Going in for first oil change and 16.2 tomorrow
05-05-2005, 08:42 PM
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hi guys, i've been waiting for months to do the sw upgrade and hoping for mp3 but seems like this is a no-no :'(. my car is almost a year old (june 8) and since so many members in here like the new 16.2, might as well have them change the oil and update the sw. i'm going to have them activate the bluetooth, change the cupholders (i only used them once or twice
) and have them take a look at the driver's side wiper again. what else should i ask them to do? my car is dirty but i won't let them wash it 
. btw, i still have the old bluetooth activating instruction, at least 3-4 months old. are there any changes since then? please advise. thank you very much 
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) and have them take a look at the driver's side wiper again. what else should i ask them to do? my car is dirty but i won't let them wash it . btw, i still have the old bluetooth activating instruction, at least 3-4 months old. are there any changes since then? please advise. thank you very much .
05-06-2005, 02:43 AM
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Looks like you have it pretty mutch covered.
Just put the issues on paper as a list, so they follow up on everything.
Just put the issues on paper as a list, so they follow up on everything.
05-06-2005, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ULtraPLanet' date='May 6 2005, 04:18 AM
What is the change to the cupholders?
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NO NO NO don't let them just change the cupholders, they will still not work.....I now firmly believe that you have to have them activate the cupholders in order for them to hold cups/cans. This activation, by the way is NOT covered by warranty. 16.2 software appears to work better with the activated revised cupholders (cupholder version 2.3). However, like the transmission, after reprogramming your car, it takes awhile for the cupholders to learn how tightly you like your cups to be held, so if for the first several months you find yourself dodging flying cups, and spilling hot coffee everywhere......DO NOT BE ALARMED, as this will improve over time (lots of time) as the cupholder "relearns" your drinking and driving patterns, and more importantly whether or not you supersize.
By the way, most service advisors are not familiar with the information contained above. I only know about it after extensive research, 4 sets of cupholders, and oh yeah......CIP 16.2 installed
05-06-2005, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by kmslo530i' date='May 6 2005, 08:49 AM
[quote name='ULtraPLanet' date='May 6 2005, 04:18 AM']What is the change to the cupholders?
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NO NO NO don't let them just change the cupholders, they will still not work.....I now firmly believe that you have to have them activate the cupholders in order for them to hold cups/cans. This activation, by the way is NOT covered by warranty. 16.2 software appears to work better with the activated revised cupholders (cupholder version 2.3). However, like the transmission, after reprogramming your car, it takes awhile for the cupholders to learn how tightly you like your cups to be held, so if for the first several months you find yourself dodging flying cups, and spilling hot coffee everywhere......DO NOT BE ALARMED, as this will improve over time (lots of time) as the cupholder "relearns" your drinking and driving patterns, and more importantly whether or not you supersize.
By the way, most service advisors are not familiar with the information contained above. I only know about it after extensive research, 4 sets of cupholders, and oh yeah......CIP 16.2 installed
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[/quote]Is this a JOKE??????????
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05-06-2005, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kmslo530i' date='May 6 2005, 06:49 AM
[quote name='ULtraPLanet' date='May 6 2005, 04:18 AM']What is the change to the cupholders?
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NO NO NO don't let them just change the cupholders, they will still not work.....I now firmly believe that you have to have them activate the cupholders in order for them to hold cups/cans. This activation, by the way is NOT covered by warranty. 16.2 software appears to work better with the activated revised cupholders (cupholder version 2.3). However, like the transmission, after reprogramming your car, it takes awhile for the cupholders to learn how tightly you like your cups to be held, so if for the first several months you find yourself dodging flying cups, and spilling hot coffee everywhere......DO NOT BE ALARMED, as this will improve over time (lots of time) as the cupholder "relearns" your drinking and driving patterns, and more importantly whether or not you supersize.
By the way, most service advisors are not familiar with the information contained above. I only know about it after extensive research, 4 sets of cupholders, and oh yeah......CIP 16.2 installed
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What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
05-06-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by stream' date='May 6 2005, 11:24 AM
What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet?? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
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05-06-2005, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by MaxBuck' date='May 6 2005, 09:09 AM
[quote name='stream' date='May 6 2005, 11:24 AM']
What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet?? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet?? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
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[/quote]Yep--apparently they crippled certain bluetooth functionality (like Verizon did) and you can't transfer soda to another cup with BT, so you need to pay to go through their "network" to do it...bastards!!!
05-06-2005, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by stream' date='May 6 2005, 09:13 AM
[quote name='MaxBuck' date='May 6 2005, 09:09 AM'][quote name='stream' date='May 6 2005, 11:24 AM']
What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet?? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
What about the new bluetooth cupholders--anybody have them yet?? They allow you to drink in handsfree (strawless) mode...also need a list of compatable cups.
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[/quote]Yep--apparently they crippled certain bluetooth functionality (like Verizon did) and you can't transfer soda to another cup with BT, so you need to pay to go through their "network" to do it...bastards!!!
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[/quote]Well, I didn't get nav with my car, so the bluetooth capability for the cupholders wasn't available to me. There is, however, an upcoming retrofit that will work with CIP 17.X, as long as you are using the cupholders 3.x. The more I think about it, the more I wish I had gone with the hands-free cupholders......