Things You DIscovered About Your Raptor

[isis]

If I didn’t have that 360 camera view I couldn’t drive this pig

 

[Gerald]

Glad you got it done. It has been a pet peeve of mine since seatbelt nannies became prevalent in all vehicles, even though I always wear my seatbelt, it’s the principal of not having a machine that I pay for bitch and whine at me.

Agree completely. I always wear my seatbelt too, so I really don't get my truck bitching at me much. Soit hasn't been much of a nuisnace. However, we've strarted to go camping more in the state parks around here. We'll get in the car to go to different trail heads, go to the nature center, or just go down to the restroom. We're rarely taveling more than 25 mph inside the park and so we don't always put our seat belts on in those scenarios and the chimes can be really annoying! So it will be nice on our next trip.

 

[BrttClne22]

No idea if it's in the manual, but I didn't know the front headrests rotated forward until my wife showed me. Never tried the rear headrests.

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[Deleted member 12951]

No idea if it's in the manual, but I didn't know the front headrests rotated forward until my wife showed me. Never tried the rear headrests.

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The rears fold down, push the bottom on the side. All the headrests come out by pressing both buttons near the bottom when pulling up.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Now that I got the seatbelt chimes shut off (thanks for the instructions), I wish somebody would find a way to disable the double honk thing when you get out of the truck with the fob in your pocket. I know that the ******** (yes, that was intentional) program can do it, but I don’t have access to said tool. Suppose the dealer would disable that for me?

 

[squeak11]

Now that I got the seatbelt chimes shut off (thanks for the instructions), I wish somebody would find a way to disable the double honk thing when you get out of the truck with the fob in your pocket. I know that the ******** (yes, that was intentional) program can do it, but I don’t have access to said tool. Suppose the dealer would disable that for me?

Leave the key in the truck. Problem solved. [emoji57]

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[Oldfart]

If you press the manual shift button on shifter the gear display will stay on. sometimes we drive with one hand on the shifter or accidentally press it while going from park to drive or reverse.

I just had the indicator disappear last week and I thought I was losing my damn mind!! It's still super new to me and I couldn't figure out where the hell it went. I'm sure I bumped the button on the shifter. I was testing it today after I got my upgraded wheels on. This is a great thread for me with only having 400 miles on my truck. Thanks to everyone contributing.

 

[hedonist222]

Have a tailgater. Squeeze the trailer brakes and it will light up the brake lights like you hit the brakes but you never slowed down.

hahaha wonderful

if only I could do something similar on a motorbike

how'd you figure that out?

 

[smurfslayer]

The auto headlight dimmer works great if you hook up accessory drive lights relayed to your high beams.

I’ve found quite a few times recently where the auto dimming high beams weren’t responding. it’s particularly ineffectual against an oncoming car from the 70’s, or coming around a very slight bend. you can manually shut them down, so don’t fall into the mindset that the truck will just do it for you.

if only I could do something similar on a motorbike

brake checking on a motorcycle is asking for a trip to the hospital. Make a skunker.
junkyard windshield pump and nozzle. orient to spray to the rear from just under your tail light, preferably on the left side of the tire. verify this works with pure water. you need it to push out a decent stream about 10’ or so. once verified, drain a good portion of the water.

remove the tank, plug the hose to the nozzle so it does not leak, also, clamp the rubber hose with vice grips. fill the tank or at least augment the water with
https://www.predatorpeestore.com/pr...qG6n2SXChdRZUxEmk9b0WE-M09AWUB7RoC2iIQAvD_BwE

Do this outside, do it quickly and close up both containers fast, and without spilling. Trust me, this stuff chemically bonds to pretty much anything and can induce vomiting.

https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/D...eres-Why-Skunk-Smell-is-So-Hard-to-Get-Rid-Of

remount the tank, hook up the hose to the nozzle and be sure it doesn’t drip or leak. remove the vice grips. if you need deploy, do yourself a favor, do not head straight home or straight to wherever you were going. stop off somewhere else, put the bike on the side stand. If it drips, it should drip on the ground and not your tire or chain.

https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/removing-skunk-odor.pdf

If you’ve never been skunked, it may simply be easier to dispose of everything you were wearing at the time. it can take 10 or more laundry runs to remove the odor from clothes, even if you weren’t directly hit.

 

[hedonist222]

I’ve found quite a few times recently where the auto dimming high beams weren’t responding. it’s particularly ineffectual against an oncoming car from the 70’s, or coming around a very slight bend. you can manually shut them down, so don’t fall into the mindset that the truck will just do it for you.



brake checking on a motorcycle is asking for a trip to the hospital. Make a skunker.
junkyard windshield pump and nozzle. orient to spray to the rear from just under your tail light, preferably on the left side of the tire. verify this works with pure water. you need it to push out a decent stream about 10’ or so. once verified, drain a good portion of the water.

remove the tank, plug the hose to the nozzle so it does not leak, also, clamp the rubber hose with vice grips. fill the tank or at least augment the water with
https://www.predatorpeestore.com/pr...qG6n2SXChdRZUxEmk9b0WE-M09AWUB7RoC2iIQAvD_BwE

Do this outside, do it quickly and close up both containers fast, and without spilling. Trust me, this stuff chemically bonds to pretty much anything and can induce vomiting.

https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/D...eres-Why-Skunk-Smell-is-So-Hard-to-Get-Rid-Of

remount the tank, hook up the hose to the nozzle and be sure it doesn’t drip or leak. remove the vice grips. if you need deploy, do yourself a favor, do not head straight home or straight to wherever you were going. stop off somewhere else, put the bike on the side stand. If it drips, it should drip on the ground and not your tire or chain.

https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/removing-skunk-odor.pdf

If you’ve never been skunked, it may simply be easier to dispose of everything you were wearing at the time. it can take 10 or more laundry runs to remove the odor from clothes, even if you weren’t directly hit.

hahaha thats a great idea as well
but I should've clarified
I not insane to break check

I want to do it as a prophylaxis - so the car behind me notices me and slows down

my previous starbucks warrior , err I mean BMW gs 1200 adventure flashed the break lights when I let go of the throttle..

I've seen a few videos of car drivers busy with their mobile phones and then crash into the stopped traffic ahead of them

my english today is non existent lol