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I thought I'd get some conversation going for those of us early adopters. Obviously, every car has its share of strong points and weak points. Up until today, I haven't found anything I truly dislike.
Today was the first day I ever had to put gas in the tank with just under 400 miles on the clock. I pulled into a gas station and went to reach for the remote fuel door release, only to come up empty handed. I searched high and low until I finally reached for the manual (gasp!).
As it turns out, there is no remote fuel door release, though the fuel door is certainly locked. Evidently, with the vehicle doors unlocked, a mechanism is trigger to release the fuel door - but it doesn't exactly pop open like I'm used to on... say... every other vehicle I've ever owned. Rather, you must push on the hinged side of the door to get it to release so that you can open it all the way.
What a hair-brained compromise! So fingers crossed that the (apparently) electronic locking mechanism never fails - otherwise, this might just lead to a tow to the dealer (don't test the 'E' on the gas gauge!).
Today was the first day I ever had to put gas in the tank with just under 400 miles on the clock. I pulled into a gas station and went to reach for the remote fuel door release, only to come up empty handed. I searched high and low until I finally reached for the manual (gasp!).
As it turns out, there is no remote fuel door release, though the fuel door is certainly locked. Evidently, with the vehicle doors unlocked, a mechanism is trigger to release the fuel door - but it doesn't exactly pop open like I'm used to on... say... every other vehicle I've ever owned. Rather, you must push on the hinged side of the door to get it to release so that you can open it all the way.
What a hair-brained compromise! So fingers crossed that the (apparently) electronic locking mechanism never fails - otherwise, this might just lead to a tow to the dealer (don't test the 'E' on the gas gauge!).