SEL button to clear.


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