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Old 01-29-2008, 11:14 PM
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It took me a while before I realized all the different voice options for the navigation. I have mine set to the british female (too bad there is no "Elizabeth Hurley" setting - I'd never leave the car!), although she can be a little bitchy when I don't stick to her directions.
Old 01-29-2008, 11:45 PM
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as someone posted before that a p-car can be used a beer opener.
Old 01-29-2008, 11:59 PM
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A-HA, there's a manual in the glove box that explains everything!
Old 01-30-2008, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by gravedgr
It took me a while before I realized all the different voice options for the navigation. I have mine set to the british female (too bad there is no "Elizabeth Hurley" setting - I'd never leave the car!), although she can be a little bitchy when I don't stick to her directions.
I use the British female too (my wife uses the British male in her Cayenne S).

Just be careful - once I was playing and tried the Dutch female, and had a helluva time getting back to English since all the menus were in Dutch.
Old 01-30-2008, 12:19 AM
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The cupholders also make great handcuffs for the girl in the passenger seat.
Old 01-30-2008, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jcnesq
The cupholders also make great handcuffs for the girl in the passenger seat.
Funny. We discovered the same thing one evening during a cockpit "adventure..."
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Old 01-30-2008, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by texas911
A-HA, there's a manual in the glove box that explains everything!
Yeah, as long as you don't mind reading a 200 page book to learn how to change stations on the radio.
Old 01-30-2008, 07:05 AM
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for me it was the fact that light pressure on the indicator stalk makes the inidcator blink 3 times and then stop. perefct for lane changes.
Old 01-30-2008, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
Funny. We discovered the same thing one evening during a cockpit "adventure..."
Haha..I have to remember that
Old 01-30-2008, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by limey940
for me it was the fact that light pressure on the indicator stalk makes the inidcator blink 3 times and then stop. perefct for lane changes.
That was my "ah-hah" too...
what was even more eventful for me, it came 1 year into ownership and was delivered by my 18yr old son...
Old 01-30-2008, 10:25 AM
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I think "Cockpit Adventure" sums it up quite nicely...

Hey Honey - can you come to the Garage for a few minutes?

Old 01-30-2008, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by limey940
for me it was the fact that light pressure on the indicator stalk makes the inidcator blink 3 times and then stop. perefct for lane changes.
The only problem is that I try to do this on my wife's Odyssey out of habit and get irrirtated when it only blinks once.
Old 01-30-2008, 10:42 AM
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I had mine when I tried in vain to program the radio buttons! I still haven't figured it out.
Old 01-30-2008, 10:57 AM
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All of my A-HA moments came while reading the manual from cover to cover. It's the first thing I do after driving a new car home. I don't turn the key again until I've read every page. I do this with every new gadget, from coffee makers to alarm clocks.
Old 01-30-2008, 11:01 AM
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You can turn on the PCM (and thus, the radio) by hitting any of the Function buttons below the Nav screen.

I think the turn-signal three-click for lane changes should be standard on all cars.


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