HUD questions
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Drifting
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HUD questions
Like the vast majority of HUDs I've seen, the HUD image slopes down towards the right. It doesn't visually bother me, but is the G-meter in the HUD unit itself? Does the lean affect side-to-side accuracy?
I was also just in another car with a HUD and automatic like mines. The other car was a 3LT and I had mines installed aftermarket. When I paddle, the DIC changes to the gear display, but the other car stays on whatever was being displayed previously, like the oil temp. Is this a function of it being an aftermarket install, or does the gear display only come on in certain modes? I typically only run track mode 2.
Thanks.
I was also just in another car with a HUD and automatic like mines. The other car was a 3LT and I had mines installed aftermarket. When I paddle, the DIC changes to the gear display, but the other car stays on whatever was being displayed previously, like the oil temp. Is this a function of it being an aftermarket install, or does the gear display only come on in certain modes? I typically only run track mode 2.
Thanks.
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You should notice that the G meter shows 0 when driving along a level road. If there is a noticable slope/crown to the road, you can sometimes read that as G.
The business about displaying the paddle-shift gear on the HUD is different from year to year. On our 2006, the paddle gear would always display on the HUD. On our 2009, it pops up in the DIC instead of the HUD if there is an active route being navigated and the HUD is in Street mode.
I think I got that right...
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Thanks. I notice that on my HUD (installed by Andrew and purchased from GM Parts House), it doesn't read until 0.1G. I assumed that might have been so that people don't go nuts saying to the service advisor "Why does my HUD say I'm doing 0.01G when it's a flat road. . ." kind of thing. Nice to know I don't have to worry about it.
I have no Nav, and I need to just get out and try the other modes. I always have it in Track 2 with the oil temp, and transmission fluid temp (I have A6) in the DIC. When I'm running the backroads, I'd like to keep an eye on the transmission fluid temp but all I see is "1 2 3 4 5 6". . .
Thanks again.
EDIT: Does anyone know if the information displayed in the DIC can be changed via dealer programming?
I have no Nav, and I need to just get out and try the other modes. I always have it in Track 2 with the oil temp, and transmission fluid temp (I have A6) in the DIC. When I'm running the backroads, I'd like to keep an eye on the transmission fluid temp but all I see is "1 2 3 4 5 6". . .
Thanks again.
EDIT: Does anyone know if the information displayed in the DIC can be changed via dealer programming?
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Thanks. I notice that on my HUD (installed by Andrew and purchased from GM Parts House), it doesn't read until 0.1G. I assumed that might have been so that people don't go nuts saying to the service advisor "Why does my HUD say I'm doing 0.01G when it's a flat road. . ." kind of thing. Nice to know I don't have to worry about it.
I have no Nav, and I need to just get out and try the other modes. I always have it in Track 2 with the oil temp, and transmission fluid temp (I have A6) in the DIC. When I'm running the backroads, I'd like to keep an eye on the transmission fluid temp but all I see is "1 2 3 4 5 6". . .
Thanks again.
EDIT: Does anyone know if the information displayed in the DIC can be changed via dealer programming?
I have no Nav, and I need to just get out and try the other modes. I always have it in Track 2 with the oil temp, and transmission fluid temp (I have A6) in the DIC. When I'm running the backroads, I'd like to keep an eye on the transmission fluid temp but all I see is "1 2 3 4 5 6". . .
Thanks again.
EDIT: Does anyone know if the information displayed in the DIC can be changed via dealer programming?
Better man than me, when I'm pulling any kind of G's I'm not looking at anything but the road. You can also try swapping to a non street mode while in S and that should eliminate the 1 - 6, I think. Don't hold me to that.
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The HUD is so easy to see, it just seems to take a sweep across the display to pick out the numbers. Besides, these were long sweepers, with constant speed and steering input for a few seconds at a time. It's hard not to sneak a peek.
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Andrew, I'm already in a track mode (I usually use track mode 2). I'll go out and give it the full combination of variables tomorrow.
The HUD is so easy to see, it just seems to take a sweep across the display to pick out the numbers. Besides, these were long sweepers, with constant speed and steering input for a few seconds at a time. It's hard not to sneak a peek.
The HUD is so easy to see, it just seems to take a sweep across the display to pick out the numbers. Besides, these were long sweepers, with constant speed and steering input for a few seconds at a time. It's hard not to sneak a peek.
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I just tried every mode and every page in every mode, and when I start using the paddles, I get the "1 2 3 4 5 6".
So, is there a way to program this out, or do all 2011's work this way?
So, is there a way to program this out, or do all 2011's work this way?
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The instructors were getting on everyone to make sure we're not fixated on what's going on right in front of us, so we were always scanning around for the next corner, checking our mirrors, and stuff. Even with that bright sun and blue sky, the HUD shows up nice and clear. So, if I'm making a stain in the seat anyway, why not sneak a peek at the HUD?
Andrew, again a huge thanks for the install!
Andrew, again a huge thanks for the install!
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On my 2012, the gear displays on whatever HUD page is active at the moment, not in the DIC. Was that the question?
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Accelerometer data is on the car's data bus and as such, is available on that bus for any device in the car that needs access to it. This is a completely new way of thinking of interconnected systems in the car. In the old days, a device like the HUD would have had its' own wiring harness going to its' own accelerometer. Now we have numerous sensors throughout the car that all throw their data up onto the bus and then any device with access to the bus can pull that data down anytime it is needed. Now that we have the necessary computer power, the data on that bus can be updated very very often, so it essentially becomes real time data. Not that everything is perfect yet, but it is very cool technology.
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I use the HUD in track mode 2 with oil temp displayed. I then show the transmission fluid temp in the DIC. Whenever I paddle, the DIC goes to the gear display and stays there until I resume an automatic shifting mode.
I was just down at Spring Mountain and drove a GS (year unknown) with an automatic. Paddle shift mode >>DID NOT<< change the DIC display, which I had put onto the transmission temp. This is the way I prefer it to work.
I've tested this in every mode on every page, and the moment I use the paddles, the DIC shows the gear display on my 2011 with aftermarket HUD.
It sounds like yours does not do this, and whatever you chose to display in the DIC remains. Correct?
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Yes, I think so.
I use the HUD in track mode 2 with oil temp displayed. I then show the transmission fluid temp in the DIC. Whenever I paddle, the DIC goes to the gear display and stays there until I resume an automatic shifting mode.
I was just down at Spring Mountain and drove a GS (year unknown) with an automatic. Paddle shift mode >>DID NOT<< change the DIC display, which I had put onto the transmission temp. This is the way I prefer it to work.
I've tested this in every mode on every page, and the moment I use the paddles, the DIC shows the gear display on my 2011 with aftermarket HUD.
It sounds like yours does not do this, and whatever you chose to display in the DIC remains. Correct?
I use the HUD in track mode 2 with oil temp displayed. I then show the transmission fluid temp in the DIC. Whenever I paddle, the DIC goes to the gear display and stays there until I resume an automatic shifting mode.
I was just down at Spring Mountain and drove a GS (year unknown) with an automatic. Paddle shift mode >>DID NOT<< change the DIC display, which I had put onto the transmission temp. This is the way I prefer it to work.
I've tested this in every mode on every page, and the moment I use the paddles, the DIC shows the gear display on my 2011 with aftermarket HUD.
It sounds like yours does not do this, and whatever you chose to display in the DIC remains. Correct?
When we are using the nav and the paddle-gear shows up in the DIC, I can hit the DIC "Reset" button and the DIC goes back to normal, but only until I use the paddle again.
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Yes, I think so.
I use the HUD in track mode 2 with oil temp displayed. I then show the transmission fluid temp in the DIC. Whenever I paddle, the DIC goes to the gear display and stays there until I resume an automatic shifting mode.
I was just down at Spring Mountain and drove a GS (year unknown) with an automatic. Paddle shift mode >>DID NOT<< change the DIC display, which I had put onto the transmission temp. This is the way I prefer it to work.
I've tested this in every mode on every page, and the moment I use the paddles, the DIC shows the gear display on my 2011 with aftermarket HUD.
It sounds like yours does not do this, and whatever you chose to display in the DIC remains. Correct?
I use the HUD in track mode 2 with oil temp displayed. I then show the transmission fluid temp in the DIC. Whenever I paddle, the DIC goes to the gear display and stays there until I resume an automatic shifting mode.
I was just down at Spring Mountain and drove a GS (year unknown) with an automatic. Paddle shift mode >>DID NOT<< change the DIC display, which I had put onto the transmission temp. This is the way I prefer it to work.
I've tested this in every mode on every page, and the moment I use the paddles, the DIC shows the gear display on my 2011 with aftermarket HUD.
It sounds like yours does not do this, and whatever you chose to display in the DIC remains. Correct?
The owner's manual is not clear on this subject, but it certainly implies that the gear will display on the DIC only if there is no HUD.
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CaryBob, does your Corvette have Nav? If it doesn't, that means there was a change in the way the HUD works between yours and Gearhead Jim's. If not, then there's hope that I can make it so that my HUD can work like yours.