Homer said:I have an appt to get this fixed. Figured at the same time they could finally fix my temp setting (which still reverts to celsius every time the car turns off) and the regen/brake lights. Any other small fixes I should ask for?
Messing with the odometer is taboo and the dealer could get into big trouble if they mess with it. It sounds like they did not take the car out for a test check and I question if they even attempted to correct the deg. C / deg. F problem. Mine was fixed on the first try. Each time I take my EV in for a recall / campaign fix, I see about 5 miles put on the odometer when I get the car back. Every recall / campaign I have asked my dealer to fix, they have fixed. I have a 2014 and 2015 Spark EV and my dealer has updated the recall / campaign software in both cars without any further after-service problems.Homer said:So I took it in for the airbag fix and they said there were two other recalls, one for the brake lamp and one appears to be something about dashboard messages for low propulsion--I could dig up the campaign number if it's of interest.
However, they weren't able to fix the stupid celsius degree problem-- didn't seem to know about it so I gave them the bulletin number and after 2 hours and installing the other fixes they said they bulletin didn't seem to be fixing the problem!?
Does anyone know if the odometer gets reset manually after these software installations, or if it's persistent in the system? I am just curious because my mileage was exactly on xx,500 when I got the car back and it's possible they took it for a test drive and finished exactly on that number but I was wondering if it's also possible they just rounded.
I also laughed because the form they gave me recommends I come back for maintainence fairly soon-- felt like asking them "what maintenance" because I assume that's generated by the system for oil change intervals but I had spent enough time there and didn't want to be a jerk.
Rather than being annoyed, take it back to the dealer, ask them to fix it and demonstrate to you that it is fixed. Otherwise, every time you look at the display, it will really bug you when you see the temp has switched back to deg. C. I know it really bugged me to the point I had to have it fixed and I am comfortable working with metric units.Homer said:Yeah, I am fairly annoyed with the fact that they couldn't fix the deg C problem. He didn't even seem to know about it, so I gave him the bulletin number and then there's a notation on the receipt that the bulletin didn't work. I don't really want to give up a couple hours to get it fixed, but I was looking forward to having it fixed since I had to take it in for the airbag anyway.
MrDRMorgan said:Rather than being annoyed, take it back to the dealer, ask them to fix it and demonstrate to you that it is fixed. Otherwise, every time you look at the display, it will really bug you when you see the temp has switched back to deg. C. I know it really bugged me to the point I had to have it fixed and I am comfortable working with metric units.Homer said:Yeah, I am fairly annoyed with the fact that they couldn't fix the deg C problem. He didn't even seem to know about it, so I gave him the bulletin number and then there's a notation on the receipt that the bulletin didn't work. I don't really want to give up a couple hours to get it fixed, but I was looking forward to having it fixed since I had to take it in for the airbag anyway.
Homer said:MrDRMorgan said:Rather than being annoyed, take it back to the dealer, ask them to fix it and demonstrate to you that it is fixed. Otherwise, every time you look at the display, it will really bug you when you see the temp has switched back to deg. C. I know it really bugged me to the point I had to have it fixed and I am comfortable working with metric units.Homer said:Yeah, I am fairly annoyed with the fact that they couldn't fix the deg C problem. He didn't even seem to know about it, so I gave him the bulletin number and then there's a notation on the receipt that the bulletin didn't work. I don't really want to give up a couple hours to get it fixed, but I was looking forward to having it fixed since I had to take it in for the airbag anyway.
That's what I should do, but the dealer near me got shutdown in the recession so it would take a chunk of the day to get it fixed again. I think I will try to use it as motivation to learn my celsius/fahrenheit conversions.
HOT? Yes! I live in Manteca - 100 Deg. F yesterday.SparkE said:Or just learn that :
20 C = 68 F
25 C = 77 F
30 C = 86 F
35 C = 95 F
and then multiply the 'extra' by 2 and add/subtract to get approximate temp, like so :
It's currently 33C outside, so it's about 91F. (DAMN, but it has been hot in CA recently!! It was almost 40C in the SF bay area yesterday!)
67goat said:My Spark said it was 112 outside when I got in it yesterday. And it was in the shade.
Homer said:67goat said:My Spark said it was 112 outside when I got in it yesterday. And it was in the shade.
I am assuming at least you don't have the deg C problem.
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