Chip A

How long did it take you to become proficient in using all the systems / features on your car? Based on many of the posts seen here there seems like there is a lot to learn. It appears that a lot of serious familiarization with the owner’s manual is needed to even begin to fully understand all the features this car has to offer. How often do you have to dig out the owner’s manual for help?

EVRose

I read the entire owners manual the night I bought the car. I sat in it the next day and went over all the options and how to work everything like setting the driver preferences. So for me it took maybe 2 days. By being on this forum you will probably find other things you didn't know about long after you've had the car.

C6_Mike

i got it 2 weeks ago and still can't get it programmed to my garage door opener

Also just found the "exit mode" on the seats which apparently was set to all the way up and tilted forward by the previous owner.... that was fun...

I'm got that "gas pedal" figured out really quick though

RO55

ChevyDave

honestly i am still learning. i read the manual in the first two days, every dang gone page. most is totally worthless but did it anyway.

i spend time here and i learn maybe 5 new things every day. searching for a solution to a question, even it i know i am not qualified to answer, teaches me alot. (then i wont answer if it would be b.s.)

i learned 3 things today (or more). i did the owners manual twice today, once for a 2007 and once for a 2005.

i suppose being proficient to me would mean.. dont get myself into trouble and how to get outa it if i do. still learning!!!!!!

dlparsons

Not sure, I'll let you know when I get there. I've had the car since September 2011 and still learning things about it. But I don't like to cheat and read owner's manuals, I'd rather learn as I go, it's more fun...

michaelinmech

We are supposed to be Proficient ????

saplumr

No different than other vehicles.

MKenM

If you have owned a GM product recently you might get the hang of things a little quicker. This is my 1st in about 25 years so there was no hope for me. I did the same as most and read much of the manual absorbed a little, asked questions on the forum and got a lot here. Barely have the basics with the Nav system but some of it is intuitive. Have not read Paul's write up on the Nav but I will get to it. There is more info here than you will ever get in a manual!

LIE2ME

I have owned my 2012 about a year. I learned everything except the NAV system in the first two weeks. I am STILL trying to figure out the NAV a year later...

BTW, I mastered my 1st Garmin GPS in under 10 minutes...

USA1 427

Still learning.

Gearhead Jim

We previously owned a C5, which helped a lot.

Before picking up our C6 in Bowling Green (Museum delivery), I downloaded the Owner Manual and printed out the whole thing, took a ream of paper. But I read it from cover to cover, even those first 50+ pages aboout how to wear a seat belt.


Then at the Museum, we got an hour of personal instruction from our delivery guy. Great.

So, I knew most of the stuff before my first drive. But that was 7 years/99,000 miles ago ago and I'm still learning new things.

If you have the factory nav, CF member talon90 has a website with an excellent tutorial for the nav, which is a pretty good system but not easy to learn. Or, half an hour sitting in your car with someone who knows and likes the factory nav will be time spent well.

Rowboat66

The C6 is my only GM vehicle... each spring there is a learning curve with the man/machine interface!

Gering

Good Post.

Chip A

This is exactly what I was thinking! Thank you all for your thoughts. From previous posts about low voltage battery conditions you really need this forum to figure out the various wild card issues that a under charged battery can cause. You folks do a nice job in trouble shooting problems on this forum.

RobLo

Three years later I have all the systems down....except for the Navi, that will probably take me another 3 years to master....

J Vette

Yep. I read the Navi manual. Watched a couple videos. I'm leaving for Florida on Friday. I'm taking my Tom Tom.

Wayne O

I'm sure the time spent learning the various features varies from person to person and priority is given to essential features over those you rarely use. With any new product I read the owner's manual (some sections more than once) to get a general understanding of what the features are and how to use them. Some features are intuitive and easily understood while others require the hands-on approach....trial and error with the owner's manual in-hand. Some features you'll never use; some things may only be set once then forgotten; and, some things you only learn when you have to.

I don't recall having any major problems learning what I needed to and getting the car setup initially. Afterwards, I continue the learning process here on the forum (and by going back into the owner's manual). I don't claim to know everything about the car but I managed to get everything I wanted to work. I live in Arizona....one of these days I'll figure out how to use the heater.

EyeMaster

Depends what you want to know. I learn what I need to know for what I want to do. When my habits change then I find out what I need to know again and do what I need then.

As an example, I never had to reprogram the TPMS. Now that I have 2 sets of wheels, I'll be learning how to do it in the spring.

dvilin

About the same here, although was on the forum prior to taking delivery of my Vette,so learned a lot ahead of time.