Things about your car that you can't understand

[caraddict]

My '92 CRX: No electric windows, no servo, no ABS, no air con... But fully electric... sunroof!?


You got any of these "un-understandables" in your car?

[FreeLitres]

[Opel-GT]

How about these.

Warning on sun visor.



On a 2 seater convertable?

or glow in the dark emergency boot release inside the boot



This is the boot

[va1o]

2012 A1 - Has the full Audi MMI system, Start/Stop and gearchange recommendations...yet no way to display the MPG on either of the screens?

[LotusOmega375D]

Most of the buttons. My new daily driver will go to the scrap man before many of them have ever been pressed! Still paid for them though.

[AndyT77]

On my 2004 Focus, there are two illuminated switches to either disable or enable rear window operation in the back. What puzzles me is why the illumination is red, the window can be operated by the rear occupant, but the green one means they can't?

[storminnorman]

'00 peugeot 306 HDi.
The aircon button light comes on when the fans are directed at the windscreen. Pretty sure it's intentional but I don't know why

[sunbeam alpine]

Users manuals -

My LR Disco - bought it in Luxemburg - it's in French

Daihatsu Fourtrak - bought in Germany - it's in German.

[HustleRussell]

Why do I have to dismantle most of my lower dashboard to replace a pollen filter.

[Ari]

storminnorman said:

'00 peugeot 306 HDi.
The aircon button light comes on when the fans are directed at the windscreen. Pretty sure it's intentional but I don't know why

It assumes you're demisting so puts on the air con in order to dehumidify.

[Ari]

AndyT77 said:

On my 2004 Focus, there are two illuminated switches to either disable or enable rear window operation in the back. What puzzles me is why the illumination is red, the window can be operated by the rear occupant, but the green one means they can't?

It lights up green to show that you have activated the rear window isolator.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

The fact that my front foglights come on when I select reverse

[storminnorman]

Ari said:

storminnorman said:

'00 peugeot 306 HDi.
The aircon button light comes on when the fans are directed at the windscreen. Pretty sure it's intentional but I don't know why

It assumes you're demisting so puts on the air con in order to dehumidify.

Exciting. I automatically switch it off - but does it automatically do so?

[bobbo89]

09 FN2 CTR, every time I get in and start it, it makes a beep from the stereo which I have no idea what it means.

[Caulkhead]

The Bose stereo in my 6 MPS has a 20gb hard drive but can't play MP3's.

[Negative Creep]

The City button on the Punto that makes the steering light? Quite why you'd need it I don't know, since it's too light as standard. Only tried it once to make sure it was working.

[speedtwelve]

My MR2 Roadster has an HGV-style reversing beeper factory-fitted. I know when I've selected reverse gear, thanks Toyota...

[Perd Hapley]

AndyT77 said:

On my 2004 Focus, there are two illuminated switches to either disable or enable rear window operation in the back. What puzzles me is why the illumination is red, the window can be operated by the rear occupant, but the green one means they can't?

Green = everyone is safe
Red = danger (children will fall out of window)

[AlexKing]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

The fact that my front foglights come on when I select reverse

Your car is italian?

[va1o]

AlexKing said:

Your car is italian?

Sounds like the VAG cornering fog lights to me, had this with my old car one lights up when indicating/ going round a bend, both light up when in reverse. Bizare!