Hidden Features in the GR86/BRZ

[thekevinvo]

I made a video highlighting all of the "hidden" features built into the 2022 GR86 & BRZ. Yes, some of these things can be found in the owner's manual, but some also aren't mentioned in there and who reads those things anyway?

[Tcoat]

And...
Although nice this is about .01% of the info from the manual.

[thekevinvo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

And...
Although nice this is about .01% of the info from the manual.

There's certainly no substitute for the owner's manual!

[Sasquachulator]

tHE OWNERS MANUAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

NO ONE READS PAPERBACK BOOKS NO MOARE!! NO ONE!!!!

ONE MORE FAIL OF TECHNOLOGY THAT TOYOTABARU KEEPS FALLING BEHIND!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

tHE OWNERS MANUAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

NO ONE READS PAPERBACK BOOKS NO MOARE!! NO ONE!!!!

ONE MORE FAIL OF TECHNOLOGY THAT TOYOTABARU KEEPS FALLING BEHIND!

The funny part is that it is not available on the Toyota site and that is a fail!


https://www.ownersmanualhub.com/down...-gr-86-manual/

[timurrrr]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The funny part is that it is not available on the Toyota site and that is a fail!


https://www.ownersmanualhub.com/down...-gr-86-manual/

Huh? Took me 5 seconds to find.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by timurrrr

Huh? Took me 5 seconds to find.

I could get as far as that screen. The download didn't work though.

Well those sonsobitches! They are blocking Canada from the downloads.

That was the first place I looked and didn't bother reading the whole error message.

Not a big deal since I have used the owner manual hub site for years since you can get just about anything there.

[2020BRZtS]

Based on the video thumbnail I would say that using the trunk as a bed is definitely a hidden feature.

[thekevinvo]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

Based on the video thumbnail I would say that using the trunk as a bed is definitely a hidden feature.

10/10 would not recommend for any average sized adult

[Dzmitry]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

tHE OWNERS MANUAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

NO ONE READS PAPERBACK BOOKS NO MOARE!! NO ONE!!!!

ONE MORE FAIL OF TECHNOLOGY THAT TOYOTABARU KEEPS FALLING BEHIND!

That sounds like the worst idea ever to me.

The modern infotainment systems are already so bad, laggy, and annoying as they are... add 430 pages to scroll through on a little screen and I'd be miserable. Besides, at no point would I see myself idling my car to read a manual or look for something in it.

I'd far rather sit on a computer and read through it comfortably or use the find function to easily search for something specific.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

tHE OWNERS MANUAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

NO ONE READS PAPERBACK BOOKS NO MOARE!! NO ONE!!!!

ONE MORE FAIL OF TECHNOLOGY THAT TOYOTABARU KEEPS FALLING BEHIND!

It is in the BRZ:

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

It is in the BRZ:

huh.. That is actually pretty fckn neat. First time I've seen something like that.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

huh.. That is actually pretty fckn neat. First time I've seen something like that.

Our BMW has the manual buried in the settings somewhere.
I think its more of a pain in the butt to search for stuff cuz you'd have to type in the letters one by one via idrive knob (or write the letter on the touch pad on the wheel) to find anything.
But of course you'd skip right to the page if the search is accurate vs a paper manual going to the index and flipping pages.

Might be faster with a touchscreen, but i dont think it'll be that much faster

[Sport-Tech]

Well those sonsobitches! They are blocking Canada from the downloads.

The downloads are retrievable from Canada with a VPN browser addon. The Toyota site also has a quick start guide and a manual for the infotainment system available.