Hatch release-mini rant
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Hatch release-mini rant
is it just me, or does anyone else here find that they hit the trunk release latch getting into the car. I swear about 1/3 - 1/2 the time I get into the car my knee hits the button and pops the hatch 😡. I really wish it was located somewhere else
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My seat goes all the way back to the rear wall when I turn off the car and open the door. When I get in, it doesn't come forward until I hit the start button. I'm also only 5'6" so I don't have long legs to ascerbate the problem. A few months of ownership and you'll miss the darn button.
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My seat goes all the way back to the rear wall when I turn off the car and open the door. When I get in, it doesn't come forward until I hit the start button. I'm also only 5'6" so I don't have long legs to ascerbate the problem. A few months of ownership and you'll miss the darn button.
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Thats a great point that I didn’t think about. I have a 1LT so no easy exit seat function.
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One of the main reasons for getting a 2LT (or 3LT) IMO is memory seats! I'm the only one driving the car so it's not for two drivers it's entry and exit.
I have my seat go all the way back, fully up front and back and steering wheel fully up when I open the door to leave. Makes entry and exit easy.
When I get the mail from the box in front of the house I often leave the car running and seat in my driving position. That is seat forward, rear down, front up and steering wheel rim just at the upper dash pad height. It's a PIA to get in and out! Would not want to do that all the time! That and HUD are the two biggest reasons I would not get a 1LT.
In fact some days just don't want to bother so with the car running, press the unlock button, exit button so the seat/wheel go where programmed. When I get back in have to hold my #1 button to put all back to my driving position.
For anyone making a decision to spend the extra money, my other reasons in order of importance TO ME are:
One of the main reasons for getting a 2LT (or 3LT) IMO is memory seats! I'm the only one driving the car so it's not for two drivers it's entry and exit.
I have my seat go all the way back, fully up front and back and steering wheel fully up when I open the door to leave. Makes entry and exit easy.
When I get the mail from the box in front of the house I often leave the car running and seat in my driving position. That is seat forward, rear down, front up and steering wheel rim just at the upper dash pad height. It's a PIA to get in and out! Would not want to do that all the time! That and HUD are the two biggest reasons I would not get a 1LT.
In fact some days just don't want to bother so with the car running, press the unlock button, exit button so the seat/wheel go where programmed. When I get back in have to hold my #1 button to put all back to my driving position.
For anyone making a decision to spend the extra money, my other reasons in order of importance TO ME are:
- Adjustable lumbar support
- The added rear subwoofer (missed on in my C6 3LT and with Bose a PIA to add!) Needed to drown out tire and road noise. My sound system is never off!
- Front camera in the Grand Sport. In my 3LT 2014 Z51 always had to be careful when pulling into a parking slot with a curb. After a few minor issues would often back in-also a PIA!
- Vented/Heated seats
- Garage door open button on sun visor.
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6 foot tall. I don't use the memory seat function, because my seat is pretty much all the way back all the time.
My knee hits the button only in rare circumstances, such as if I'm parked on a steep incline, so I'm getting out of the car awkwardly.
You'll probably start missing the button as you develop a normal pattern for getting out of the car. I seem to remember hitting the button more when I first got the C7.
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Understand crossing out the HEAT statement! But that is what we get because we have ventilation!
Below is a pic from a good video comparing the C6 and C7 seats. To get then vent function to work they put in a ~3/8 inch open mesh between the seat leather (or whatever) and the heating pads. That allows the 3 small fans to blow cabin air at your rear and back. However it also increases the heat transfer time (conduction) so in my case when it's 40 F out now takes ~10 minutes before I can cut down from 3 bars to 1! Have to copy the URL is you want to see the video.
Below is a pic from a good video comparing the C6 and C7 seats. To get then vent function to work they put in a ~3/8 inch open mesh between the seat leather (or whatever) and the heating pads. That allows the 3 small fans to blow cabin air at your rear and back. However it also increases the heat transfer time (conduction) so in my case when it's 40 F out now takes ~10 minutes before I can cut down from 3 bars to 1! Have to copy the URL is you want to see the video.
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I had that issue of hitting it with my knee on entry for a couple of times when I first got the car. But you just have to be mindful of it and pretty soon muscle memory will come into play and you won't be doing it anymore. As an aside, my son has a C7 and he is 6' 9" and he had a real difficult time at first. He had to have custom seats made for him. But he nevertheless has to remain vigilant on entry and exit.
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It depends on your body configuration. My knee goes nowhere close to it.
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6 foot tall. I don't use the memory seat function, because my seat is pretty much all the way back all the time.
My knee hits the button only in rare circumstances, such as if I'm parked on a steep incline, so I'm getting out of the car awkwardly.
You'll probably start missing the button as you develop a normal pattern for getting out of the car. I seem to remember hitting the button more when I first got the C7.
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My knee has accidentally hit the trunk release button a few times. Not a well thought out location for the button.
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Never a problem and find it hard to believe with the location of the hatch release switch people are bumping it getting in or out of the car.
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I had that issue of hitting it with my knee on entry for a couple of times when I first got the car. But you just have to be mindful of it and pretty soon muscle memory will come into play and you won't be doing it anymore. As an aside, my son has a C7 and he is 6' 9" and he had a real difficult time at first. He had to have custom seats made for him. But he nevertheless has to remain vigilant on entry and exit.
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It's fun to watch, I'll tell you that. But once he is in all is good! Those seats he had made have very expensive thin padding in them. Fits him like a glove. I drove from Miami Beach to Lake Havasu with him and he did better than I did in the passenger seat. I don't like riding shot gun. Not enough room.
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Never have, never have even come close that I know of; but, I always have the seat back a considerable distance and I'm not very big. Now, that d**ned, needless, "pointed" bottom corner of the dash...