weird digital display
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weird digital display
ok this is weird to me. have a new used car. 2007 corvette. the 2005 i had was totaled in accident. i never really noticed this before. but on vehicle start up. the digital display on dash will flash corvette by chevrolet. then says autowholesale. what exactly is that all about??
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That's a personalization you can do with the DIC. Below is the info. about it from pages 240-241 of your 2007 owner's manual. You can program up to 20 characters.
Personalize Name: This option allows you to
type in a name or greeting that will appear on the
DIC display whenever the corresponding
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2) is used or one
of the memory buttons (1 or 2) located on the
driver’s door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until PERSONALIZE
NAME appears on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the following
modes:
• YES
• NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in a name that
will appear on the DIC display.
To program a name, use the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu
and select the driver number (1 or 2) that you
would like to program by following the
instructions listed previously under “Entering
the Personal Options Menu”.
2. Press the OPTION button until the
PERSONALIZE NAME option appears
on the display.
3. Select YES under PERSONALIZE NAME by
pressing the RESET button.
4. Press the OPTION button and a cursor will
display where you can insert a letter.
5. Press the OPTION button again until the letter
you want is displayed. To scroll through the
letters faster and without a beeping noise,
keep the OPTIONS button depressed. There
are alpha/numeric characters and a blank
space available.
6. Then press the RESET button to select the
letter of your choice and proceed on to the
next space to the right.
If you make a mistake and would like to clear or
replace a letter, perform the following steps:
6.1. Press the RESET button to reach the
letter you would like to change.
6.2. Press the OPTION button to scroll
through the letter choices.
6.3. Press the RESET button to select the
letter and proceed on to the next space
to the right.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the name or
greeting you want is complete. After the name
or greeting is complete, keep pressing the
RESET button until the display turns blank and
exits out of this option. You can program up
to 20 characters.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
If a customized name or greeting is not
programmed, the DIC display will show Driver 1 or
Driver 2 to correspond with either the number
on the back of the keyless access
transmitter (1 or 2) that is being used or to the
memory button (1 or 2) that is pressed.
PERSONALIZE NAME is the last option available
to program in the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
Pressing the OPTION button after this setting will
exit you from the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu. The
last item you were in prior to entering PERSONAL
OPTIONS will then display on the DIC.
type in a name or greeting that will appear on the
DIC display whenever the corresponding
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2) is used or one
of the memory buttons (1 or 2) located on the
driver’s door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until PERSONALIZE
NAME appears on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the following
modes:
• YES
• NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in a name that
will appear on the DIC display.
To program a name, use the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu
and select the driver number (1 or 2) that you
would like to program by following the
instructions listed previously under “Entering
the Personal Options Menu”.
2. Press the OPTION button until the
PERSONALIZE NAME option appears
on the display.
3. Select YES under PERSONALIZE NAME by
pressing the RESET button.
4. Press the OPTION button and a cursor will
display where you can insert a letter.
5. Press the OPTION button again until the letter
you want is displayed. To scroll through the
letters faster and without a beeping noise,
keep the OPTIONS button depressed. There
are alpha/numeric characters and a blank
space available.
6. Then press the RESET button to select the
letter of your choice and proceed on to the
next space to the right.
If you make a mistake and would like to clear or
replace a letter, perform the following steps:
6.1. Press the RESET button to reach the
letter you would like to change.
6.2. Press the OPTION button to scroll
through the letter choices.
6.3. Press the RESET button to select the
letter and proceed on to the next space
to the right.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the name or
greeting you want is complete. After the name
or greeting is complete, keep pressing the
RESET button until the display turns blank and
exits out of this option. You can program up
to 20 characters.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
If a customized name or greeting is not
programmed, the DIC display will show Driver 1 or
Driver 2 to correspond with either the number
on the back of the keyless access
transmitter (1 or 2) that is being used or to the
memory button (1 or 2) that is pressed.
PERSONALIZE NAME is the last option available
to program in the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
Pressing the OPTION button after this setting will
exit you from the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu. The
last item you were in prior to entering PERSONAL
OPTIONS will then display on the DIC.
Instructor
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From: Shawnee Oklahoma
If you have an owners manual it will show you how to program this feature.
You can program it to flash anything you want as long as it will fit within the number of characters.
I have mine programed to flash my name
Ken
Man I must be a slow at typing....reply 2,3, and 4 were not there when I started this
You can program it to flash anything you want as long as it will fit within the number of characters.
I have mine programed to flash my name
Ken
Man I must be a slow at typing....reply 2,3, and 4 were not there when I started this
Last edited by 00vettefan; Dec 11, 2011 at 08:05 PM. Reason: added statement
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 338
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From: KC KS
ok this is weird to me. have a new used car. 2007 corvette. the 2005 i had was totaled in accident. i never really noticed this before. but on vehicle start up. the digital display on dash will flash corvette by chevrolet. then says autowholesale. what exactly is that all about??
The DIC comes on when the ignition is turned on.
After displaying CORVETTE BY CHEVROLET,
the DIC will display the current driver and
the information that was last displayed before the
engine was turned off.
page 232
DIC Vehicle Personalization
Many features on your vehicle can be
personalized. This means that the operation of
these features can be set to operate differently
depending on who is driving the vehicle. See
“Personal Options” later in this section for
the features that you can personalize.
The personalization settings for other features are
automatically updated and saved as the driver
adjusts them. These include the following settings
and presets:
• The radio presets, tone, volume, fade,
balance, equalization (EQ) settings and source
(radio or CD)
• The last climate control setting
• The Head-Up Display (HUD) position and
dimming level, if your vehicle has this feature
• The instrument panel cluster dimming
level and last selected DIC display
Separate personalization settings are saved for
two different drivers. One of the keyless access
transmitters is assigned to driver 1. The other is
assigned to driver 2. The back of the keyless
access transmitters are labelled 1 or 2 to
correspond to each driver.
The current driver’s preferences are recalled when
one of the following occurs:
• The lock or unlock button on the keyless
access transmitter, labelled 1 or 2, is pressed.
• The appropriate memory button, 1 or 2, located
on the driver’s door is pressed. See Memory
Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on
page 10 for more information.
• A valid keyless access transmitter is detected
upon opening the driver’s door.
If more than one valid keyless access transmitter
is detected upon opening the driver’s door, the
driver preferences for the lowest driver number will
be recalled.
If a keyless access transmitter that is not
labelled 1 or 2 is used, the personalization system
will not recognize the transmitter. The Driver
Information Center (DIC) will not display a current
driver number and the features that are normally
programmed through the DIC will be set to
the default states. Also, if the OPTION button is
pressed, the DIC does not display the menus used
to set personalizations, but instead displays
OPTIONS UNAVAILABLE for a few seconds.
page 240
Personalize Name: This option allows you to
type in a name or greeting that will appear on the
DIC display whenever the corresponding
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2) is used or one
of the memory buttons (1 or 2) located on the
driver’s door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until PERSONALIZE
NAME appears on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the following
modes:
• YES
• NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in a name that
will appear on the DIC display.
To program a name, use the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu
and select the driver number (1 or 2) that you
would like to program by following the
instructions listed previously under “Entering
the Personal Options Menu”.
240
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Congrats on your 07! 
If you didn't get an owners manual, here's the online version:
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...07corvette.pdf
FYI, year-to-year changes:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1563694469-post5.html
BTW, you don't have to start the engine to personalize the DIC: With the engine off, press & hold the bottom of the starter button for about 20 seconds... this puts you in "IGN" mode.
If you didn't get an owners manual, here's the online version:
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...07corvette.pdf
FYI, year-to-year changes:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1563694469-post5.html
BTW, you don't have to start the engine to personalize the DIC: With the engine off, press & hold the bottom of the starter button for about 20 seconds... this puts you in "IGN" mode.
Last edited by CO Lightfoot; Dec 11, 2011 at 11:42 PM.
