gt_dicko wrote:Haha, I remember the first time I had this happen, didn't know WTF was going on.
I ended up ringing Subaru's roadside assist number, they had no idea what it was over the phone.
I was driving out in Gipsland at the time and about 50Km's away from the last town (where I noticed a Subaru dealership), I decided to turn back and go and see the dealer and find out what was happening (only had the car for about a month back then).
Luckily for me I noticed the little seatbelt light up near the interior mirror and worked out what was going on about 5 minutes later. Saved myself an hour of backtracking and the embarrassment of the dealer explaining what had happened.
I'm a rep and pretty much always have my diary, Melway and maybe a laptop on the passenger seat. Now I just know where the spot is that sets it off and I can stack my crap around it.
if you wanna talk about WTF situations and ensuing dealer embarrasment..
the DAY I got my 2.0L I drove it straight to work and went to lock it with the remote...... nothing? stepped a bit closer..... nothing? phoned the dealer who said bring it back. drove from glebe to parramatta (30- 50 mins depending for non-syd). guy grabbed key.. lockunlocklockunlock.... seems to be fine mate?!?! holycrapsalad.
it turns out that the immediate area around my pub has some funny waves happening and (literally) one park will work but move 2m and nothing. for all who have experienced this the first thing to try is hold your key at the top right of the windscreen about 2-3 cm away. 85% of the time this works for me. yours may be different.. you just gotta find "the spot"
adam