Sensitive inside hatch release
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Sensitive inside hatch release
I frequently touch the inside hatch release with my left or right knee when when getting into my C7 coup. I don’t realize it til I get the warning alert so then it’s cuss, pull over, stop, get out, close the hatch, get back in, cuss again and start again. Aside from the obvious solution of not touching the release when entering, have any forum members found a way to desensitize the release?
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I am tall and I had to adjust my "getting out" behavior to avoid this when I first bought my Z06. I haven't accidentally popped the hatch open since the first couple of months of ownership back in 2016.
I recall early on that some forum member made a little plate to go around the hatch button so that the button was recessed below the plate and that stopped the problem for him. GM recalled my 2014 ATS to do a similar modification to the sunroof switches because they weren't recessed sufficiently according to some federal safety standard.
I now feel so much safer when driving my ATS knowing that I won't inadvertently open the sunroof and go flying out while driving down the interstate.
I recall early on that some forum member made a little plate to go around the hatch button so that the button was recessed below the plate and that stopped the problem for him. GM recalled my 2014 ATS to do a similar modification to the sunroof switches because they weren't recessed sufficiently according to some federal safety standard.
I now feel so much safer when driving my ATS knowing that I won't inadvertently open the sunroof and go flying out while driving down the interstate.
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In 3 C7s, I have lost count of how many times I have bumped that **** with my knee getting into the car.
You'd think the C7 R&D folks would have bitched about the location of this switch.
You'd think the C7 R&D folks would have bitched about the location of this switch.
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Since it is apparently recurring I suggest you find and practice a method of getting in that doesn't do it over and over until second nature. Then attend to it for a while as you use that method to be sure you always do so.
This same routine is used in all sorts of behavior mod practices from sports to management.
This same routine is used in all sorts of behavior mod practices from sports to management.
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