My wife and I swapped trucks yesterday so I could change out the plugs/wires and do some other stuff to her truck that needed done.

She topped off the gas tank and cleared the trip meter on mine as a thank you gesture. The next time I got in it the message center Said "CAL" where the digital compass display is located. I assumed that meant re-calibrate and my first thought was "Oh *****, I bet it'll need reflashed at the dealership".

After looking at the manual all you have to do is drive in a circle without going over 3 mph up to five full turns. It re-calibrated at about a turn in a half with mine. Turns out if you hold the trip arm in more than 8 seconds it thinks your trying to recalibrate the compass.

I learn something new everyday.

 

That is really funny yet a good thing to know

What a weird way to fix it, that is a good excuse when the cop asks why I was doing dough nuts in the parking lot

 

That would be funny to see - really really sloooooooooooow donuts!!!

 

That would be hilarious if I saw someone doing slow circles in a parking lot. I would probably think they were either crazy or trying to learn how to drive and failing miserably at it

Funny story

My driving instructor for behind the wheel had a student once that did all of his 40 required hours in a mall parking lot. The instructor got very scared when they got on the highway because the kid neglected to tell him before then that he had never driven on a real road let alone a highway

 

Alternately, you could stand on one leg and bark like a dog to accomplish the same thing.

 

Luckily I live out in a rural area and did the slow circle thing between my house and my shop so I was pretty much out of the public eye...I think.

Did I mention that after the circle ritual you must then close your eyes, repeat "There's no place like home" while you click the heels of your ruby red slippers three times?

If you think the compass re-calibration is strange take a look in your manual on how to turn off the annoying seat belt dinger.

 

i tried to do that a few nights ago and i failed miserably.... soon ill be resorting to witchcraft to turn the damn thing off haha

 

That my freind was f u n n y a s h e l !

 

Lol I learn this a year ago. Mine had a number I had to put in for the region, no turns needed. The seat belt ding I turned both of the front seats off. Took a few times but I got it.

 

Alterrnatively, you could have just pressed the button again to cancel and spared yourself the embarassment of being seen driving in circles.

 

Didn't know I could press the button again to cancel...like I said something new everyday.

 

Haha, a friend of mine just called me about a week ago wondering what he did because he had the same problem. I told him to drive in circles and he didnt believe me so he hung up....called back about 2 minutes later.."Goddam, that did work"

 

I had soooooooooo much fun that one was awesome!

Come on just hitting the button??? But does that really satisfy the joy of doing circles in a parking lot? No way I wanna do circles woo hoo!!!

 

Does it matter if you go clockwise or counter-clockwise?

 

I'm about to die of laughter!!!! This is friggin hilarious!