I've had the car since Nov of '04 today, while sitting in my car there was something on my drivers side mirror - I went to grab ahold of my mirror to check it out & it moved great I thought, now it's broke - little did I know they fold in I must have missed that in the manual.

Major blond moment..

 

Passenger side does that too.

 

COOL

 

That's funny. I had the same experiance in the '90s while at the car wash with a DD. When the car came out of the bay the mirrors were folded back, I went berzerk and was going to jack someone up! Then towel boy goes over and bends them back into position and my blood pressure started to return to normal.

 

Heh heh heh ...

Learn something new everyday I guess ;-)

Nice avatar Jet-Jock

 

Don't be folding them in as a regular thing, because the spring will come out and they are nearly impossible to fix.

 

You are not the only one. We (the wife and I) have owned them for years. Two weeks ago I had a poker game in the garage, so I pulled in the mirror because I didn't want one of my buddies that may have had one to many bump into it.

She came out the next morning when I was cleaning up and dropped a load thinking that someone broke the mirror.

It was a classic moment, but I knew better not to laugh. See I'm learning after 30 years.
Vinnie

 

Stop that, you perve....I'm talking about the mirrors.

They fold forward and backward to prevent damage (at least according to the "all you ever wanted to know about C5's" list).

 

haha, it was only like 6 months ago that i figured out how to open the damn console all the way

 

so many Corvette secrets.... you would think there would be a sticky...

 

It took me some time to figure it out too, can't say I ever use that feature though...

 

 

there is a sticky,,,


The little yellow “helper light” on the bottom of the rear-view mirror that illuminates the shifter area.
● That you can put your key in the driver’s door and turn it twice towards the front to unlock the passenger door and a third time to pop the trunk.
● That you can pop the trunk and also pop the gas cap cover by pulling on metal lines hidden in the back.
● The little slotted cover on the dash behind the steering wheel is where the inside air temperature sensor is located.
● All of the option codes are in the glove box.
● Tire inflation recommended pressures are on the driver’s door.
● The thing that looks like a little LED near the DIC buttons is a light sensor.
● The thing that looks like a little LED near the defroster vent is a UV sensor for determining A/C usage to compensate for the heating effect of the sun.
● The build sheet is in the front re-bar.
● If you leave your turn signal on, in about 1 minute it will start to ding (loud enough to hear over the stereo) to let you know you have old timers disease.
● You can reset the oil life by pumping the gas pedal 3 times (but not with the engine running).
● Hold down the reset button while on one of the trip odometers and it changes that reading to the miles you’ve traveled since last starting the engine.
● Hold down the Active Handling button for 5 sec. to engage “Competitive Driving” on cars equipped with active handling (2000 and previous years must be stopped.)
● If you pull the seatbelts all the way out while you’re buckled in, they ratchet back in to hold you tighter into the seat. (then move the seat forward to make it extra snug -- Leafty)
● Simply remove fuse #2 under the hood and your DRLs will be out permanently. Only thing affected is that when you unlock at night using the key fob your front turn signal lights and back up lights will not flash. Your front turn signals will operate normally, however.
● The side-view mirrors can twist both forward and backward, decreasing the chance of damage if struck.
● There is a release opening with a flap to let air out of the car when the hatch is closed. It is located just above the driver side rear compartment behind the carpet and on the side of the car. Not that it really works well.
● Also you can ground your amp to a screw/bolt that holds the rear middle compartment to the frame.
● If you have a 6-speed car you can pop the trunk when the car is running by lifting the e-brake.
● There is a spot on the driver side just out of the middle compartment under the carpet for the lug nut key. You should have a compartment on the drivers & passenger’s side (in the trunk) and a center compartment. On the left (drivers) side of the center compartment, on the left side where the center cover fits, there is an ‘indent’ that holds the wheel lock key.
● If you turn on the headlights, then go to parking light position, the lamps remain up but the headlights are not left on.
● If you have the passive entry feature: If you lock the keys in the car, wait a few minutes and then shake the car. That will unlock the car.
● HUD has a shift light for the manuals.
● You can easily shift the M6 trans up or down without the clutch if you match revs. (Not great for longevity, however.)
● You can eject the cd from the in-dash player without turning on any power. Don’t even need key in the ignition.
● The cruise will disengage if you purposely make sharp side to side turns while cruising at say 60-80 mph.
● When the engine is shut off, you can get the odometer reading by turning on the parking lights.
● You can program setting #3 (both memory buttons at once) in the seat memory to run the seat back and steering wheel forward for getting in/out of the car with the engine running.
● If you hate DRLs you can pull the e-brake ONE click and they go off.

Power

 

Not only do they avoid damage when hit, they help a whole lot when you have to squeeze three cars into a two car garage and still walk between them. Ask me how I know this.

 

That's nice to know. Next winter I'll fold them in when the car goes into storage.

 

The build sheet is in the front re-bar.

Please give a liitle more locational details. Loved the list didn't know all that.

 

Where on the HUD is the shift light?

Thanks

 

Awesome list. Thanks for all the info!

 

same here

 

Ok.... They post referring to if only there were a sticky.... refers to this:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927

Its a must read for any c5 owner.