5 hidden features in the car that greatly facilitate and even save life
March 7, 2023
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In a modern car there is a whole range of technical solutions that facilitate operation, while protecting the life of the driver and passengers. But not everyone uses
In a modern car there is a whole range of technical solutions that facilitate operation, while protecting the life of the driver and passengers. But not everyone uses this functionality. And the vast majority of mates do not even know about many necessary and useful “chips”. The AvtoVzglyad portal offers to carefully read the instructions and tell about the most useful functions.
Let’s start simple. If you want the central locking to work automatically when you drive off, press and hold the door lock button for a few seconds. A beep sounds and the locks lock themselves. This is very useful, because from now on thieves can no longer steal a bag from the passenger compartment that is on the back seat at a traffic light, for example.
It is worth taking a closer look at the salon mirror. If you see an LED built into the housing, it is electrochromic. Such a coating prevents the driver from being blinded by the headlights of a car driving behind at night. But blindness is a common cause of serious accidents. The button on the housing activates or deactivates the photo sensors contained within.
Another useful feature is the mechanical door lock. To do this, there is a small lever at the end. Switching this will only open the rear door from the outside. This is very useful if there are children in the car. The risk of a young offspring accidentally pulling the lever and falling onto the roadway is reduced to nothing.
And in large multi-seater vans there is an analogue of speakers. It is enough to dive into the multimedia functions, and the driver will clearly hear the words that the passenger in the third row will say to him quietly.
Not many people know the purpose of the Shift Lock key, which is located next to the “automatic” selector. As the name implies, this is a “switch lock”. By pressing it, the driver can, for example, move the selector from “drive” to “neutral” with the engine off. This is useful when there are problems with the powertrain or transmission. Or you have to tow the car away after the accident.
The L position on the CVT also raises a lot of questions, because the CVT has no downshift function. This is how the transmission works in low speed mode. The unit begins to “play” with cones while holding these revolutions. This allows the car to drive more confidently on a bad road.
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Let’s start simple. If you want the central locking to work automatically when you drive off, press and hold the door lock button for a few seconds. A beep sounds and the locks lock themselves. This is very useful, because from now on thieves can no longer steal a bag from the passenger compartment that is on the back seat at a traffic light, for example.
It is worth taking a closer look at the salon mirror. If you see an LED built into the housing, it is electrochromic. Such a coating prevents the driver from being blinded by the headlights of a car driving behind at night. But blindness is a common cause of serious accidents. The button on the housing activates or deactivates the photo sensors contained within.
Another useful feature is the mechanical door lock. To do this, there is a small lever at the end. Switching this will only open the rear door from the outside. This is very useful if there are children in the car. The risk of a young offspring accidentally pulling the lever and falling onto the roadway is reduced to nothing.
And in large multi-seater vans there is an analogue of speakers. It is enough to dive into the multimedia functions, and the driver will clearly hear the words that the passenger in the third row will say to him quietly.
Not many people know the purpose of the Shift Lock key, which is located next to the “automatic” selector. As the name implies, this is a “switch lock”. By pressing it, the driver can, for example, move the selector from “drive” to “neutral” with the engine off. This is useful when there are problems with the powertrain or transmission. Or you have to tow the car away after the accident.
The L position on the CVT also raises a lot of questions, because the CVT has no downshift function. This is how the transmission works in low speed mode. The unit begins to “play” with cones while holding these revolutions. This allows the car to drive more confidently on a bad road.
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