Compass doesnt work!!! HELP!
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Compass doesnt work!!! HELP!
Finally a great weekend here on LI to take the vette out for a cruise. Still cant get the smile off of my face.
But......
I noticed the compass on the rearview mirros doesnt work.
Anyone have this problem before, or now of a cause / solution.
Will make an appointment with the dealer, but thought someone might have some insight into this.
Thanks.
VetteGuy05
But......
I noticed the compass on the rearview mirros doesnt work.
Anyone have this problem before, or now of a cause / solution.
Will make an appointment with the dealer, but thought someone might have some insight into this.
Thanks.
VetteGuy05
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From: CA
Originally Posted by MyRedC6
Did you check page 2-36 of the owners manual?
https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2cont...06corvette.pdf
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For the $50K you paid for the car, you should be expected to remember that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west and that blue algae tends to grow on the north side of trees.
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From: Damn Connecticut Yankee
Originally Posted by Miaugi
Blue algae.....I thought it was green moss? 
Common misconception. It's actually blue algae.
(Actually, some mosses and lichens grow on trees, but the stuff we commonly see on the sides of trees in the North and call moss is actually algae.)
Last edited by ProfMoriarty; Mar 13, 2006 at 01:59 PM.
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this could be a great a problem in a high performance car as the head up display not working....somehow over the years I've managed to know what direction I was going without a car compass....I also try to explain to my kids what maps are for and to find directions near to home you don't have to sign on and go to a map site OR program the nav.....somehow though they just are not warming up to "maps". I think they may get the sun thing though. I'll work on it.
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Give us some symptoms. For example, is the window blank and dark, is it flashing wierd words with no compass quadrant, is the window saying E when you are driving into the setting sun, etc. Impossible to help you without more info...all when we can say is do what the owner's manual says.
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Originally Posted by wt2ga
No one has ever had That problem in a C-5 Corvette 
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From: Long Beach California
Originally Posted by vetteguy05
Finally a great weekend here on LI to take the vette out for a cruise. Still cant get the smile off of my face.
But......
I noticed the compass on the rearview mirros doesnt work.
Anyone have this problem before, or now of a cause / solution.
Will make an appointment with the dealer, but thought someone might have some insight into this.
Thanks.
VetteGuy05
But......
I noticed the compass on the rearview mirros doesnt work.
Anyone have this problem before, or now of a cause / solution.
Will make an appointment with the dealer, but thought someone might have some insight into this.
Thanks.
VetteGuy05
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Originally Posted by vetteguy05
Thanks guys. Gonna check the calibration tonight.
Thanks for all the help.
Thanks for all the help.
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Mine took a day to cal itself. Works great now.