Hidden Features

[Karigan]

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

Dash panel:
- You can set the RPM beep indicator and when you start your car, the needle will move up to that level before dropping back down.

How do I set this?

[billwot]

Originally Posted by Karigan

How do I set this?

It's in your Owner's Manual.

[Chattanooga FR-S]

Originally Posted by Karigan

How do I set this?

Post #57 in this thread has a video.

[TJ3000]

Just did the gear display I always thought that section was for Automatics turns out it works for manuals too!!

[Ashybone]

Originally Posted by stugray

There's a DC (cigarette lighter) plug in the glove compartment.

Originally Posted by humfrz

If the sound generator is making too much sound inside the cabin, they supplied a plug (from the outlet behind the glovebox) to stuff into the mouth of the sound generator tube where it comes through the firewall.
humfrz

Originally Posted by N1rve

You can set the RPM for the car to beep at you with a red light.

Originally Posted by jskurucz

The steering wheel is adjustable up and down; in and out. I have mine pulled all the way out.

Originally Posted by billwot

You can program the digital display to show what gear you're in.

Originally Posted by ZOMFGAARON

If you press the display button while your car is off it'll show how much gas you have.

NO MOTHA FUCKIN WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't know ANY of this lol. And I printed out the pedal dance instructions

[Karigan]

Originally Posted by billwot

It's in your Owner's Manual.

I have tried looking through the manual for various things, but this one is organized very well, so I have a hard time finding what I'm looking for. :/

Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

Post #57 in this thread has a video.

Ah. I couldn't see the video (I'm at work, lol). Thanks! I will check this out later.


But, thanks for your help!

[ericmpena]

I don't think this was mentioned, but in the same menu where you set up the Gear Indicator, there is also an option that says S-On/Off.
S-On = Tachometer needle will shoot up and back down when car is started.
S-Off = Tachometer needle will not move when car is started.


Also, if you're in a BRZ Limited then you will need to set the alarm manually if the dealership did not do it for you:
1) Get in the car
2) press the start/stop button two times, with makes the car to be in the start position (all your dash lights light up)
3) Lock the car with the physical button on the door
4) Press the unlock button on the door and open the door while still pressing the unlock door button.
5) Still pressing the unlock button, wait about 10 seconds, the car will beep once for activated and twice for deactivated and the information panel in the cluster will say either "AL on" or "AL off"

[Kuri]

Yep^. You need to be quick for that.

[AtlasMick]

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

- If you park your car and walked away a bit too far from the range of the key fob, point the metal key to your mouth from under your chin and press the Lock button. Your skull will act as some sort of resonator (not sure of the proper term) and will "enhance" the signal. (Yes, I'm serious).

I just tried this.

I work occasionally on the second floor of an industrial building with steel panels for exterior walls, which blocks essentially all cell services etc, except for walkies. I've tried my remote start from inside the building many times and it never worked, I tried even getting steadily closer to the exit doors but it never worked until you were physically standing outside the exterior walls.

Today I was deep in the building where it never worked before, put the remote to my chin, opened my mouth (not sure why because you didn't provide those instructions), and viola, chirped on and when I got to my car nice and toasty. AMAZING!!!!

I'm going to keep trying it obviously now, but if this was a one time fluke I'd be very disappointed.

[retrosmiths]

^ Haha forgot that part about opening your mouth, sorry.

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

[M3_Dust]

I hope this is an ok place to ask this question, I have a 10 series with the HID headlights and I am not seeing the LED strips come on at any time? I thought they were DRL's and besides that I'd like for them to be on at all times, am I missing something here? Do I need to have this standard feature activated by the dealer or something?

[retrosmiths]

Originally Posted by M3_Dust

I hope this is an ok place to ask this question, I have a 10 series with the HID headlights and I am not seeing the LED strips come on at any time? I thought they were DRL's and besides that I'd like for them to be on at all times, am I missing something here? Do I need to have this standard feature activated by the dealer or something?

AFAIK they only light up if you're driving with no beams turned on (same behavior as the DRL in my FRS).

There's a DIY here somewhere that allows you to have it on all the time, though it may require cutting factory wires which I don't really like doing.

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

[tahdizzle]

The DIY's also are not on while the Hand Brake is engaged.

[Chattanooga FR-S]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

The DRLs also are not on while the Hand Brake is engaged.

Fixed it for ya