So I ahve no owners manual and the only one i found on ebay was like 36 bucks.

So I have a couple stupid questions.

1: What the heck is that "L" gear on my automatic? Is it a towing gear? Overdrive? I though I had automatic overdrive...

2. I heard the owners manual has all kinds of nifty info on how to tweak setings like turning the door lock chirp on and off. Is there anywhere all thesesetings are reprinted on the web? Might the also be in the Chilton manuals?

Got a bunch of stuff to fix the minor issues last night. Saturday is gonna be a day of tweaking and detailing for me!

 

i dont have my manual with me...maybe devils reject can answer that one..im about to add some DIYs in the DIY section for the coupes...

 

Cool I'll make sure to check it out.

 

It's for driving up very steep hills or descending down very steep grades. I've always been told that the L gear is basically for low speeds where you need lots of traction. Useful when driving in the snow or traveling at slow speeds in the rain. You can also drop it into L and do what is called an automatic manual shift....by shifting it manually thru the automatic. I did this alot when trying to get someone off the line....for some people it works...but most people dont recommend it. DO NOT exceed 30mph in the L gear as you will screw the engine up royally.

********YOU MUST HAVE A KEYLESS ENTRY FOB/REMOTE FOR THIS TO WORK********

To disarm the door lock chirp, you must NOT have the key in the ignition. At the end of each procedure, a chime sounds once if the function has been turned ON, or twice if the function has been turned OFF.

Horn Chirp Feature - Press LOCK button 4-10 seconds and press the UNLOCK button within this time period. Release both buttons at the same time.

Turn Signal Flash - Press the UNLOCK button 4-10 seconds and press the LOCK button within this time period.

To turn ON/OFF the feature that is provided when the doors are locked, release the LOCK button and then release the UNLOCK button.

To turn ON/OFF the feature that is provided when the doors are unlocked, release the UNLOCK button and then release the LOCK button.

If you need anything more, let me know. I have my manual in the house with me right now and I keep it in the car.

 

Thanks DevilsReject. Im going to go play with that at lunch. L gear as a manual shift. Hmm i may have to play with that after i get the dealership to fix the lil tranny issue I have now.

Hmm anything else huh. Well I guess if there are any other nifty tips and tricks like that that youve found, anything would be helpful. Thanks again!

 

It's not like an autoshift, you can basically consider L 1st gear, 2 2nd gear, 3 3rd gear, D is 4th gear....make sense?

 

Ahh I gotcha.

 

If you need any further help, or just have questions regarding the manual, let me know. I'll be more then happy to pull it out and check for you.

 

Thanks. Are there any other nifty tweaks. feature stiching things or anything you found useful yourself in there that may be good to know?

 

Honestly, I never even looked at the manual prior to last night. However, after reading it, I didnt see anything that would interest me enough to try.

The only really cool thing about it was the fuse schematic layout and a some general info on the car itself. Beyond that there wasnt much in the way of "tricks".

The car is pretty plain jane as far as gadgets go. You should create a photo gallery and get some pictures of your ride up. You can find out out how to do this by following the instructions found HERE