I was so embarassed today!!!

RonZwanson · 10-05-2013, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JZNx

Lol i went to the dealership today because i had check engine light... But turns out it was a "check tire pressure" warning. The funniest of all is, this happened to me maybe couple months ago and i filled the air myself and everything was fine... Idk how i made a such careless mistake and got them two mixed up... I felt like the biggest noob when the guyLol and i was gonna post pix but i was lazy... Lol i hope u guys got a good laugh outta this and enjoy ur rest of the day!

-Jay

Yeah, sounds like it was just the kneejerk "OH SH*T YELLOW/ORANGE/RED LIGHTS ARE BAD" reaction. I've done it. The first time I saw the TPMS light I freaked and pulled over to the side of the road. Had to pull out the user manual to see what that light meant. (First car I've owned with a TPMS)

blackcherry20 · 10-05-2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RonZwanson

Yeah, sounds like it was just the kneejerk "OH SH*T YELLOW/ORANGE/RED LIGHTS ARE BAD" reaction. I've done it. The first time I saw the TPMS light I freaked and pulled over to the side of the road. Had to pull out the user manual to see what that light meant. (First car I've owned with a TPMS)

^^^this for sure!! Lol!!

My dumbarse story: (and i usually call Onzedge freaking out)
MY HATCH HAS A HUGE GAP! I was washing it and THE SUDS AND WATER ARE INSIDE THE HATCH!! OMG!! WHATS WRONG WITH MY CAR !!!!

Onze: calm down and check the rubber stops. Did you wash around those? If you did one of them has probably twisted out a bit and is preventing the hatch from closing all the way. Check and call me back.
Me:

onzedge · 10-05-2013, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20

^^^this for sure!! Lol!!

My dumbarse story: (and i usually call Onzedge freaking out)
MY HATCH HAS A HUGE GAP! I was washing it and THE SUDS AND WATER ARE INSIDE THE HATCH!! OMG!! WHATS WRONG WITH MY CAR !!!!

Onze: calm down and check the rubber stops. Did you wash around those? If you did one of them has probably twisted out a bit and is preventing the hatch from closing all the way. Check and call me back.
Me:

blackcherry20 · 10-05-2013, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JZNx

Lol i went to the dealership today because i had check engine light... But turns out it was a "check tire pressure" warning. The funniest of all is, this happened to me maybe couple months ago and i filled the air myself and everything was fine... Idk how i made a such careless mistake and got them two mixed up... I felt like the biggest noob when the guyLol and i was gonna post pix but i was lazy... Lol i hope u guys got a good laugh outta this and enjoy ur rest of the day!

-Jay

i can definitely relate! Thanks for sharing OP!

chii370 · 10-14-2013, 10:06 AM

Hahaa yeah a few years ago in my first 09 silver base model "first z" i saw that and freaked the **** out. But i grabbed my owners manual and saw it was just tire pressure "whew"

onzedge · 06-14-2015, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chii370

Hahaa yeah a few years ago in my first 09 silver base model "first z" i saw that and freaked the **** out. But i grabbed my owners manual and saw it was just tire pressure "whew"

onzedge · 10-05-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JZNx

Lol i went to the dealership today because i had check engine light... But turns out it was a "check tire pressure" warning. The funniest of all is, this happened to me maybe couple months ago and i filled the air myself and everything was fine... Idk how i made a such careless mistake and got them two mixed up... I felt like the biggest noob when the guyLol and i was gonna post pix but i was lazy... Lol i hope u guys got a good laugh outta this and enjoy ur rest of the day!

-Jay

That sounds like one of my moves.

Shadezz · 10-05-2013, 11:11 AM

Sounds like me...after using then auto window down feature from the key fob the first few weeks....the passenger window would only go down a little over a quarter down...

, but I was forgetting to press the unlock twice before attempting it. My nissan tech kindly said "so now one can say you learned something about your car"

though I don't think I'll ever need this safety feature....cool that it does it....just wish I wouldn't of looked

when I was asking the tech about it.

gunz4me · 10-06-2013, 07:31 PM

Don't feel bad... I put my WRX in limp mode by not tightening the gas cap and freaked myself out. I almost went to the dealership but decided to check all the obvious first. When I opened the fuel door the cap fell out... Guess I didn't screw it on after getting gas, lol.

my2004Z · 10-07-2013, 01:53 PM

I swear I feel my heart sink anytime any kind of warning or indicator comes on in my Z. My wife knows this and occasionally barely pulls up on the e-brake when we are at a red light and then puts it back down right as I focus in on its indicator. I then go into "WTF WAS THAT!?!?!?" mode and start looking for a place to pull over. She usually stops me right away depending on how close we are to April 1st... Damn I love that woman.

ElVee · 10-07-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by my2004Z

I swear I feel my heart sink anytime any kind of warning or indicator comes on in my Z. My wife knows this and occasionally barely pulls up on the e-brake when we are at a red light and then puts it back down right as I focus in on its indicator. I then go into "WTF WAS THAT!?!?!?" mode and start looking for a place to pull over. She usually stops me right away depending on how close we are to April 1st... Damn I love that woman.

I love this, and it makes me giggle just thinking about it.

4r3s · 10-07-2013, 02:49 PM

This is exactly why the IT guy always asks "Is it plugged in?" first....

Haboob · 10-07-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Why do we have this feature? To lock the driver out of window roll up? Passenger yes.

I have a wall switch in my house. I never use it as I use another switch that powers the other. Every few years some exterminator, cable guy, wife, etc throws the wall switch and I spend quite a bit of time figuring out what happened. When I remember finally

I get mad at myself for wasting all this time.

That's why I tape those switches into their desired positions, so they don't accidentally get switched off.

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

This is exactly why the IT guy always asks "Is it plugged in?" first....

It definitely is! Though, we still make mistakes ourselves.

I took my car in, because I wasn't getting the lock chime when pressing the button on the outside of the door. Turns out it was a loose fuse that I knocked loose swapping another that my license plate bulb/LED swap blew.

Took my car in to get a fuse pushed back in.

However, the dealership one-upped me, because they said they couldn't fix my SES light (turns out it may have been bad fuel), because the O2 sensor wire was lengthened by my when I installed my HFCs, which it was not (and I have about 4 witnesses that helped me install the damn exhaust).

Pintsize725 · 10-13-2013, 08:02 PM

Add me to the embarrassed list. I was parked on a fire lane with the engine and hazard lights on. As I go to leave, I reach for the what I thought was the hazard light button but turned out to be the start button. Car turns off in drive and for a second I can't figure out how to restart it.

I blame early onset Alzheimer's.

onzedge · 10-13-2013, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Add me to the embarrassed list. I was parked on a fire lane with the engine and hazard lights on. As I go to leave, I reach for the what I thought was the hazard light button but turned out to be the start button. Car turns off in drive and for a second I can't figure out how to restart it.

I blame early onset Alzheimer's.

10-05-2013, 11:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shadezz Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 896 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	Sounds like me...after using then auto window down feature from the key fob the first few weeks....the passenger window would only go down a little over a quarter down..., but I was forgetting to press the unlock twice before attempting it. My nissan tech kindly said "so now one can say you learned something about your car" though I don't think I'll ever need this safety feature....cool that it does it....just wish I wouldn't of looked when I was asking the tech about it. __________________ 2012 370Z BLACK EDITION/ FLT BLK Rays / 5% 3M Tint / DW's / Z1 SS & 2 Piece Rotors Nismo S-Tune OEM / Beluga CBE & Y-PIPE / DDX370 / GTR Start .4 Fluid / NST Blue Kit

10-07-2013, 01:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
my2004Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 285 Drives: 09' 370Z w/Sport 7AT Rep Power: 37	I swear I feel my heart sink anytime any kind of warning or indicator comes on in my Z. My wife knows this and occasionally barely pulls up on the e-brake when we are at a red light and then puts it back down right as I focus in on its indicator. I then go into "WTF WAS THAT!?!?!?" mode and start looking for a place to pull over. She usually stops me right away depending on how close we are to April 1st... Damn I love that woman. Haboob, Ghostvette and Kazzan11236 like this.

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Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	Add me to the embarrassed list. I was parked on a fire lane with the engine and hazard lights on. As I go to leave, I reach for the what I thought was the hazard light button but turned out to be the start button. Car turns off in drive and for a second I can't figure out how to restart it. I blame early onset Alzheimer's. Ghostvette likes this. __________________ Tracie

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chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 15	Hahaa yeah a few years ago in my first 09 silver base model "first z" i saw that and freaked the **** out. But i grabbed my owners manual and saw it was just tire pressure "whew"

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