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Cool unknown features ISF?

Old 12-16-17, 08:23 AM
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I searched and couldn’t find a thread on this. Thought it would be cool to list all the cool features and how to find them for the car. Care to share?

When I had my Acura TL, i was driving around for months not knowing you could extend the sun visors for more sun coverage when you articulate the visors to the side windows. And that car was a 2005. I’m surprised you can’t do this on ISF. It was so useful to block the sun.

I’m still trying to figure out hiw to turn on my fog lights by themselves, lol. The tech can be overwhelming at first when adjusting to a new car.
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Soooo much info shared on this forum that everything is probably about covered, lol.
Also, you can not turn on the fog lights by themselves. If you are mechanically/electrically inclined, I'll share everything that needs to be done to rewire them so that you can run them by themselves. Took me about an HR on the first one I did, now takes me about 30-40mins on them.

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If you depress brake pedal for 10 sec, hit the gas pedal 6 times in and out, and then hold both pedals down for 5 sec, you get unlimited ammo
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Originally Posted by JDMV8
If you depress brake pedal for 10 sec, hit the gas pedal 6 times in and out, and then hold both pedals down for 5 sec, you get unlimited ammo
Really?!?! Lol. Cracked me up!!
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Originally Posted by FlexedLEX
I searched and couldn’t find a thread on this. Thought it would be cool to list all the cool features and how to find them for the car. Care to share?

When I had my Acura TL, i was driving around for months not knowing you could extend the sun visors for more sun coverage when you articulate the visors to the side windows. And that car was a 2005. I’m surprised you can’t do this on ISF. It was so useful to block the sun.

I’m still trying to figure out hiw to turn on my fog lights by themselves, lol. The tech can be overwhelming at first when adjusting to a new car.
I cant find everything condensed in one post. sure i can search each individual potential feature/shortcut/trick, but that seems a bit much. if there is such a thread please message me the link.
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Originally Posted by JDMV8
If you depress brake pedal for 10 sec, hit the gas pedal 6 times in and out, and then hold both pedals down for 5 sec, you get unlimited ammo
secret launch control with unlimited E85?
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Ever since I discovered this feature, I haven't had a single speeding ticket


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Originally Posted by mikersoft
Ever since I discovered this feature, I haven't had a single speeding ticket



I think only the 2011+ models came with that Invisibility feature along with the reworked suspension. Damn now I’m really regretting getting the 2010 instead of the 11+ model. smh
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-When you use the spray on the wind shield wipers, it gives one more final wipe after a slight pause, to make sure any extra drops are fully gone.
-A lot of people don't know this, but if you take it easy on the speed and go pedal, you can get 27-29mpg highway easy. Makes for a great daily.
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Originally Posted by FlexedLEX
I think only the 2011+ models came with that Invisibility feature along with the reworked suspension. Damn now I’m really regretting getting the 2010 instead of the 11+ model. smh
Yo I saw this pic and died laughing, I had to show my girl lmaoooo
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Originally Posted by LexusfanVA
if you take it easy on the speed and go pedal, you can get 27-29mpg highway easy.
I'd have a better chance of discovering a unicorn in the wild.
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Invisibility button is probably 1000x more useful than the headlight washers...what a ridiculous feature, the headlight washers that is. When was the last time that anyone’s headlights were so covered in mud and needed to be washed so immediately that the headlight washers saved their hide??? Is this a Jeep?
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Originally Posted by Jz39
Invisibility button is probably 1000x more useful than the headlight washers...what a ridiculous feature, the headlight washers that is. When was the last time that anyone’s headlights were so covered in mud and needed to be washed so immediately that the headlight washers saved their hide??? Is this a Jeep?
Lol, I actually used mine this weekend after all the salt and dirt I had from the snow we got on Friday. Used them another time when I was following a car that started spewing smoke and oil at night. Even if not used, they look fancy
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if you blip the throttle and you are in higher gear it'll shift down when you are in auto mode sport mode on,
if u put it in snow mode on the hwy you can see over 30mpg
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While in D mode you can paddle shift down to activate D manual mode. It can jump straight from 8th gear to 5th with one paddle shift depending on what speed you were cruising in. When you want to go back to a solid D mode without waiting for the car to automatically switch over you hold the right paddle for a couple seconds and it goes back to the large solid D mode.

Using this method lets you drive in D, keep both hands on the wheel and the shifter in D and not have to move it into M manaul mode. Benefits are it will skip down multiple gears with a single paddle shift as it exits out of D mode and becomes semi manaul, but not fully manaul like when you switch over the gear lever to manaul. Once you takr advanatage of the lower gear to pass you then just hold the upshift paddle for a couple seconds and it switches back to D.

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