Hidden Features, Settings, Tricks, etc...

[krakenredbeard]

What part ky. I lived in central ky for4 years they have accents lol

 

[Ms.DannyStone]

What part ky. I lived in central ky for4 years they have accents lol

Bowling green aka vette City

 

[krakenredbeard]

Went to shows in bowling green when I was into low riders lol.

 

[jdchin87]

Blinker can just be pressed down slightly and will flash 3 times. Dont have to completely lock it in.

That's one of my favorites!

 

[SouthFLSonic]

That's one of my favorites!

Yeah and ever time you hit a blinker in a car that doesn't have this feature you will flip out because you cannot see why every car doesn't have them.

 

[Wooksquatch]

Yeah and ever time you hit a blinker in a car that doesn't have this feature you will flip out because you cannot see why every car doesn't have them.

I do that in the race car minivan. I also turn the key and immediatly let go because as we know in the Sonic this will start your car. The minivan doesn't start unless you actually hold the key in the start position.

A 32 oz Nalgene bottle fits perfectly in the drivers side door, don't know how much of a secret feature that is but it's definitely convenient.

 

[gijoefontaine]

The bottle in the door just changed my life!

 

[gijoefontaine]

Maybe to start the video, I can't remember if I had my ebreak on when I was in line and let it off to roll forward or if I just used the break pedal. But I am sure it stayed playing until I got moving more than a few mph.

If you raise the parking brake ever so slightly just to the first click the ebrake doesnt engage but the dash light will come on. Voila. You can now watch video cause the ecu is stupid and thinks ebrake is on.

 

[Eric Smit]

If you raise the parking brake ever so slightly just to the first click the ebrake doesnt engage but the dash light will come on. Voila. You can now watch video cause the ecu is stupid and thinks ebrake is on.

shenanigans. hahaha

 

[stimpy2301]

The upper deck on the hatch fits into a space just behind the rear seats, if you need to stow something tall but don't need to take the seats down.

absolutely one of the coolest unknown features about the chevy sonic hatchback - YouTube

I just stumbled upon this feature myself recently, so I was searching here to see if it was already mentioned. I'm glad to see it was -- this is such an excellent idea! For so long, I was always taking it off and tossing it loose into the back seat (if I was out), or removing it from the car completely (if I was home). So convenient to just stash it right there!

 

[wbjones]

Maybe that's the part I missed, the 2 second delay. Fool me once....

I'm ready for it now. It's just my 93 AWD AT Grand Cherokee seemed to hold longer, and after 21 years, I was use to that.

never understood the need for hill assist with an automatic … but then I've always braked with my left foot when driving an automatic … no roll back then

 

[Prospector]

absolutely one of the coolest unknown features about the chevy sonic hatchback - YouTube

not sure if this has been mentioned but here is a video... just sort of stumbled upon this.

I won't be able to use this until we are past the carseat years

 

[krakenredbeard]

I have a car seat two actually and still use this.

 

[Prospector]

I have a car seat two actually and still use this.

In our case, the buckle for the back strap on the carseat is too big to allow the cover to slide into place, so until our little guy puts on another 15 lbs, we can't use the onboard storage.

The solution is to feed him bacon & ice cream. Lots and lots of bacon & ice cream.

 

[krakenredbeard]

Our car seats are rather small carabiner style clip in a way. Very low profile.

 

[SonicIce]

Didn't see this posted, cruse control can be adjusted by 1+/- mph using the up/down rocker while cruse is set.

 

[Brad Ferrell]

Also works if you just hold it down and coast or accelerate.

 

[Swordsmith]

I use that feature a lot when cruising long distances, to bump my speed up a little or down a little when moving through or being passed by a clump of traffic. Gives me sort of a "drive by wire" feel, which I suppose is precisely what it is. I didn't think of it as a hidden feature though, there's a + and - on the buttons and all. This is my first cruise control vehicle... is this not a normal part of the setup?

 

[Prospector]

In the hatchback, there is a box shaped indent on the passenger side. Is there something that is supposed to fit in there? Maybe a breakdown kit or something?

 

[ChicksHateMe]

In the hatchback, there is a box shaped indent on the passenger side. Is there something that is supposed to fit in there? Maybe a breakdown kit or something?

Not sure if it was designed for anything, but there's a thread someone did with a cool mod for it using Bungee cords, making it so it can hold things. Hope someone can post a link to it. I looked, but can't find it now....