Finding my 406 a little too 'Nanny State' ??

[trem1]

If you leave the wipers in auto position, should they just work again when you turn the car off and on? Mine I have to put the stalk back down to 0 and put it back onto Auto to reactivate them.

yea thats normal sam, abit of a pain but normal its the same on the 407

[Bailes1992]

Hmm abit stupid really! I know my Dad's old ST220 used to just stay in Auto, but everytime you started the car up it would do one single wipe. Used to destroy wiper blades!

[grasmere59]

Might be a bit of a safety protection,if you started the car when there was heavy frost,ice or snow on the screen the last thing you want is for the wipers to come on when there frozen to the screen.

[FarmerPug]

I have auto lights messgage, press the button on the end of the indicator stalk then the airline stewardess sound, with automatic headlights activated

If you really want the MFD to shout out to you, pull out the wires under the seat to get AIRBAG FAULT , or airbag system defective
Park on a really steep hill OIL LOW, or oil level low

The Type B display shouts in capitals, the type C display has its own set of rephrased warnings, in addition to showing what doors open it spells it out

[Doggy]

What pisses me off is the way it grasses you up if you do a handbrake turn.

Wish I could find a sensible way to swap between auto wipers and std intermittent. another thing, notice how it cleverly swaps from continuous to intermittent when you stop at a junction? UNLESS you use auto!

Never use auto lights - from my days of running old bangers, the last thing you want is gadgets to drain your battery before you get the effing thing started.

[Bailes1992]

Auto lights shouldn't put the lights on until the engine is started

[FarmerPug]

have you discovered the find me home lights, take the key out then do a quick full beam the lights stay on for a minuite.

[mjb]

What pisses me off is the way it grasses you up if you do a handbrake turn.

You mean "try" to do a handbrake turn, before you remember just how ineffectual the 406 handbrake is?

[sirwiggum]

What pisses me off is the way it grasses you up if you do a handbrake turn.

You mean "try" to do a handbrake turn, before you remember just how ineffectual the 406 handbrake is?

On the 406 it just slows the back wheels slightly.

On the Xantia it just makes the car stop.

[Doggy]

What pisses me off is the way it grasses you up if you do a handbrake turn.

You mean "try" to do a handbrake turn, before you remember just how ineffectual the 406 handbrake is?

Actually, mines working perfickly at the mo, having adjusted it for the MOT using our excellent howto.

(no-one is more surpised them me)

[Welly]

have you discovered the find me home lights, take the key out then do a quick full beam the lights stay on for a minuite.

My car has these, very useful when I get home blind-drunk* and can't get the front door key in, I used to faff around for ages when I had the 406......slept on the doorstep once.



*not everything I say is factual

[Bailes1992]

Just to proove I am not mental

[waue1978]

Just to proove I am not mental

That display doesn't look too healthy Sam.

[Bailes1992]

Just to proove I am not mental

That display doesn't look too healthy Sam.

Camera Phone A bulbs out, I have replaced it but don't think I fitted it tidy. And theres 2 rows of screen out when it's cold, but they come back when the screen warms up

[scotty73]

He's telling lies he took that pic while sat on his bog at home... Technology these days hey, hope it gets all the klinkers mate.