Ever find something out about your car after owning it for a long time?

[W O T]

I just thought this was stupid that I didnt know.

Aparently Ive got 2 "trip" monitors in my odometer. Had no idea. I always thought it was just the one, never noticed the "A" and I used it to count my miles per tank.

Today I had my girl in the car and while i was getting food, she started puting gas in my car, I came out and she was tinkering with buttons on my cluster, I obviously asked her WTF the hoe was doin, and she pointed out to me that my "B" tripmeter was @ 31000!!

Blew my mind that there was 2 tripometers, Ive always just held the button to resest it I guess, never quickly pressed it. I guess those miles have accumulated since I bought it.

Ive finally got something to monitor oil change times lol

Any other stories?

[Qxxx4]

NICE! my girls scared to mess with anything but the stereo, so kudos to her! haha Yeah I use both trip meters for gas/oil changes too, really useful.

My discovery happened 3 months ago when i found out I had a lock on my glovebox

and last night I noticed the rearview mirror has this switch on the bottom of it that basically dims it at night, i went bonkers.

OH and reading the brochure 2 months ago i realized the mirrors are also heated when the defrost is on for the rear window

the list goes on....and on...

[AZhitman]

Seems to be common for Infinitis...

I had my Q45 for 3 years before I figured out the headrests rotated forward / backward... DOH!

[Qxxx4]

Seems to be common for Infinitis...

I had my Q45 for 3 years before I figured out the headrests rotated forward / backward... DOH!

i wish ours did that, those long highway drives it'd be nice, i have to put my seat straight up to actually use the headrest, useless.

Q45's are so sexy

[Lars]

OH and reading the brochure 2 months ago i realized the mirrors are also heated when the defrost is on for the rear window

I was surprised to find this on my '98 Pathy. Nice feature!

[Buzzman]

OH and reading the brochure 2 months ago i realized the mirrors are also heated when the defrost is on for the rear window.

I'm surprised you didn't notice this feature, given our winters.

As for other surprises, it was 2 years before I discovered I could lower my front windows using my remote. Great feature.(I just wish I could roll them up again the same way.)

[screwinitupagain]

I was surprised to find this on my '98 Pathy. Nice feature!

I found this out 2 years ago as well, but only after I ripped one off while offroading (it's still not been replaced).

When I ripped out the carpet I found a credit card offer for the original owner (I own a '97 that I bought in 2000), but I don't think this is what you are asking about. I wonder if the offer is still good?...

[Adnan]

man..i wish there was any new surprised for me i figured everything within the first month LOL!

--first week i learned i had side airbags somewhere woohoo!--found the storage compartement under the trunk with a trailer hit,harness and some brochure a week after

also learned mine has the LSD the hard way

i assumed i had side mirror defrost (since my mom's 96 windstar does) but never really seen it work :s

[Densetsu]

As for other surprises, it was 2 years before I discovered I could lower my front windows using my remote. Great feature.(I just wish I could roll them up again the same way.)

The owners' manual insists you can roll them up by holding the lock button on the remote, but I've never been able to do it. Only down.

I'm naturally curious, I found most of the neat little features of the Pathy within the first week. My only big surprise... when I got the Pathy I immediately noticed the mode/track up/track down audio controls on the left side of the steering wheel. It wasn't until two or three months later, when I was stopped with my steering wheel at a 90 degree angle, that I noticed the volume control on the side of the steering wheel controls too. Damn if I don't use that volume control a dozen times a day now.

When I took the Pathy on it's first camping trip, I found that you can lock/unlock the doors by putting the key into the keyhole on the hatch and turning it. I found that annoying, because everytime I wanted to open the glass on the hatch it'd lock the doors... but I didn't want them locked! You can't open the hatch glass without locking the doors, in my experience at least.

And this wasn't with the Pathy, but I will admit that it took me three years of driving to realize that with the cruise control, after canceling or pressing the brake, I could just press 'resume' to go back to my original speed. The days of searching for the right speed and pressing 'set' every single time are long gone!

The one thing I really want... to be able to blow air on 'vent' and 'defrost'. So many vehicles are missing this combination, I have no idea why. In Canadian winters, I want to be able to defrost my windshields AND heat up my hands, damnit!

[W O T]

Whats this rolling down the window trick you bafoons speak of

[Densetsu]

Hold down the unlock button on your remote for at least 3 seconds, the drivers and passenger windows will begin to roll down.

Hmm... double-checking, it looks like it *doesn't* say in the manual that rolling up the windows is supported. Which is really weird to me... why let us roll them down with the remote but not up?

[Pwnin O'Brien]

I don't think you can roll them up with the remote, only the key. If you put the key in the drivers key cylinder and hold in the unlock position, it will open the windows. If you hold it in the lock position, it will close the windows.

[QX4ME]

I don't think you can roll them up with the remote, only the key. If you put the key in the drivers key cylinder and hold in the unlock position, it will open the windows. If you hold it in the lock position, it will close the windows.

I tried the driver key cylinder in lock position to roll up the window. It doesn't work. I am not sure of newer models. Mine is 2002.

[QX4ME]

I tried the driver key cylinder in lock position to roll up the window. It doesn't work. I am not sure of newer models. Mine is 2002.

Sorry I have to correct myself: It DOES work in the driver key cylinder.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

Ok, yeah, I just checked too and it's all good.

One way to be able to remotely open/close the front windows is to install an alarm system which uses the front door unlock wire. I know mine allows me to open/close the windows with the remote (Viper 5901).

[W O T]

Ha, cool, Ill try those things in a sec when I leave

[sixty4]

Hold down the unlock button on your remote for at least 3 seconds, the drivers and passenger windows will begin to roll down.

Hmm... double-checking, it looks like it *doesn't* say in the manual that rolling up the windows is supported. Which is really weird to me... why let us roll them down with the remote but not up?

OMG I had no idea? I hope my 2001 QX has this for some strange reason other than the cool factor.

I had a 98 QX4, after at least 2 years I had no idea that the back seats reclined. All of my friends are over 6 feet and I know I bumped some heads back there until I figured this out.

And I love on my 01 QX4 how you can control the headlight pitch. I use this all the time in the fast lane when your grandma's doing 60 in the 65 MPH. People MOVE out the way when their entire car is lit up from the Xenon blues.

[Qxxx4]

what?? the back seats recline? like back? no wayyy...ima try that

arent you freaked out about ur avatar? billy mays...you had that before the poor guy died!

[Pwnin O'Brien]

From the (Pathfinder) owners manual. The levers are probably in the same location tho....

[KyooX4]

The remote window function doesn't work on my 01 qx4. Are they equipped with it?

[QX4ME]

The remote window function doesn't work on my 01 qx4. Are they equipped with it?

From 01 owner's manual, ther is not such feature.I thought 01 and 02 are basically the same.

[Buzzman]

what?? the back seats recline? like back? no wayyy...ima try that

arent you freaked out about ur avatar? billy mays...you had that before the poor guy died!

I just found out this weekend that he died. With all the Michael Jackson bull$hit out there, Billy's death went pretty much unnoticed. Made me sad. I liked the guy.

[Qxxx4]

I just found out this weekend that he died. With all the Michael Jackson bull$hit out there, Billy's death went pretty much unnoticed. Made me sad. I liked the guy.

damn straight, thriller was a good song, but oxi clean had some rediculous stain fighting power. Now that Vince guy is taking his place, now he's a prick, Sham-wow sucked, leaves so much lint on the car

[KyooX4]

Didn't anyone of you watch 'Pitch Men'? Billy was a real jerk! I hope he was acting a part because I don't see how anyone could be that much of a jerk.

Back on topic. I found out something, not recently mind you, but awhile after I got my Q; The front headrests are designed to move forward in a crash to minimize neck injury.

[sixty4]

Yea,

what?? the back seats recline? like back? no wayyy...ima try that

arent you freaked out about ur avatar? billy mays...you had that before the poor guy died!

Yea I am going to change it, I suppose someone would think it offensive when I simply thouoght the guy was cool. Sad he passed so young.

[sixty4]

The remote window function doesn't work on my 01 qx4. Are they equipped with it?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mine either, a 2001. Too old?

[sixty4]

I just found out this weekend that he died. With all the Michael Jackson bull$hit out there, Billy's death went pretty much unnoticed. Made me sad. I liked the guy.

I'm so tired of the Michael Jackson coverage. I was watching CNN one day and they literally played the footage of MJ holding the baby over the balcony in a loop 4-5 times in a row. I'm tired of only hearing the negative spin. Like his financial issues, yea but no mention of the $150 - $300 million he donated which set records for his profession.

[Qxxx4]

so my rear seats are now permenantly reclined...i love it. it looks like a mayback or something back there, not that maybachs are that special, but i do know their rear seats recline.

[Densetsu]

Hmm... it also mentions reclining rear sears in the '03 manual, "if so equipped". Got to see if mine has it, would help next time I have adults in the back seat.

[KyooX4]

Yeah those are so nice!