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Old Oct 5, 2022 | 10:10 PM
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I bought a 2020 c8 last month and having a problem with “Demo mode “ showing when I start my car. When I start the car a warning comes on and I need to click it off then, a “THIS VEHICLE IS IN DEMO MODE “ comes on and I need to click on “not a demo vehicle“ And that I’ve purchased the vehicle. This happens every time on startup. Also when I program music and radio it will reset on next start. Has any body have the same issues. I brought it to my dealership and they’re stumped after upgrading the software. I’ll post a video later

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Originally Posted by blue jet
Hi,IM NEW TO THE FORUM!
I bought a 2020 c8 last month and having a problem with “Demo mode “ showing when I start my car. When I start the car a warning comes on and I need to click it off then, a “THIS VEHICLE IS IN DEMO MODE “ comes on and I need to click on “not a demo vehicle“ And that I’ve purchased the vehicle. This happens every time on startup. Also when I program music and radio it will reset on next start. Has any body have the same issues. I brought it to my dealership and they’re stumped after upgrading the software. I’ll post a video later
I did a search of the 2023 Owners Manual and there is no mention of a demo mode in there, nor how to reset it. The demo mode is discussed in the 2020 Service Manual. See clip below. Making it go away has something to do with setting it up during delivery - I think it may required a dealer - but I am not sure. But yes, in demo mode it will forget all of your set ups.



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By the way, did you click on the not a demo vehicle? What happened?
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By the way, did you click on the not a demo vehicle? What happened?
I clicked on that it’s not a demo vehicle and that it’s purchased …then it lets me in to the infotainment but when I turn the car off and turn it back on it will ask me the same questions. It also says Demo mode in the dashboard
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Oh, and thank you for the research!
I have a call in to the dealer to see what they can do
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