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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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I know, I know...read the owners manual. Did you know that if you forget to cancel your turn signals a bell will start going off? Don't know after how long but that stupid bell was driving me nuts (didn't have far to drive either) until I realized my left turn signal was still on. Canceled it and Shazam! the bell stopped.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Thats there to let you know your getting old....And if ya don't hear it, thats a whole nother' problem haha!
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Have you ever noticed that right under your forum name it say "senior member"!
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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I could't hear the tower telling me to put the gear down because the gear warning horn was to loud! Much more dangerous than the turn signal. Just one retired Chief to another.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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It's the old fartz warning signal, mine goes off every now and then.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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It's the old fartz warning signal, mine goes off every now and then.
IF you cant hear the blinker , is this louder because I cant hear it !
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Read the owners manual when I got the car (or should I say I skimmed through the manual) - noticed this at that time. Pretty good feature - I can't stand it when someone goes down the road with their blinkers on and never turns.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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Thanks, I didn't know that. I will tell you this, the ticking noise that the blinkers make drives me nutz, so I make sure I turn it off.
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Originally Posted by ls1vette97
Thats there to let you know your getting old....And if ya don't hear it, thats a whole nother' problem haha!
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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The Anti-"Senior Moment/Eventual Left Turn/HUA" Bell.... I was surprised how loud it was... even heard it over the radio on the freeway!
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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THat has been a Chevy feature for years...my 96 Impala SS has it too.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MTurnbo
Have you ever noticed that right under your forum name it say "senior member"!


That is pretty funny, at least in your case even if only a coincidence... i'm 22 and i think mine says senior member too... lol

And hearing problems wouldn't suprise me coming from a retired CMSgt, after the years of i'm sure you had to listen to i'm suprised you can hear at all


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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Vette Nutz
It's the old fartz warning signal, mine goes off every now and then.
You mean the "Florida chime"?
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Always wondered what that sound was and why people kept giving me the one finger wave.
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