Anyone find any Hidden Features?
 

Anyone find any secret or hidden features in their tC yet?

I've been playing with the remote and the instrument panel but haven't found a thing!

In my previous cars there was always some hidden little trick.

I wouldn't say I found anything 'secret'.. But I love the whole process of finding new things that you didn't know your car could do..

Like tonight, after I had all my accessories put into my new tC, I discovered that it had tilt steering.. I was rather surprised.. :)

I know, that's silly.. But it made me happy nontheless!

well i'll list all that i can remember:
-headlights turn off atuomatically once car is turned off and door is opened
-hold the mode button i think it is to make a customizable message

hmm, i know there's more, but i can't think of any right now.

I didn't realize it had a rear dome light for almost a week. It was turned off when I got my car. Now it's on "door" so it comes on when I unlock it with the remot or when the door's open.

I also realized I can turn the instrument illumination all the way off, "stealth mode", for late-night bombing runs :).

hahaha, bombing runs, that's a good one. now how does this rear dome light work? i have my lights on "door" also, and the only light comes from the front area.

you need to have both of the dome lights set to "door".. if this still isnt making the rear dome light come on, then most likely your dealer didnt install a fuse or something.

i realized the windows and sunroof are still powered after turning off your car, until you open a door.. am i right?

30 seconds or when a door is opened.

:lol: Along with all those cool things you guys and gals have found on your tC's dont forget to check the cargo compartment. Back there you will find that you have an extra cargo compartment light on the side. Also check in your back seat on the side walls down by the knees and you will see that the tC has some conveniently placed hooks for your milk containers and grocery bags. And last but not least aside from the fact that you can customize your welcome screen on your radios(my favorite) you also have that cool little button in your glove box that monitors your tire pressure. That way you will never have to guess when to re-inflate your tires. It will come on your dash when it is time to air up your tires and after you just hold down the set button and you'll be good to go. :wink: This tC business is totally Cool!!!

Don't own a tC just yet and I think I heard that there may be a storage tray under the front passenger seat. True?

Don't forget about the "social space". Remove the headrests and slide the front seats forward. Next. recline them all the way back. You will notice that they just fit to the back seat. You can now crawl into the back seat and recline it and have a complete lounge seat. Its quite comfortable. What you do with your social space is totally up to you. :wink:

Well this is one is lame:

If someone is sitting on your passenger seat and doesnt fasten his seatbelt the warning light comes on
If no one is sitting, the light doesnt come on.

Now, since i always have my backpack on that seat, it's always on =\

:lol: thats funny, try putting it on the floor, the car's new enough where the ground should be clean enough, and if it isn't clean it!!

I don't have my tC yet, but I read something in another post about how there's some kind of an air filtration system? I guess there's some kind of an area for a filter in the glove box? The other post I read said you have to buy your own filter, though. I can't wait to find out more about this. Living in Arizona, I'd love something to filter out all the dust that gets everywhere.

i dont have one either but id guess that if your dealer's helpful they might point u in the right direction, as for the dust dont get black! :lol:

Yeah I have a list of questions all ready to ask this week when my car comes in. :) Including the helpful tip I read here about checking tire pressures.

And yeah, I learned my lesson once with a black car in Arizona. Never again! :lol My brother has a black Camaro that he's obsessive about, he's over here washing it every week.

This one may have been obvious to some but . . .

There is an extra 12v power outlet in the center storage compartment (armrest area). As there is a cigarette lighter up front, it came as a bit of a surprise to me.

more and more vehicles it seems are putting extra 12v outlets in vehicles besides the ciggarette lighter.......my grandfathers H2 has like 4 extra ones or something besides the lighter its ridiculous.......i was thinking what the heck would you need 4 extra ones for...but you never know i guess

The family that chain smokes together, stays together. LOL

thats for when you have a portable blender, portable microwave, portable stove and portable fridge, duh! lol jk. maybe its for when you have kids with cd players and portable games. also usually radar detectors use those plugs and of course cell phone chargers.

By any chance is there another 12V plug/port under the front passenger seat as in the Celica?...j/w

Nope . . . nothing under the seats. Just checked.

what's tilt steering mean??

There's a lever under the left side of the wheel that allows the steering wheel to move up and down. Just a very slight amount, though. It's almost not worth it.

I dont't know...some times that extra inch makes all the difference! :wink: :lol:

yeah, just curious about the whole under the seat thing...


thanks for checking it out !

- ibiza

as in the older classic cars are there build sheets tucked away some where in our cars???

No, it's all on the windows sticker these days.

:lol Oh I definitely appreciate the tilt wheel. I myself adjusted it when I test drove the tC. I just think maybe it should tilt further up and down.

:wink: One thing that was really neat to me was the upgraded auto dimming mirror. If you were fortunate enough to get this option it includes an auto dimming mirror of course with built in homelink for those extra garage door openers and also reading lights underneath. What's cool about the reading light is that when you look at them you will see that there are 3 diff. colors coming out of the socket that converge to make white. Its really cool to look at. You can see all the colors mixing together to make white. Just thought that was neat is all :oops:

This headlight feature is kinda neat. If you like daytime running lights then there is no need to ever touch the headlight controls. When you leave the car they always automatically turn off . . . Thanks octacon88!

anytime!

also if your doors are locked, and you are getting out of the car, you dont have to unlock them, when u pull the lever, the doors automatically unlock

Hey everyone go try this now!

i've known this since the day I had my scion..

Press and hold the feel/hear/neutral button for like 3 seconds, and it says XA or XB, and u can change it.

come to find out, it changes the harmonics of the stereo to match the interior shape..

I noticed it alot when I had it on a videotape, it sounds VERY different on video, nothing major in person though..

Just a neat little feature I discovered...hehe

LATE.

-Tylor

Dang, my wife's Grand Caravan has that same feature where you can still power things for 30 secs after the key is off. I have been wishing the xb had that..

There's an article in the Tech section about the airfilter on the xB. I bet the tC has a similar setup in the same area. I know I pulled the glove box on my parents new Corolla to see if it had a filter. It did and it was a very similar setup to the Box.

Anyone see the Simpsons episode where Homer buys a bazillion 12v accessories for his car? He's watching a cooking show and cooking hushpuppies in his deepfryer. The hush puppy burns his mouth and he rolls the window down to spit it out and realizes he's driving down the pier. In his panic to react, he grabs a sheet of paper and writes S.O.S. on it, sticks it in his fax machine and screams "transmit! Transmit!" as he sinks.

DOH!

Here's something nobody has mentioned yet. On the inside of the hatch on the lid. There are two handles, left and right. To help pull down the hatchback when open. I like it because it enables me to close the lid without touching the outside of the car. I don't like to leave fingerprints on the car after I've spent hours washing and waxing. You can pull down with enough force to get it closed and still have time to get your hands out of the way.(With some practice)

Maybe nobody mentioned it because nobody cares. But I know you guys who detail your own cars will appreciate those handles.

I definitely appreciate this tip. I'll remember it for when my car comes in. I know I also hate fingerprints on the paint. I always try to shut my Honda trunk now with my fingers on the silver H emblem. Handles inside would be a lot easier. Thanks for the heads up! :)

1 attached two shoulder straps together of two gym bags that I don't use anymore so I can have a handhold to pull the hatch down. It works since I am short. The straps joined together makes my downward force equally distributed against the two hinges.

1manila

hey hey it is worth it, i tilt it down enough so that i can drive with my knee and eat.....

:lol:

Apparently more people take advantage of it than I thought!