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Old 01-31-2008 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ibmiked
While we're on the PCM, why do some of the station presets show the station's frequency and some just show letters? (Yeah I know RTFM).
Because some stations are too cheap to buy the equipment to broadcast the info. So the PCM will just default to the number.
Old 01-31-2008 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by keninirvine
Isn't it amazing that with about 52 buttons and *****, they couldn't provide some useful ones to simplify the use of the radio, like easily scan for stations etc. Whoever designed the PCM must have previously worked for Microsoft.
You mean the left arrow and right arrow isn't good enough?
Old 01-31-2008 | 11:20 AM
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WHAT CD HOLDER ?
Old 01-31-2008 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TOM TOMKINS
WHAT CD HOLDER ?
This one -
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Old 01-31-2008 | 11:43 AM
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If you get into a collision and your front headlights and side markers go out, a warning message will appear on the instrument panel stating that.
Old 01-31-2008 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael911
OK this is a small a-hah. If the radio is off you can turn it on without having to take your hands off the steering wheel, provided you have a multi fuction wheel, just press the right hand side thumb wheel in and the radio/nav goes on.
Good catch. Interestingly, it doesn't work in reverse (you can't turn radio off with same action).
Old 01-31-2008 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TOM TOMKINS
WHAT CD HOLDER ?
The one that if you slam the glove box closed and the CD door isn't shut, it breaks off and they will replace your entire glove box to fix.. after a 2 month parts wait. Ahha....hmmmmm
Old 01-31-2008 | 12:16 PM
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OK, i was fiddling round the other day with the PCM, what is the button near the ffwd that if you press it it simply ejects like a mini tape deck?
Old 01-31-2008 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by limey940
OK, i was fiddling round the other day with the PCM, what is the button near the ffwd that if you press it it simply ejects like a mini tape deck?
For the telephone SIM card??
Old 01-31-2008 | 01:11 PM
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For the telephone SIM card??
Yep, if you have the telephone module installed it even works.
Old 01-31-2008 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ibmiked
Yep, if you have the telephone module installed it even works.
Ah, got it, thanks.
Old 02-01-2008 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by texas911
You mean the left arrow and right arrow isn't good enough?
OK, you found an "A-HA" for me. When I first read your response I thought you were joking, as I never saw anything with arrows before. Sure enough, today on the way to work I took another look, scanned the 53 buttons and *****, and there they were, buried in that rediculous (non) telephone array of buttons. Never saw them before. Thanks!
Old 02-01-2008 | 11:45 AM
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The Ah Ha above about the slots for CDs in the glovebox resulted in another senior moment for me. I looked in my glovebox to see if I could locate the slots and, lo and behold, not only did I find the slots, but also the 2 CDs I apparently inserted into the slots when I bought the car 2 years ago. I have been wondering whatever happended to those CDs.
Old 02-01-2008 | 12:05 PM
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Love the thing in the sig, really cool, but I assure your Porsche is not near as fast as mine.
Old 02-01-2008 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Clemtigs
The Ah Ha above about the slots for CDs in the glovebox resulted in another senior moment for me. I looked in my glovebox to see if I could locate the slots and, lo and behold, not only did I find the slots, but also the 2 CDs I apparently inserted into the slots when I bought the car 2 years ago. I have been wondering whatever happended to those CDs.
That sounds so much like something I'd do!!!!





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