The New Car
We just picked up our new car and left our fourteen year old car at the car dealership. I know that it will probably be auctioned off or dismantled and pieces sold off. It was a simple car that didn't have any connections for electronic gear. You couldn't plug in an IPod, or have a Bluetooth connection for your phone.
The manual weighs a lot because it takes pages and pages to tell you how to use all the items on your dashboard. Our mirror tells us the direction we're heading. I have enough trouble finding my way somewhere without wondering whether I should be traveling SW or NE. This evening I discovered that a trip to the local Thai restaurant is SE.
When you go into reverse a camera on the rear of the car gives you a rear view of what's behind. But the manual cautions drivers to be aware of...at least three or four possible scenarios. If you go through a car wash and the camera is doused with too much water it may become water logged and then it may malfunction or even overheat and cause a fire. If the snow clogs your camera use care or additional dire things will happen.
Now when it snows or when your car is encased with ice the manual suggests gently place a warm poultice on the camera to gently melt the ice.
Simply moving the seat means recalling whether pushing forward makes the seat go forward, backwards, up or down. Then telescope the steering wheel and don't forget to adjust for your back with yet another button.
What happened to roll up windows?
But the car does ride smoothly. I guess the best thing to do is put the manual in the glove compartment and hope that all those little chips stay healthy.
As for the rear view camera--I'm thinking of a knitted bonnet.
The manual weighs a lot because it takes pages and pages to tell you how to use all the items on your dashboard. Our mirror tells us the direction we're heading. I have enough trouble finding my way somewhere without wondering whether I should be traveling SW or NE. This evening I discovered that a trip to the local Thai restaurant is SE.
When you go into reverse a camera on the rear of the car gives you a rear view of what's behind. But the manual cautions drivers to be aware of...at least three or four possible scenarios. If you go through a car wash and the camera is doused with too much water it may become water logged and then it may malfunction or even overheat and cause a fire. If the snow clogs your camera use care or additional dire things will happen.
Now when it snows or when your car is encased with ice the manual suggests gently place a warm poultice on the camera to gently melt the ice.
Simply moving the seat means recalling whether pushing forward makes the seat go forward, backwards, up or down. Then telescope the steering wheel and don't forget to adjust for your back with yet another button.
What happened to roll up windows?
But the car does ride smoothly. I guess the best thing to do is put the manual in the glove compartment and hope that all those little chips stay healthy.
As for the rear view camera--I'm thinking of a knitted bonnet.
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