[JillWill]

Just turned 1000 miles over on our Limited.

Mostly driving it back and forth to work (20 mile roundtrip) and we took it on one short road trip (150 miles roundtrip). It was comfy on the longer trip - and quiet (back passenger side still has a sporadic rattle - but it didn't make a sound that day)!

I was concerned that I'd have to have the "sun shade" closed under the sunroof, but even in the bright sun, I've had it open, so the interior is nice and bright. Driving with the sunroof open is pretty quiet - much quieter than the Audi was.

One day last week some moron zoomed around me and then cut me off as he turned into a gas station and I about jumped out of my skin when the "brake-alarm" went off!! I've since adjusted the setting.

We have the Harman Kardon speakers and the sound is really nice.

Hubs really likes the way the seat moves back when the motor is turned off - I like it too, but the seat is so far back that it makes it difficult for me to get in (while carrying my handbag and laptop bag) - it's a small detail - if I remember, I hit the memory seat before I get in so it's closer / easier for me.

We do not use the auto stop/start thing - it's a minor aggravation to turn it off every time .. but again - very minor.

Not having to mess with a gas cap when fueling up is super! (And so is not having to pay for super premium gas!)

Love all of the space - we've had the grandbabies a few times - it's nice to be able to stash their bags, coats and whatever else in between the 2nd row seats (and they LOVED watching "Sing" on the screens right in front of them!)

Love the space for groceries and other goodies while shopping too - the only downfall to using the back is not being able to open it up and unload while in the garage - most of the time we will put the groceries in front of the 2nd seats - so it's not a deal breaker.

Seems everything sticks to the carpeting - I put really cheap rugs with no backings down in the front as soon as we brought it home - decided to change them and get something that would match for the back (that's my OCD kicking in) and when I took the cheap rugs out - there was ALL sorts of lint all over the mats. I preplaced the cheap-no-back rugs with black rugs with rubber backing - so it's all good now.

That new car scent gets me every time I get in! :grin2: So far I am really pleased - much more than I thought I would be - I really didn't think it would be "cool" to drive a van, but I stand (sit?) corrected!! I feel very cool (as cool as a gramma can be) driving it!

 

[CentralFla]

It was comfy on the longer trip - and quiet (back passenger side still has a sporadic rattle - but it didn't make a sound that day)!

Just a thought about your rattle. I know they are very annoying, and make you (ME) all that more determined to locate the source. Since the exhaust is on the passenger side of the vehicle, maybe just maybe since it is suspended by hangers and they do have a small amount of movement, the muffler or tail pipe possibly could be banging up against the underside of the vehicle. Have your husband shake the exhaust pipe (while cold) and see if it duplicates the noise. Call me crazy, but it's worth a look/try.

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[JillWill]

It was comfy on the longer trip - and quiet (back passenger side still has a sporadic rattle - but it didn't make a sound that day)!

Just a thought about your rattle. I know they are very annoying, and make you (ME) all that more determined to locate the source. Since the exhaust is on the passenger side of the vehicle, maybe just maybe since it is suspended by hangers and they do have a small amount of movement, the muffler or tail pipe possibly could be banging up against the underside of the vehicle. Have your husband shake the exhaust pipe (while cold) and see if it duplicates the noise. Call me crazy, but it's worth a look/try.

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I will do exactly that!! Thank you!!!

 

[konnerbllb]

If you have the seat memory function you should be able to program your seat settings to your fob. The seat will adjust to either my wife or my setting depending on which fob enters the driver seat. I don't recall how to set this up but I remember it being very easy, less than a minute or two.

You can also turn off the seat-back feature in the uconnect settings.

I'm curious what your safetytech braking distance was set to. We've found that medium distance has worked for us.

 

[JillWill]

If you have the seat memory function you should be able to program your seat settings to your fob. The seat will adjust to either my wife or my setting depending on which fob enters the driver seat. I don't recall how to set this up but I remember it being very easy, less than a minute or two.

You can also turn off the seat-back feature in the uconnect settings.

I'm curious what your safetytech braking distance was set to. We've found that medium distance has worked for us.

I do have the memory seat set for myself - and I might look into turning off the seat-back feature ... or figure out how to be a bit more agile in getting in with the seat back - lol!

As for the safetytech braking - it was on whichever setting makes it go off at the longer distance - I didn't think I was that close to the person that cut me off!

 

[generaltso]

If you have the seat memory function you should be able to program your seat settings to your fob. The seat will adjust to either my wife or my setting depending on which fob enters the driver seat.

The fob doesn't even have to enter the car. As soon as you unlock the car or grab the handle with the correct key fob, the seat and side mirrors will move to the correct positions. This is a fantastic feature.

As for disabling ESS, if it's worth $125 to anyone for not having to manually turn it off all the time, the Smart Stop/Start is a solution.

Smart Stop Start - Home

 

[Tusk White]

Buy this start/stop disabler and never worry about that stupid thing again. I love it. It plugs into your OBD2 port under the dash.