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Old 09-09-2017, 12:53 AM
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^^ yeah, pretty common feature in many German cars back in the day.
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Old 09-09-2017, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by booch
I noticed on my wife's Cayenne (after our 18 month old was 'driving' it in the driveway) an old trick the 928 has; when you park the car and have the turn signal stalk down/up, the car will illuminate the lights on the side of the car (the blinkers) which the lever is angled towards. In the spirit of this thread, I haven't read the manual in ages so I'd guess it's mentioned, but this thread and my daughter's shenanigans reminded me of the old trick my Dad showed me back when. I always thought it was the coolest feature when I was a kid,but forgot about it until the other night.
Except though it isn't actually the blinkers that illuminate - its the marker lights.

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Old 09-10-2017, 07:37 AM
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This drives me nuts. We have back in parking - and I have to go back, unlock the car, and switch the blinkers of probably 50% of the time.

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I noticed on my wife's Cayenne (after our 18 month old was 'driving' it in the driveway) an old trick the 928 has; when you park the car and have the turn signal stalk down/up, the car will illuminate the lights on the side of the car (the blinkers) which the lever is angled towards. In the spirit of this thread, I haven't read the manual in ages so I'd guess it's mentioned, but this thread and my daughter's shenanigans reminded me of the old trick my Dad showed me back when. I always thought it was the coolest feature when I was a kid,but forgot about it until the other night.
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Old 09-10-2017, 11:32 AM
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This drives me nuts. We have back in parking - and I have to go back, unlock the car, and switch the blinkers of probably 50% of the time.
Unless modified or broken there is a chime for that. Door open, keys out and turn signal activated gets you a special chime mode. Also chimes for key in lock, but ignition off and door open, also for key out of lock, marker light on and door open.

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Old 09-10-2017, 11:38 AM
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On later models the alarm has a radio protection mode. If installed correctly - removing the radio from the frame triggers the alarm (there is a normally grounded case and a normally floating case option).

The later alarm unit is also connected to the diagnostics port - you can find out what specifically is causing false alarms by reading out the module codes with a hammer. (Beats taking a hammer to the unit!)

Also the later alarm unit has expansion potential - there are several extra inputs (active low & high mix) that you can connect to other trigger sensors (e.g. ultrasonic sensor, incline sensor, motions sensor etc.)

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Old 09-10-2017, 01:15 PM
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Came up in another thread...

The dash lights are always on with ignition.

They actually usually get dimmer when you turn the lights on (controlled by variable illumination).

On S4+ models There is a photocell for the daytime mode (top center of the instrument cluster) controlling how bright they are in daytime (light off) so e.g. it dims down a bit if you go into a tunnel.

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Old 09-11-2017, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by The Forgotten On
Same goes for the sets of holes to allow you to adjust the angle of the gas pedal to your liking.
The left foot rest ( warning control cover) in the automatic is also adjustable closer to or further from the driver.
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Old 09-11-2017, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan
Unless modified or broken there is a chime for that. Door open, keys out and turn signal activated gets you a special chime mode. Also chimes for key in lock, but ignition off and door open, also for key out of lock, marker light on and door open.

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We don't have audible chimes on Australian cars. It drove me nuts when I was in the States to have that annoying chime nagging me, to do something like close a door I intentionally had open.
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Old 09-11-2017, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave928S
We don't have audible chimes on Australian cars. It drove me nuts when I was in the States to have that annoying chime nagging me, to do something like close a door I intentionally had open.
Quite a lot of US cars have been de-chimed for that reason (e.g. unplug chime relay in console). It does have some value - a less annoying sound would be nice (but perhaps less effective). These days it would be better if it just sent you a text.

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Old 09-11-2017, 03:22 AM
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..... These days it would be better if it just sent you a text.

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That'd probably be just as annoying ... I must be getting cranky in my old age
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Old 09-11-2017, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by GT6ixer
I just discovered this feature this weekend when installing a car seat for my son. There is a little rectangular pocket on the side of each of the rear seats whose purpose is to hold the seat belt buckle when not in use. Neat little feature.

​​​​​​I was curious if this was mentioned in the owner's manual and it isn't. That got me to thinking what other features are not mentioned? Please post any that you know of.
Also there in the later cars that have 3-pont belts in the back, but not really useful since the shoulder belt screws up the way it's threaded.
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Old 09-11-2017, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeM
Also there in the later cars that have 3-pont belts in the back, but not really useful since the shoulder belt screws up the way it's threaded.
In that case you can use them to hold a thin pack of gum.
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