It does help to read manual!!
 

Found this out by accident today when i was opening the rear hatch with the
rubber push button i noticed there was a second button to the left of it that opens the gasoline door. salesmen had told me only way to open it was to push on the door it self.I Should know better than listen to a car salesmen.

Anymore interesting quirts you guys have discovered about the car?

I like how if you hold down the unlock button it puts the windows down

ehh....doesn that just lock/ unlocks all the doors?

Yes, but if you HOLD the unlock button, it rolls down the windows.

What about the battery meter on the screen? I only see it when my phone is connected to the car. It's not the battery life of the phone. I'm not sure what it is. Any ideas?

:confused::confused::confused:

OK. I'm clueless. How'd you "open" the gas lid with the unlock button? Are you sure the gas door wasn't just close to opening and released when you hit the button?

I'm still looking for the button that will wash the car by itself.

I didnt realize that the actual key slides out of the FOB until reading the manual. You keep the key part and give the FOB to a valet.

If you put the key in the door and hold to lock, it rolls the windows up. If you hold to unlock, it rolls them down.

No i meant beside the rubber release button for the hatch there is a second
release button that also will open the gas cap door.

That's what I'm talking about. There's a round (may 3/8") button that unlocks the doors. What did you do to get the gas cap popped?

(question from a man who used to have a remote-controlled ceiling fan) :hello:

Hold the "down" button on your fob and the windows roll down.

OPENING THE FUEL-FILLER DOOR
To open the fuel-filler door, unlock the fuel-filler
door by using one of the following operations,
then push the left side of the door.
. Push the door handle request switch with
the Intelligent Key carried with you.
. Push the UNLOCK button on the Intelligent
Key.
. Insert the mechanical key into the door lock
cylinder and turn it to the rear of the vehicle.
. Push the power door lock switch to the
UNLOCK position.
To lock, close the fuel-filler door securely

pg.117 on PDF

Small round button above the rear license plate is to lock unlock your car. I use it all the time. It's very convenient if you're going to the trunk first and then inside the car or you're simply getting something out of your trunk. Since this button unlocks the car, your fuel door is unlocked during the process. I don't think it's there for fuel door.

Every time I go to a gas station, I turn the ignition off right away (in NJ here, full service). Or else I get the "why won't this guy open the gas door" look from the attendant.

You're saying to "push the left side of the door."
OP is saying that the button opens the fuel filler door.
Different.

Fuel door locks when the car doors lock. Any procedure that unlocks the doors will unlock the fuel door too.

I'm just quoting exactly what it says on the manual, i believe the only way to open the fuel filler door is a simple push to the door.

That is in fact the battery meter for your phone.

Sorry guys guess I had a senior moment. I would have bet my last dollar
that gas cap door popped open when I hit that release button.

Ok I knew I wasn't crazy. Just went outside pressed the unlock on my key fob and the gas cap cover released. Which it shouldn't do that I'll take it to the dealer

Your car must be haunted...ooooooo!!

you ruined it for him... :icon18:

Is there a manual trunk release somewhere inside the cockpit, or is the only way to open the trunk to be standing outside the vehicle? Either I'm an oblivious jackwad and missed it in my owner's manual, or I'm an oblivious jackwad for not looking for it when testing the vehicle before purchase. Seems like such a basic thing... To be able to pop the trunk for a passenger who has just exited the vehicle...

Am I missing something really obvious?

Nope - you must press the button on the outside of the car below the center of the hatch. There's no way to open the hatch from the inside of the car.

I don't have the navi for the 370 but any other car that has the same type of bluetooth setup its used for connection signal strength with your phone. So I'm going to take a wild guess and say its the same setup on the Z, bluetooh signal strength.

It's supposed to be, but it sure doesn't display correctly.
You don't need the Nav option - Touring without Nav has the same display on the radio. And I believe it is for the battery life remaining.

I haven't checked the 370 for this but the 350 had an emergency rear hatch release somewhere in the trunk area. Can't remember exactly where though and I don't know if the 370 has it.

Someone look into it, I only have base so I can't do it my self but battery wouldn't make any sense especially with you saying the battery doesn't display the correct life. Try connecting the phone bluetooth and moving the phone progressivly further away, I'm willing to bet less and less bars will show as the signal strength drops.

There's no way that can be the battery life of my phone. My phone is full bars and the one on the car has maybe 1 bar.

Not sure about you guys, but the battery meter that is shown on my Nav screen does accurately show the battery life of my iPhone (although I believe its resolution is only 3 bars). Then there is the signal strength indicator which is also accurate for me.

I would believe that. I don't have the Nav. I'm not sure what is means. I've seen it at full strength once. I'll check it tonight after I fully charge my phone and see if it shows full strength.

What's a gas station attendant? :p

Thanks! Was going crazy looking for that lol

I agree. My 300ZX has the release right next to the driver-side door on the floor - a perfect location and extremely convenient. I have to open my trunk frequently for inspection where I work and its a huge pain to have to get out of the car and open it for the guards who think I'm a giant douche. There needs to be a button :)

...and if you push and hold the lock button long enough, the top will go down on the roadster. It's designed to let all of the hot air out of the car before you climb in. Very snazzy!

The battery icon on the head unit displays the battery life on your phone. I don't have nav either, just the touring package and the display is pretty accurate. Maybe it depends on what phone you have.

In both my Z and my Sequoia it shows the battery lower than it is. iPhone 4. It doesn't bug me any.

I suspect this has to do with the fact that the iPhone (along with any apple product) was designed to be skipped across a pond and never intended for human use.

You guys are kidding, right? From page 3-18 of the owner's manual:

SECONDARY REAR HATCH RELEASE
The secondary rear hatch release mechanism
allows opening the rear hatch in the event of
discharged battery or emergency.
The release handle is located under the cargo
room floor. To open the rear hatch from the
passenger compartment, perform the following
procedure.
1. Remove the cargo floor mat.
2. Find the rear hatch release handle *1 as
shown in the illustration.
3. Free the release handle that is fixed with
velcro.
4. Firmly pull the release handle until the rear
hatch releases.

Is this really easy and convenient to do? I've not tried it, but my complaint was that there wasn't an easy button to press in the c0ckpit to pop the trunk. This seems more like "Your battery died" than user convenience. It's nice to know it's there, but still not very useful.

Here's the answer to your question, OP.

If you pressed down the gas cap while the car was locked, it will remember that it was pushed down. If you then unlock the car, the gas cap will pop open. When you close your gas cap down next time, push it a bit softer and it should not pop open when you next unlock the car.

The battery icon is actually for your phone, but it's terribly inaccurate.

Is anyone familiar with the SCRL button in the 2009 z? The owners manual labels it as the "Scroll" button and then doesnt seem to mention anywhere in the manual. I'm trying to figure out what it actually does or what it's used for. I have the "FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (models without navigation system)." I was hoping to configure the SAT radio to scroll the different displays (i.e channel name, artist etc..) without having to push the DISP button for each one.