3rd Chance
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I diligently took care of all my Saturday 'have to' chores, and at 7 p.m. happily picked out a favorite CD and headed for the garage. My plan called for my first 'solo' drive in my '05...I've had her since the 14th and we haven't had any 'alone' time together yet! I patted my terrier goodbye, and smiling broadly, headed down the stairs.
I removed her car cover, and noticed no 'light of recognition' on the driver's door. I checked...yes...the fob was in my pocket...but she wasn't speaking to me. Not at all. Dead battery syndrome!
It's nice to know that the manual means of getting into a dead Vette does work. And, after charging the battery for 10 minutes, she started well.
So, now, here's the rest of the story, and the questions...
1) The trans was in reverse, she locks when the fob leaves with me. Am I missing something here? How did I kill the battery?
2) DIC readout upon starting said Service Column Lock. The owner's manual says "have it towed to the dealer". I chose to shut down, restart and the code is gone. Any comments? Maybe this code was thrown because of the dead battery? Computer confusion?
I drove her around the neighborhood, just to make sure nothing else was wrong, and the low tire pressure left rear message came on (again). This brings up another question. We removed that tire and polished the inner rim (to see if it was worth the work, before doing all four...by the way, yes, it is!), and that code came up right after reinstalling the wheel. It was 25, should have been 30, where the others were and per the door sticker. The code stopped when I brought it back up to 30. This was a week ago, the tire has 32 in it now per the manual gauge I checked with. Is there a reset for reinstalling a wheel?
I'm very happy with this Vette, but this evening felt like many I've spent with the 'old flames'...the '63 whose engine blew after owning her 10 days, and the '69 who liked riding on tiltbeds better than driving on her own power, for a variety of reasons. I did read my owner's manual, and it hasn't helped me much with these questions. Whoever chooses to answer here, thanks for listening to me whine.
I insist, tomorrow will be better!
I removed her car cover, and noticed no 'light of recognition' on the driver's door. I checked...yes...the fob was in my pocket...but she wasn't speaking to me. Not at all. Dead battery syndrome!
It's nice to know that the manual means of getting into a dead Vette does work. And, after charging the battery for 10 minutes, she started well.
So, now, here's the rest of the story, and the questions...
1) The trans was in reverse, she locks when the fob leaves with me. Am I missing something here? How did I kill the battery?
2) DIC readout upon starting said Service Column Lock. The owner's manual says "have it towed to the dealer". I chose to shut down, restart and the code is gone. Any comments? Maybe this code was thrown because of the dead battery? Computer confusion?
I drove her around the neighborhood, just to make sure nothing else was wrong, and the low tire pressure left rear message came on (again). This brings up another question. We removed that tire and polished the inner rim (to see if it was worth the work, before doing all four...by the way, yes, it is!), and that code came up right after reinstalling the wheel. It was 25, should have been 30, where the others were and per the door sticker. The code stopped when I brought it back up to 30. This was a week ago, the tire has 32 in it now per the manual gauge I checked with. Is there a reset for reinstalling a wheel?
I'm very happy with this Vette, but this evening felt like many I've spent with the 'old flames'...the '63 whose engine blew after owning her 10 days, and the '69 who liked riding on tiltbeds better than driving on her own power, for a variety of reasons. I did read my owner's manual, and it hasn't helped me much with these questions. Whoever chooses to answer here, thanks for listening to me whine.
I insist, tomorrow will be better!
