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Car Forum / Chrysler Cars / May 2005Lane change feature on the 05.
Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the automatic lane change feature of the turn signals. You just touch the leaver for an instant and the signal continued to blink three times before shutting off. Is there a possibility that this feature could be added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or just add a special relay? Bob Hewitt > Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test > drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or > just add a special relay? Some say humanity will kill ourselves off with nuclear war. Others say we'll bring about our demise through overpopulation, depletion of resources and/or pollution. It's clear from posts like the above that none of these predictions is correct; we'll simply become too lazy to breathe and eat. And others may just moan and groan and complain themselves into extinction. (is this my reincarnated mother in here going by an alias?) ============ >> Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test >> drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > of these predictions is correct; we'll simply become too lazy to breathe > and eat. >>Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test >>drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > of these predictions is correct; we'll simply become too lazy to breathe > and eat. Amen, brother Stern. Amen. >Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test >drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the >automatic lane change feature of the turn signals. You just touch the >leaver for an instant and the signal continued to blink three times >before shutting off. Yeah, that's a great idea, isn't it? You're probably incapable of remembering, but you're supposed to give a little more notice of your intent to change lanes than 3 blinks of your signal. I suppose I should be overcome with gratitude that you signal at all though. > Is there a possibility that this feature could be >added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or >just add a special relay? Bob Hewitt > ... you're supposed to give a little more notice of your > intent to change lanes than 3 blinks of your signal. What - 3 blinks isin't enough? What do you want - 5 minutes of blinking? It that how long it takes for someone to process visual information like that? >> ... you're supposed to give a little more notice of your >> intent to change lanes than 3 blinks of your signal. > >What - 3 blinks isin't enough? > >What do you want - 5 minutes of blinking? Did I say that??? >It that how long it takes >for someone to process visual information like that? Think before you speak and look AND SIGNAL before you change lanes. 3 blinks are not sufficient. I am sorry, I guess I asked the wrong group!!! Bob Hewitt >>>... you're supposed to give a little more notice of your >>>intent to change lanes than 3 blinks of your signal. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 3 blinks are not sufficient. Huh? You clear the lane before you start to signal. (In the UK for example, signalling before clearing the lane via the mirror fails the driving test). Three blinks, which might take about 5-6 seconds is plenty adequate warning of a lane change. >>>>... you're supposed to give a little more notice of your >>>>intent to change lanes than 3 blinks of your signal. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Huh? You clear the lane before you start to signal. Hopefully, you're not clearing the lane by running other drivers off the road. Just a guess, but is that Brit-speak for making sure the lane is clear first? > (In the UK for >example, signalling before clearing the lane via the mirror fails the >driving test). Three blinks, which might take about 5-6 seconds is >plenty adequate warning of a lane change. You mean you always decide to change lanes with only 5-6 seconds forethought? There are cases where that's okay and even necessary to avoid something, but if all your lane changes are that abrupt, I suspect you're not a very safe driver. On 05/29/05 06:41 pm Regina Proulx tossed the following ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup: >> 3 blinks are not sufficient. > Huh? You clear the lane before you start to signal. (In the UK for > example, signalling before clearing the lane via the mirror fails the > driving test). Three blinks, which might take about 5-6 seconds is > plenty adequate warning of a lane change. Merely looking in the mirror is often not enough. What about blind spots? Looking over one's shoulder is essential. And what happens if you get stuck in a lane where you don't want to be (e.g., from which you can't reach the exit)? You can't signal as a "Please, please drop back so I can move over" message? Perce While we are on the topic why does the new 300 turn off the daytime light on the side you signal with? It doesn't look right. Steve > Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test > drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or > just add a special relay? Bob Hewitt > While we are on the topic why does the new 300 turn off the > daytime light on the side you signal with? It doesn't look > right. Maybe to give the turn signal some visual contrast? >>While we are on the topic why does the new 300 turn off the >>daytime light on the side you signal with? It doesn't look >>right. > > Maybe to give the turn signal some visual contrast? Exactly. Another reason that high-beam DRL's are STOOPID. > While we are on the topic why does the new 300 turn off the daytime > light on the side you signal with? It doesn't look right This is because DC chose the least-effective, highest-glare DRL implementation for their current models: they reduce voltage to the high beam headlamps. The straight-ahead glare is so high it would interfere with other drivers' ability to see the turn signal, but if they reduced the straight-ahead intensity any, the horizontal angles of visibility of the DRLs would be even narrower than it already is and they wouldn't comply with the law. The only way to comply with the law with crummy DRLs like this is to turn one off when that side's turn signal is on. They should've used separate dedicated DRLs or, since they're famously averse to doing lighting correctly, turn signal DRLs. Steve, I just checked our 300 and it does not do what you say. Must be assembled for US only where we do not have that restriction. Bob > Steve, I just checked our 300 and it does not do what you say. Must be > assembled for US only where we do not have that restriction. The US DRL law is the same as the Canadian one, except that in the US DRLs aren't required. 300s don't come with DRLs enabled in the US unless they're specially ordered that way. If they are specially ordered that way, they behave as Steve described. Had a similar feature on a hired car the other week. Didn't like it one bit (maybe because I wasn't used to it). That doesn't answer your question, in keeping with all the other posts so far... :-) DAS For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- > Before purchasing our new 05 Chrysler 300 AWD Touring Vehicle, we test > drove the Pacifica. One feature in the Pacifica that I liked was the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or > just add a special relay? Bob Hewitt Can anyone answer the question?? Is there a possibility that this feature could be added to our new 300 AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or just add a special relay? Bob it can be done real easy and no relay when the wiper rotation fliud is due for a change > Can anyone answer the question?? > > Is there a possibility that this feature could be added to our new 300 > AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or just add a special > relay? Bob >Can anyone answer the question?? > >Is there a possibility that this feature could be added to our new 300 >AWD vehicle? Is this a complicated installation or just add a special >relay? Bob It's a rather simple "install" process, however, it must be done everytime you use your turn signal and don't turn hard enough for it to automatically turn off. Additionally, some models will turn themselves off after they've been on too long. Of course, sometimes you need it on a long time. Imagine a freeway with 2 lanes merging into 3 to end up with 5 and an exit ramp on the right and a right turn to be made at the end of the exit ramp. It was the only situation where my Chrysler would decide I'd had my blinker on long enough even though I hadn't. |
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