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You're right about the headlights and wipers, I don't know of any adjustment that can be made. I don't even think the computer can be programmed for that change.
Regarding the heated seats...I've seen cars set up both ways. Either the switch activates the seat heater and it heats both the cushion and back, as well as the ones that you can activate a switch to heat either one or the other. My '07 Outlook allows you to either heat just the seat cushion OR both the seat cushion and seat back. As far as how high up the heat goes on the back...i haven't seen any that go any higher than lower/mid back.
I think the more you drive it and get used to it, the more you'll actually like the car. I've had mine now a few months short of 2 years, I have 41K miles on it and I love driving it more than I did when I first got it...and even then I was making excuses to hop in it and go somewhere!
Congratulations on your purchase and I wish you many years of happy and trouble-free motoring!
Feel free to post any and all of your questions right here. We have a lively bunch of Azera owners participating and I'm sure most will be very glad to try to help.
Congrats on your purchase - whether it was a "good" deal or not doesn't matter anymore, what matters is that you have a nice, shiny new ride that you should enjoy to its fullest. And we'll be happy to help you do just that in any way that we can!! :shades:
Azera is a great car / value for the money, but Hyundai blew it in terms of marketing once the '06 Azera was launched. It really didn't improve in '07.
Your comment about "reaching out" should have been addressed by Hyundai with something called focus groups in the US. Instead, the Korean suits held a fire drill and made 4 versions of the same car for the Arabs, Canadians, Korean home and the US markets.
One can only imagine the antics and hoop jumping on the assembly line keeping that straight?
I do like the new campaign that Hyundai has going on now..."Think about it." It's inventive, well thought out and not smack you upside the head, look at me advertising.
You're absolutely right, they could have had some focus groups, but they didn't. So now, it's up to them to listen to the consumers that are buying their products and get it right. Considering the Azera is in it's 2nd year (getting ready for 3rd), I think they are doing good as far as addressing the issues that have been brought up. It seems as if the '08 model will address most of the issues that are complaints at this point (in-dash nav & better suspension). Those were really the two biggest issues that came out.
You're right...offering all those variations for different countries has got to be maddening.
"One way to truly fix the issue would be to employ daytime running lights."
Isn't that feature mandatory and already installed in the Canadian models?
Secondly, if you want just your back heated, you can buy one of those cheap massage seats for that feature. In most cases, when someone turns on the heated seats its not for theraputic purposes, but to stay warm, hence both the cushion and the back heating at the same time.
:P
With the Azera, I'm going to add an angel eye kit and have those just stay on all the time and leave my headlights in auto mode. That way, I have something that's lit at all times. With the angel eye lights, they are led's so they will quite durable and long lasting.
It's not about being lazy...actually, lazy is leaving your lights on so you won't have to turn them on when it starts raining. The whole point of this discussion was to have cars set up so that the lights come on automatically when the wipers are activated. Think about how many times you see cars driving around in the rain with no lights on...especially dark colored cars. It's a combination of being lazy and not having consideration for other drivers on the road. So, if you take it out of their hands and make it automatic...then there's one less issue that someone can gripe about, right?
Now...the Lexus parking itself...that's truly one for the books. However, that just means we are on the path to being able to just jump in our cars and telling it where we want to go and it does everything...we just sit back and enjoy the ride. BBBBBOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG!!!
I have spoken with the Service Managers of my local dealership about the "lights on with wipers" issue. He claims that it can't be changed at this time with a computer software fix, but agrees that a relay could probably be installed that would create the desired function. If someone has infact added the relay, I would appreciate learning the exact procedure.
However, having my lights on auto, i really like the fact that when I'm driving in a tunnel or a dark area, it automatically turns on my headlights.
I'm still nervous about using the auto transmission gears. :P The car might go crazy while driving. I need to go to an empty parking lot and try it out. :shades:
Happy Thanksgiving!
You have nothing to fear using the Shiftronic feature. Maybe you just need someone to show you how to do it and then once you get used to it...you'll find yourself doing it without a thought.
Hope your Thanksgiving was happy, safe and blessed!!!
need someone to show you how to do it and then once you get
used to it . . you'll find yourself doing it without a thought."
Mike,
Glad to find someone who uses the Shiftronic feature the same as I do!
Love that 'hill holder' also.
When slowing down and your transmission has downshifted by itself back to "3," does
your car lurch to "1" skipping "2" altogether before you have come to a complete stop?
My dealer "shined me on" and told me that that is normal. I don't believe so, but
if your car is doing this also, please comment. I don't believe this is "normal"
as my car does not do that when I am using straight "D."
How say you Mike? :confuse:
Thanks in advance.
My car does exactly that...downshifts from 3rd to 1st without EVER seeing 2nd.
My dealer told me that ALL Azeras are like that.
Regards,
"My car does exactly that...downshifts from 3rd to 1st without EVER seeing 2nd.
My dealer told me that ALL Azeras are like that."
Thank you for responding.
So there are at least two of us that are upset so far.
Do you think that it is right for our cars to lurch into first gear while the car
is still moving? I think mine is still at about five mph when it does that.
Let's wait and see what allmet and possibly some others may say
before we agree that Hyundai needs to address this problem.
Just because a couple of service writers say that "this is normal"
does not mean that we have to live with that.
After all, no one's car does that when in the fully automatic "D" position do they?
So why should we have to put up with that jerking as our cars
drop into first gear before coming to a complete stop.
IMHO, our transmissions should backshift from third to second and then down to first gear
only after the vehicle comes to a complete stop as happens when in the "D" position.
Why should the transmission act any different when in the Shiftronic phase? :confuse:
Constructive comments please . .
Typical rope-a-dope from the typical Hyundai dealer. It's not normal, mine doesn't. Don't tolerate it.
I tell you what...downshifting manually has come in handy a couple/few times when you pass a cop going a little faster than you should, instead of mashing on the brakes (which is one thing they look for), I can simply downshift and bring the speed down without him knowing.
I have to admit, I THOUGHT I recalled my transmission shifting down to 2nd automatically when in manual mode. I paid attention the other day and it does indeed go from 3rd down to 1st by itself. The only reason I never really paid attention to that is that I manually downshift when I'm slowing down anyway. When you do it, then it will go into 2nd. I think the programming was done thinking that if someone is not manually downshifting, then they must be coming to a stop, so...skip 2nd. I don't know if that makes any sense.
When you have the transmission in automatic mode, I think it goes through the full progression when it downshifts. I mean...I think it only drops to 1st when the car hits under 5 mph. Here's one way to find out...when you're coming to a stop, when you get down to about 15 mph, switch the shifter over to manual mode and see what gear the transmission is in. Do it another time and wait till you get just under 30 mph and switch it over to manual mode and see where it is then. Finally...do the same thing when the car gets down to about 5 mph. I guess this is one way to see what the tendancies of the transmission are.
What you think Derrel, make any sense to you?
Best liked features include the many small luxury touches I keep discovering, like the damped grab handles in the roof, the front floor well lights--least liked feature is the inability to dim the dashboard lights as low as I like them at night. Car runs like a train on the I-state--smooth, quite, and comfortable.
After 2020 miles of driving, 45 per cent on Interstate, and 55 per cent cold weather suburban/city, overall MPG is running 21.9. Looking forward to a long trip to FL in 4 weeks .
gamleged, "Hyundai Azera - Low key touches of luxury" #1, 6 Dec 2006 7:43 pm
I'm new here and this is my first post. Got our new 2007 Azera Limited w/ ultimate package on Monday. Drove it home from NJ to PA. (50 miles). Since then I've been reading the manual, attempting to adjust and personalize vehicle settings. The manual is lacking somewhat, so I went on-line to gather information and came across this site. Appears to be the most comprehensive Azera forum.
After reviewing many of the posts, it appears that there are many opinions and people willing to give sound and technical advice. It appears that the manual is not totally thorough and that many obtain additional Azera information from this forum.
I'm not even sure I know what questions to ask to get important supplemental information. So I'm asking for someone to provide perhaps an item list of hot topics that new owners should be aware of or items that the manual is lacking. With the list of topics I could then use the search feature to review the suggestions previously provider by the forum members. Thanks in advance.
Happy Holidays!
Steve
Try this: Backspace from this thread to the Hyundai Azera forum. Find the "Search Hyundai Azera" SEARCH function in the gray bar immediately above the "Add a discussion" link and type in the word "program" sans quotes. This will call up the Azera posts which concern things like the dealer-provided programming of the "limp-home mode" and the automatic door locks and that the service should be free, but that some dealers charge if you don't hold your ground.
If at night, you seem to have a black bar limiting the range of your headlights, search for "headlight" and see the posts regarding adjustment of the Azera's headlight so the black bar can be raised.
Do a search for "cabin" to read about alternative suppliers of the $30+ cabin air filter!
Check the thread, "Hyindai Azera Climate Control" to learn about the... well, climate control function, and to find out how to actually turn off the AC while retaining all the other climate control features (thread link below).
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.f148310/13?14@@
This should get you started...
That link is handy at the top and bottom of each page in the group on the "You are here" line.
I'm trying to find out if the shop had to change remotes or you could
have it using the original equip. remote. I'm in the NY area and am looking for a place to have one installed.
You can go back and forth at anytime while driving. It is seamless.
Actually...the Shifttronic feature works just like a manual sans the clutch! Listen to the car and you'll know when to shift up (just like in a manual). If you forget to shift up...it will automatically do it if the tach hits redline. It's a safety feature built in to the tranny so you don't end up burning it out. If you want to down shift, then it's a matter of getting a feel for the car and down shifting as you would with a manual. Usually, when I'm slowing down from highway speeds to take an exit ramp, I'll used downshifting in conjunction with the brakes.
You really don't have to worry about the car cutting off on you as you can't "clutch-out"! So...even if you're on a hill and you put it in manual mode...you're good to go!
The Shiftronic does offer the best of both worlds in that you can be lazy and leave it in auto-mode and when you feel like having a lil fun...switch it over to manual-mode.