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micky
Jan 22, 2024, 9:11:02 AMJan 22
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I wanted to include at least one car group and somehow I posted when I
was trying to remind myself of its name.
Instead of sitting at a desk where I do things properly, this room in a
Guatamala City has no desk and I'm in bed with my laptop on my suitcase
on the bed because I'm afraid it will overheat if it's on the bed
itself. But the suitcase is softsided and stuffed and bulges in the
middle, so none of the laptop's legs are on it. And I havent' paid
attention to the bottom of the laptop.
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:02:43 -0500, micky
<NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>
>That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>me
>
>Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>on installing my own in my next car?**
>
>Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>
>My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>
>
>
>**I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>not work when the car was running.)
> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>it.
> 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>remembering all at the same time
was trying to remind myself of its name.
Instead of sitting at a desk where I do things properly, this room in a
Guatamala City has no desk and I'm in bed with my laptop on my suitcase
on the bed because I'm afraid it will overheat if it's on the bed
itself. But the suitcase is softsided and stuffed and bulges in the
middle, so none of the laptop's legs are on it. And I havent' paid
attention to the bottom of the laptop.
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:02:43 -0500, micky
<NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>
>That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>me
>
>Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>on installing my own in my next car?**
>
>Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>
>My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>
>
>
>**I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>not work when the car was running.)
> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>it.
> 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>remembering all at the same time
Paul in Houston TX
Jan 22, 2024, 11:00:08 PMJan 22
to
micky wrote:
(snip)
>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> me
>>
>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> on installing my own in my next car?**
(snip)
I rent a different car at least once per month.
Most of the radios have a mute button but it may be hard to find.
All of them have some sort of OFF button.
That is what I use.
(snip)
>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> me
>>
>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> on installing my own in my next car?**
I rent a different car at least once per month.
Most of the radios have a mute button but it may be hard to find.
All of them have some sort of OFF button.
That is what I use.
micky
Jan 23, 2024, 12:22:20 AMJan 23
to
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:03:02 -0500,
hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:15:16 -0500, Ed P <e...@snet.xxx> wrote:
>>To adjust, you pushed it up or down, to mute, you just pushed it in.
>>There is also a knob on the dash to do the same.
>>
>>I would think that is fairly common today, many things are controlled on
>>the wheel.
>>
>
>
> My big peeve is the digital heater/defroster/AC controls.
>They require some considerable distraction - eyes off road -
> especially when not accustomed to the car.
>The simple old dial controls require just a quick glance to get
>the right knob - and make the adjustment with eyes-on-road.
This car has a simple version of that, I'm glad to say.
> For Micky's radio volume problem - the OFF button would
>be my preference, regardless ..
> John T.
No off button afaik. There is an owners manaual in the glove box, but I
figure it's a) in Spanish, and b) 300 pages long. I can read spanish
pretty well, although an owners manual will probably use many words I've
never seen before, but, I'm daunted by 300 pages.
Still should look ftr
hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:15:16 -0500, Ed P <e...@snet.xxx> wrote:
>
>>On 1/22/2024 8:02 AM, micky wrote:
>>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>>
>>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>>> me
>>>
>>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>>> on installing my own in my next car?**
>>>
>>On my last three cars, there was a volume button on the steering wheel.
>>On 1/22/2024 8:02 AM, micky wrote:
>>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>>
>>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>>> me
>>>
>>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>>> on installing my own in my next car?**
>>>
>>To adjust, you pushed it up or down, to mute, you just pushed it in.
>>There is also a knob on the dash to do the same.
>>
>>I would think that is fairly common today, many things are controlled on
>>the wheel.
>>
>
>
> My big peeve is the digital heater/defroster/AC controls.
>They require some considerable distraction - eyes off road -
> especially when not accustomed to the car.
>The simple old dial controls require just a quick glance to get
>the right knob - and make the adjustment with eyes-on-road.
This car has a simple version of that, I'm glad to say.
> For Micky's radio volume problem - the OFF button would
>be my preference, regardless ..
> John T.
No off button afaik. There is an owners manaual in the glove box, but I
figure it's a) in Spanish, and b) 300 pages long. I can read spanish
pretty well, although an owners manual will probably use many words I've
never seen before, but, I'm daunted by 300 pages.
Still should look ftr
micky
Jan 23, 2024, 12:33:23 AMJan 23
to
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:56:00 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@invalid.com> wrote:
>On 2024-01-22, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself
>
>You're playing the radio too loudly. You might want to have your
>hearing tested.
I'm only at 42 out of 60.
>your thoughts.
Haha.
Yes I do.
> How often do you leave the door
>open and your car running?
Often and for long periods. As I said. it's "something like that" I
forget the exact scenario, but I would want to do something with the
door open or whatever and the buzzer kept buzzing way too loud.
>> 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>> top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>> only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>> arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>> in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>> I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>> remembering all at the same time
>
>Looks like it's time to stop buying new cars. And at your age,
>one more white shirt'll do you.
Thanks a lot. I will probably need one more car, for my 80's, and if
I'm healthy and alive enough not to stop driving at 88, one more car
after that. My mother drove until she was 84 and never had an
accident. She died at 88 but would have lived longer if something bad
unrelated to her health had not happened.
My SIL has a 2020 Mustang she talks about selling, but she got made at
me for taking a test drive for several hours (after doing an errand for
her.) She didn't tell me their other car is broken, but she says I knew.
So I never got around to asking what the price is, or why it was
salvage. It looks beautiful and everythign seems to work perfectly but
it's a smaller car with a sportier harder ride than my 2005 toyota
Solara. I'd rather keep what I have but otoh, it might blow the engine
or the transmission the day after I get home.
Not salvage, iirc such cars are about $30,000. My sil is a ditz and she
might want 28,000, salvage or not. I"ve never paid more than 9000, but
this might be my last car, so I should be willing to spend more.
<hami...@invalid.com> wrote:
>On 2024-01-22, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>> That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself
>
>hearing tested.
I'm only at 42 out of 60.
>
>> until I turn the
>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> me
>>
>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> on installing my own in my next car?**
>>
>> until I turn the
>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> me
>>
>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> on installing my own in my next car?**
>>
>> Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>> about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>> at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>> went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>> to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>
>Perhaps you should explore virtue of silence and being alone with
>> about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>> at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>> went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>> to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>
>your thoughts.
Haha.
>
>> My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>> volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>> second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>>
>>
>>
>> **I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>> and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>> not work when the car was running.)
>> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>> seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>> I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>> it.
>
>Don't you use your seat belt?
>> My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>> volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>> second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>>
>>
>>
>> **I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>> and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>> not work when the car was running.)
>> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>> seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>> I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>> it.
>
Yes I do.
> How often do you leave the door
>open and your car running?
Often and for long periods. As I said. it's "something like that" I
forget the exact scenario, but I would want to do something with the
door open or whatever and the buzzer kept buzzing way too loud.
>> 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>> top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>> only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>> arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>> in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>> I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>> remembering all at the same time
>
>one more white shirt'll do you.
Thanks a lot. I will probably need one more car, for my 80's, and if
I'm healthy and alive enough not to stop driving at 88, one more car
after that. My mother drove until she was 84 and never had an
accident. She died at 88 but would have lived longer if something bad
unrelated to her health had not happened.
My SIL has a 2020 Mustang she talks about selling, but she got made at
me for taking a test drive for several hours (after doing an errand for
her.) She didn't tell me their other car is broken, but she says I knew.
So I never got around to asking what the price is, or why it was
salvage. It looks beautiful and everythign seems to work perfectly but
it's a smaller car with a sportier harder ride than my 2005 toyota
Solara. I'd rather keep what I have but otoh, it might blow the engine
or the transmission the day after I get home.
Not salvage, iirc such cars are about $30,000. My sil is a ditz and she
might want 28,000, salvage or not. I"ve never paid more than 9000, but
this might be my last car, so I should be willing to spend more.
micky
Jan 23, 2024, 12:35:00 AMJan 23
to
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:14:37 -0800 (PST), Dean
<hoffma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 9:56:09?AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-22, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> > My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> > or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> > for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>> >
>> > That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> > need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself
>> You're playing the radio too loudly. You might want to have your
>> hearing tested.
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Maybe Mickey needs an International Harvester pickup.
><https://classiccarsbay.com/for-sale-1951-international-harvester-pickup-in-ofallon-illinois-1503798>
> It's only a 1/2 ton pickup though. He couldn't take the Sports Illustrated models for rides.
Very nice, but does it have power windows (so I can open the passenger
side0,) android auto, and does the top go down?
<hoffma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 9:56:09?AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-22, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> > My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>> > or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>> > for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>> >
>> > That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>> > need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself
>> You're playing the radio too loudly. You might want to have your
>> hearing tested.
>> > until I turn the
>> > radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> > steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> > me
>> >
>> > Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> > on installing my own in my next car?**
>> >
>> > Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>> > about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>> > at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>> > went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>> > to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>> Perhaps you should explore virtue of silence and being alone with
>> your thoughts.
>> > radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>> > steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>> > me
>> >
>> > Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>> > on installing my own in my next car?**
>> >
>> > Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>> > about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>> > at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>> > went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>> > to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>> Perhaps you should explore virtue of silence and being alone with
>> your thoughts.
>> > My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>> > volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>> > second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > **I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> > 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>> > and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>> > not work when the car was running.)
>> > 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>> > seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>> > I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>> > it.
>> Don't you use your seat belt? How often do you leave the door
>> > volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>> > second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > **I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> > 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>> > and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>> > not work when the car was running.)
>> > 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>> > seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>> > I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>> > it.
>> open and your car running?
>> > 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>> > top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>> > only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>> > arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>> > in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>> > I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> > 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>> > remembering all at the same time
>> Looks like it's time to stop buying new cars. And at your age,
>> one more white shirt'll do you.
>>
>> --
>> > top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>> > only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>> > arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>> > in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>> > I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> > 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>> > remembering all at the same time
>> Looks like it's time to stop buying new cars. And at your age,
>> one more white shirt'll do you.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Maybe Mickey needs an International Harvester pickup.
><https://classiccarsbay.com/for-sale-1951-international-harvester-pickup-in-ofallon-illinois-1503798>
> It's only a 1/2 ton pickup though. He couldn't take the Sports Illustrated models for rides.
Very nice, but does it have power windows (so I can open the passenger
side0,) android auto, and does the top go down?
micky
Jan 23, 2024, 12:39:46 AMJan 23
to
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:31:09 -0500, Clare Snyder
<cl...@snyder.on.ca> wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:02:43 -0500, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com>
>That said, their is a mute button on the digital radio I installed in
>the truck
>The 2014 Sorento has a muter buttonon the steering wheel
I've looked at buttons from both sides now,
From up and down and still somehow
It's button illusions I recall
I really don't know buttons at all
If there's an on/off button, I haven't found it.
<cl...@snyder.on.ca> wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:02:43 -0500, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com>
>wrote:
>
>>My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>>or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>>for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>>That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>>need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the
>
>>My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch
>>or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons
>>for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.
>>
>>That's fine except for one thing. When I see someone walking by and I
>>radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the
>>steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>>me
>>
>>Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>>on installing my own in my next car?**
>>
>>Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>>about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>>at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>>went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>>to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>>
>>steering wheel. By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with
>>me
>>
>>Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan
>>on installing my own in my next car?**
>>
>>Also there are news stories I won't listen to, like the recent story
>>about the report on the shootings and murder of little school children
>>at Uvalde Texas. I listened once and that was too much and then they
>>went on for an hour it seems. To know when the topic had changed, I had
>>to turn the volume up, 6 seconds, and down again, 6 more seconds.
>>
>>My current car, the 2005 Toyota, has a "digital" radio but they left the
>>volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>>second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
>>
>>
>>
>>**I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>>and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>>not work when the car was running.)
>> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>>seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>>I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>>it.
>>volume control. One flick of the thumb and forefinger, less than a
>>second to put the volute to mute or undo that.
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>>**I had to make iirc 7 modifications to my current car.
>> 1) a button on the so I could open the trunk while the car was running
>>and without the fob (which is hard to use when in the ignition and would
>>not work when the car was running.)
>> 2) crush the beeper that beeped whenever the car was runing and my
>>seat belt wasn't on and the door was open, or something like that. All
>>I know is it was very annoying and my life was better once I got rid of
>>it.
>> 3) cut the wire the top motor that prevented raising or lowering the
>>top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>>only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>>arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>>in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>>I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>>remembering all at the same time
>
>What's wrong with just turning the radio off? Takes about 1 second
>>top when going over 8? mph. I've been doing this for over 50 years and
>>only the last 2 cars had this rule. I only do it when leaving or
>>arriving home and going under 10, or when hurriedly putting the top up
>>in the rain, and going under 15. I know enough not to do it at 40mph or
>>I'll ruin my top, probably the mechanism too.
>> 4) I know t here were 3 or 4 more and I always have trouble
>>remembering all at the same time
>
>That said, their is a mute button on the digital radio I installed in
>the truck
>The 2014 Sorento has a muter buttonon the steering wheel
I've looked at buttons from both sides now,
From up and down and still somehow
It's button illusions I recall
I really don't know buttons at all
If there's an on/off button, I haven't found it.
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