Where do you store the handbook in the car ?

[drofnavi]

I have kept my handbook in the glove compartment, but it seems to be getting a bit scruffy around the edges and it takes up all the space in there.

Is there somewhere else it's supposed to be kept ?

[Jockman]

Back seat

[v8woollie]

I don't

[sukh_m]

Glovebox, but seems to be an awkward fit and not much thought has gone into the size really (not that i'm complaining)

[drofnavi]

Don't have one and can't stand stuff rattling around. I even put some velcro straps on the boot floor carpet to hold the umbrella in place.

[Arjxh56]

In the house!

[Tony V12V]

I didnt think anyone ever read the manual

[AMDBSNick]

Tony V12V said:

I didnt think anyone ever read the manual

The what

[Jon39]

At least it does fit in the glove box.
My Mercedes has a handbook that is too big for the glove box. There is only just enough room for gloves!
What would a Mercedes designers committee be called? Seven letters should be sufficient.

If your Aston Martin is a Vantage, perhaps there might be room in the small compartment behind the seats.

My own handbook stays at home.

Edited by Jon39 on Wednesday 27th March 15:31

[yeti]

My car is a manual

Oh.

I keep it behind the passenger seat, wedges in nicely and not locked away electronically. If it's in your glove box and your battery dies, you can't get it out!

[KarlFranz]

On the Vanq II there's a special cubby for it in the boot.

[Jockman]

yeti said:

...I keep it behind the passenger seat, wedges in nicely and not locked away electronically. If it's in your glove box and your battery dies, you can't get it out!

Indeed.

No rattling around in the rear of a DB9 - the seats aren't big enough

[drcarrera]

As per Sukh - I keep mine in the glovebox which means I can't keep anything else in there.

It doesn't get tatty if put in the correctly, though (tipped up slightly at the back).

[bogie]

been in glove box from new...think Ive looked at it a couple of times...have a pdf version on computer

[mikey k]

drcarrera said:

As per Sukh - I keep mine in the glovebox which means I can't keep anything else in there.

It doesn't get tatty if put in the correctly, though (tipped up slightly at the back).

[Jockman]

Is the Vantage Manual anywhere near the size of the manly DB9 Manual

[drofnavi]

Exactly the same size, construction etc, the Cygnet one is also the same.

[drmw]

Mine lives in the boot (roadster) - I had an elasticated webbing thingy from a previous car designed to be mounted flat on the boot floor so you put stuff under it - doubled over, it fits the four clip things on the back (ie nearest the seats) of the boot wall - the manual and a few other small things fit perfectly

[Beoon]

I photographed (on my IPhone) the pages I thought were relevant (jacking points for instance) and as the phone is used for the tracking device I always have it with me on when out in the car.
If they issued it as a PDF then the full thing could be stored on the phone as well.
I actually have read more in the AM Vantage handbook than I would on any other car since there is actually a lot of information that answers questions frequently asked here about the car.

For example a lot of people criticise the sportshift 1 ........ since they do not know about doing "clutch learns" however it is actually detailed in the handbook (Page 5.3)

or

"should I put the car into neutral when at a standstill" (sportshift1 specific) again it is in the handbook that the clutch is disengaged when at standstill with the footbrake or handbrake on (Page 5.6)

Simples

[hartley]

Beoon said:

I photographed (on my IPhone) the pages I thought were relevant (jacking points for instance) and as the phone is used for the tracking device I always have it with me on when out in the car.
If they issued it as a PDF then the full thing could be stored on the phone as well.
I actually have read more in the AM Vantage handbook than I would on any other car since there is actually a lot of information that answers questions frequently asked here about the car.

For example a lot of people criticise the sportshift 1 ........ since they do not know about doing "clutch learns" however it is actually detailed in the handbook (Page 5.3)

or

"should I put the car into neutral when at a standstill" (sportshift1 specific) again it is in the handbook that the clutch is disengaged when at standstill with the footbrake or handbrake on (Page 5.6)

Simples

Impressive but .... You are running the risk of a normal person telling you to 'get a life ' Don't worry you are among friends .

The Glove Compartment is my nomination for the ' crappiest bit of an Aston ' leather clad Hong Kong plastic from the 70's with a locking mechanism from a Lada - to say nothing of it's ridiculously inadequate dimensions.

Any other nominations ?