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06-01-2010, 01:35 AM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Putting a C6 in neutral while on a lift?
This is probably a real dumb question, but how the heck do you convince the C6 with an automatic transmission that you REALLY REALLY want it to be in neutral while the engine is off? I wanted to have the rear wheels free to spin while on the lift, so I started the car, put the car in neutral, and then shut off the engine, while the wheels were still off of the ground. Darn thing was yelping at me the entire time, and then when I closed the door to shut it up, it kept all the exterior lights on to try to get my attention about my "mistake".
So how do I do that? Man, I HATE cars that act like I don't know what I am doing..... 
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06-01-2010, 08:12 AM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
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Name : Andy Anderson
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2 obvious choices are
1.) disconnect the battery  , and
2.) use one of the firearms in your arsenal  .
I, personally, would opt for number 1 myself.......  
Waiting to see what the REAL answer to this question turns out to be. Would puting on the emergency brake override the squawking?
Andy
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06-01-2010, 05:13 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Wouldn't engaging the emergency brake defeat what I am trying to do? I want the wheels to be free-wheeling while the car is on the lift.
As for disconnecting the battery, I wouldn't be real keen on that idea. Seems like an extreme measure just to silence the "car nanny"....
As for the firearm option, what would be my target? 
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06-01-2010, 07:54 PM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
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Name : Andy Anderson
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Z
As for the firearm option, what would be my target? |
"The friggin idiot that came up with the idea in the first place!"
Andy
Maybe just pull up on the e-brake handle till the brake light on the instrument panel lights. Might be enuf to kill the voice without puting a drag on the wheels.
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06-01-2010, 08:24 PM
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Sinister C4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Largo, FL
Posts: 1,223
Name : Eric G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by navy2kcoupe
Maybe just pull up on the e-brake handle till the brake light on the instrument panel lights. Might be enuf to kill the voice without puting a drag on the wheels.
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Yeah, I think you just need two or three clicks. It shouldn't actually engage the parking brake. Good luck...I'm glad mine doesn't do that.
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06-01-2010, 09:05 PM
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Deceased
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Sunshine State
Posts: 1,268
Name : Bob Korreck
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It's no big deal to pull the ground cable from the battery.
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06-03-2010, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bradenton
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Name : Tracy Lewis
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put the ignition in accy mode, then you should be fine as long as it is not on for an extended period that would drain the battery.
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