What are the serve no purpose functions found in car?

[Kelpie]

Hi all,

 

Ok, I start 1st.

 

I find that you need to turn off the car engine and use the car key to open up the petrol cap in Citroen C5.

 

Troublesome and I wonder whether other cars have this feature as well.

 

Regards,

[Eyke]

I find that you need to turn off the car engine and use the car key to open up the petrol cap in Citroen C5.

 

Ford Focus Mk1 as well,

but then it was designed in 1998!

Edited April 1, 2012 by Eyke

[Tohto]

Hi all,

 

Ok, I start 1st.

 

I find that you need to turn off the car engine and use the car key to open up the petrol cap in Citroen C5.

 

Troublesome and I wonder whether other cars have this feature as well.

 

Regards,

 

You already mentioned 'switch off engine '. Maybe this will prevent some driver from toppings up petrol with engine running

[Mecontle]

my coupe's panoramic roof , too hot under sun but i know so many here will envy the car when it slides back on a foggy night

[Kiadaw]

You already mentioned 'switch off engine '. Maybe this will prevent some driver from toppings up petrol with engine running

You are right. Safety feature.

 

My Fiat punto had this as well. But it can be irritating as I its very troublesome.

[Good-Carbuyer]

Hi all,

 

Ok, I start 1st.

 

I find that you need to turn off the car engine and use the car key to open up the petrol cap in Citroen C5.

 

Troublesome and I wonder whether other cars have this feature as well.

 

Regards,

My Panda uses a different key for petrol cap. So not useful to steal such car.

[SimonTan]

The most useless feeature in my car?

Its over designed!

The speedo shows 180Km/hr....but the max I ever use is 120km/hr. Completely ovverpaid for a feature that I dare and will not use.

The airbags is another useless feature, that is never used and therefore useless.

 

If you really strictly want the serve no purpose item in the car? there is non in my most basic jazz.

Prhaps there will be many redundant features in the conti upmarket cars, that may not be useful in Singapore at all. Like heated seats, and heater air con, etc.

 

[Good-Carbuyer]

my coupe's panoramic roof , too hot under sun but i know so many here will envy the car when it slides back on a foggy night

I believe not many can see through the foggy night[laugh]

[Happily1986]

You are right. Safety feature.

 

My Fiat punto had this as well. But it can be irritating as I its very troublesome.

 

troublesome? do you not switch off the engine before you pump petrol?

[Kiadaw]

troublesome? do you not switch off the engine before you pump petrol?

The use the key to open the cap part. Key cannot be removed while the fuel cap is not close, so you have to be careful that the key is not accidentally dip in fuel when you pump.

 

 

But yeah, the good thing is that you can be sure the cap is close properly when you drive off your car. You never have the situation (which happen to forgetful me a lot) of "Did I close the fuel cap just now?, or "did I check the pump specialist close the cap properly" 5 mins after driving off the pump station.

[Vega]

My car come with seat heater. Totally useless. I rather they put aircon like the gs300.

[Kelpie]

You are right. Safety feature.

 

My Fiat punto had this as well. But it can be irritating as I its very troublesome.

 

Not so safe, IMHO. Just invite people to steal your car more easily with the key hook to the cap and then drive away. Certainly not a welcoming feature in Bolehland .

 

Regards,

Edited April 1, 2012 by Kelpie

[RadX]

in Singapore, signal indicators...never used....might as well take it out of car

[Happily1986]

The use the key to open the cap part. Key cannot be removed while the fuel cap is not close, so you have to be careful that the key is not accidentally dip in fuel when you pump.

 

 

But yeah, the good thing is that you can be sure the cap is close properly when you drive off your car. You never have the situation (which happen to forgetful me a lot) of "Did I close the fuel cap just now?, or "did I check the pump specialist close the cap properly" 5 mins after driving off the pump station.

 

i feel that you might be appreciative if you stay in an area where fuel theft/siphoning is common. Maybe irrelevant in sg or germany. maybe.

[Mllcg]

serve no purpose function?

 

speed cut.

[Fuelsaver]

in Singapore, signal indicators...never used....might as well take it out of car

Don't lidat, I at least signal 3 times wen chg lane n keep it on wen turning...

 

Give chan wil u?

[RadX]

Don't lidat, I at least signal 3 times wen chg lane n keep it on wen turning...

 

Give chan wil u?

 

meant to be a joke, but seriously, how many like u? Just scout and you see that it is never used for the right reason.

[Vulcann]

Useless feature?

 

Speedometers.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

....for roadhoggers & chiongsters!