PDR Update
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 790
Likes: 24
From: Pensacola FL
PDR Update
Hey all just an FYI, I had the PDR update done a few weeks ago the track display is now gone from the display on the Z51's. Also the new update on the PDR is worthless. The picture is no different. I think its Chevrolets way of getting away from the entire "track" car.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 129
Likes: 34
Someone stated on another thread that the update may need to be done twice-back to back in order for it to take.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,146
Likes: 1,940
From: Hagerstown MD
St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
Never ceases to amaze me how incompetent many dealers are when dealing with the C7s, especially when it comes to updates and guidance from GM, i.e. software updates and oil change instructions.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,913
Likes: 395
From: Cary NC
I had mine done two weeks ago. Not worthless at all. The green tint is gone and the track display was unaffected. I think your problem may not be so much with the updated software as with your dealer's installation of the update.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 5,353
Likes: 100
From: And then it was said... "let there be blue Corvettes and yellow Camaros" Ft Worth Texas
Cruise-In IV Veteran
St. Jude Donor '09
It takes just a few minutes to run the software from the SD card. As I posted awhile back my dealers shop foreman said a GM Engineer told him it sometimes took two installs to get the software properly updated. Others her have had theirs updated the first install but several have like me required the second install. If you don't get the updated software number stated above it needs to be loaded again. The resulting video quality is amazing compared to the original video quality.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 790
Likes: 24
From: Pensacola FL
Well thank you. I'll talk to the dealership tomorrow. Just figured since I'm having so many problems with my A8 it was another way for GM to get around calling it a "track ready car" I will do a follow up
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,006
Likes: 477
From: Las Vegas Nevada
Yep. I just had the same problem installing Windows 10. It didn't take the first time.
My icons were gone and it still said Windows 95 on the startup screen.
But then, I installed it again and everything was fine.
I no longer have a startup sound. But, that's okay. I didn't use it anyway.
My icons were gone and it still said Windows 95 on the startup screen.
But then, I installed it again and everything was fine.
I no longer have a startup sound. But, that's okay. I didn't use it anyway.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,078
Likes: 262
From: swoyersville pa
I spent two hours this morning at the dealership not getting my PDR update ! Why? They gave up, told me they will call me when they find out why they could not do it , I asked did you use the slot in glove box? No they did not !!!! Clowns !! I had to get to work, I will be standing over them next week while they try again, no I will not wait in the waiting room and no I don't want to go get a coffee( I will have one in my hand)
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 790
Likes: 24
From: Pensacola FL
Update
Ok I went back to the dealership an boy don't I feel stupid. Yes I was correct. Once you update the PDR you LOSE the Track screen on your DIY. Again Chevrolet is trying to cover themselves saying the C7 is a track ready car. More questions you can PM me. This was before. New Track Screen looks same as Sport mode.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 404
Likes: 42
From: San Antonio Tx
Ok I went back to the dealership an boy don't I feel stupid. Yes I was correct. Once you update the PDR you LOSE the Track screen on your DIY. Again Chevrolet is trying to cover themselves saying the C7 is a track ready car. More questions you can PM me. This was before. New Track Screen looks same as Sport mode.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 5,353
Likes: 100
From: And then it was said... "let there be blue Corvettes and yellow Camaros" Ft Worth Texas
Cruise-In IV Veteran
St. Jude Donor '09
Wrong, the PDR update doesn't delete the track dash display. Here is a pic I just took of mine and my PDR was uodated, and works perfectly, several weeks ago.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,078
Likes: 262
From: swoyersville pa
Ok I went back to the dealership an boy don't I feel stupid. Yes I was correct. Once you update the PDR you LOSE the Track screen on your DIY. Again Chevrolet is trying to cover themselves saying the C7 is a track ready car. More questions you can PM me. This was before. New Track Screen looks same as Sport mode.
Last edited by savage; Aug 25, 2015 at 09:05 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 90
From: Hillsdale NJ
The only "feature" the PDR update removes is PDR audio in valet mode (if you didn't get any of the earlier PDR updates that had it removed).
It also adds a stupid disclaimer screen every time you select the PDR.
It also adds a stupid disclaimer screen every time you select the PDR.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 90
From: Hillsdale NJ
By the way, has anyone seen the review of the ATS-V? It has the PDR option and what I find amusing is that you'll see that the brake level never goes past 60% either. Meaning they've put it in another car, revised the display a bit, and still didn't fix a basic bug. Just sad.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 5,353
Likes: 100
From: And then it was said... "let there be blue Corvettes and yellow Camaros" Ft Worth Texas
Cruise-In IV Veteran
St. Jude Donor '09