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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Isn't it great how cars just have like random lights that come on whose design is so ambiguous that there's no possible chance you could work out what they're trying to indicate.

My car occasionally displays a blue tick, what the hell is that supposed to mean? It only comes up maybe once every 4 or 5 months so it's really hard to work out a pattern.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My car occasionally displays a blue tick, what the hell is that supposed to mean? It only comes up maybe once every 4 or 5 months so it's really hard to work out a pattern.

    I got the same issue with my BMW, except it's a green arrow pointing either left or right that flashes and makes a ticking sound. Only lasts for a few seconds though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's spends half the time telling you stuff you already know like how to open the engine bay.

    They should just have a section called "all the bloody stupid decisions we've made" and just put the explanation in there, because that's the only bit anyone will ever need to read.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    4-5 month is an awfully long time to be too lazy to rtfm

    I mean, I agree it's silly design, but come on

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Dont you have the manual? I did buy a used car and it had manual

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I bought a used car and it had not just the manual, but the original sales offer to the Estonian government (a specific department of it that I won't name because that's too specific). And this was a pre-EUR one, to give you an estimate of how long it's been in the glove compartment.

    But in general it's been hit and miss for manuals with used cars. Sometimes I've looked them up online, but not all are easily found.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think I've owned a single vehicle that didn't come with the manual in the glove compartment, and I've always bought used vehicles.

    3 with over 100k miles, 2 that were over 15 years old when I bought them and 2 that were less than 100k miles and less than 5 years old when I got them. Half of those cars I only got one key with, a couple didn't last 2 years before developing severe mechanical issues, but the one thing that every single one has was the original owners manual in the glove compartment

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I just got a used Cadillac and it has this little blue icon quite frequently. Had to get out the manual. It means I'm driving over the speed limit. Fuck's sake what a useless light.

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