[GregthePilotMan]

Me and the wife have done the same thing, went to put Co-Co (my wife named the navigation girl) in gear and low and behold I have just washed the windows for the 5th time! This is the first car we have had with the shifter on the column. Has anyone else done the same thing or are we just idiots?

 

[BMWRT]

Very normal......:1: Don't worry....you are not the only one

 

[74PILOTMOM]

Only EVERY time I got into the Pilot for the first week. You will get used to it, promise

 

[gopilot]

Here I thought I was the only one.. Now I do not feel like a "stupid"

Yes, I too received the wonderful window wash!

:bangh:

 

[Gourma4]

For the first week we owned the Pilot my wife asked why I always washed the windshield when I pulled in the driveway. Last weekend when she drove home, she hit the washer, let out such a stream of invective and just glared at me, daring me to say something.

I said nothing

-Eric

 

[guitarman]

Yep, done the same thing on several occasions. This is not the first car I've had with the gear shift on the column, but it has been a long time (1974 Impala Station Wagon). However, this is the first one with both the gear shift and the wiper control on the same side.

The other thing that bothers me about the dash is the green light that's on when the car is in drive. I keep looking at it while driving thinking that a warning light has come on. Does this happen to anyone else????

 

[shutrbug]

...The other thing that bothers me about the dash is the green light that's on when the car is in drive. I keep looking at it while driving thinking that a warning light has come on. Does this happen to anyone else????

Me too. It's so much brighter than the lighted odometer/temperature pod that it soes look like a warning light. I try not to let it bother me.

 

[N_Jay]

Me too. It's so much brighter than the lighted odometer/temperature pod that it soes look like a warning light. I try not to let it bother me.

The green light does not bother me (Green to me indicates a "normal" condition)

I just rented a car with an AMBER drive indicator.
That was distracting!!:3:

 

[jay]

Only EVERY time I got into the Pilot for the first week. You will get used to it, promise

Same here. Haven't done it in a while. Once or twice a year my brother might drive the Pilot on a trip to or from a NASCAR event, and the windshield gets washed at least once during that trip.

 

[4603pba]

Everytime, almost, I reach to reset the trip meter, I hit the windshield washer.

 

[74PILOTMOM]

The other thing that bothers me about the dash is the green light that's on when the car is in drive. I keep looking at it while driving thinking that a warning light has come on. Does this happen to anyone else????

I actually like it, because I've been known to "restart" a running car when it's as quiet as the Pilot. Now if it were amber...that would drive me crazy :crazyeye:

 

[evaneri65]

same here.....
It was very tempting to get those glow in the dark shift knobs...
but....cant be that cheesy !

instead, i ordered this sparco knob. maybe it will help :4:

 

[Titans Fan]

For the first week or so, I did just the opposite. Whenever I would try to put the Pilot in gear (especially reverse when looking backwards) I would fumble around thin air over the center console for the gear shift that was no longer there.

 

[RAdams]

The green light does not bother me (Green to me indicates a "normal" condition)

I just rented a car with an AMBER drive indicator.
That was distracting!!:3:

Not that it's new news, but I found myself explaining the color-coding of the dash lights to someone just the other day. Makes sense, really. I'm glad the oil pressure light is red.

 

[florida_guy]

Me and the wife have done the same thing, went to put Co-Co (my wife named the navigation girl) in gear and low and behold I have just washed the windows for the 5th time! This is the first car we have had with the shifter on the column. Has anyone else done the same thing or are we just idiots?

I just did this yesterday ironically enough. I'm not so much worried about having my windshield too clean but more concerned that if I use as much force on the wiper thing as the gear shifter thingy I will break it off.

 

[florida_guy]

For the first week we owned the Pilot my wife asked why I always washed the windshield when I pulled in the driveway. Last weekend when she drove home, she hit the washer, let out such a stream of invective and just glared at me, daring me to say something.

I said nothing

-Eric

That is not what "Professor Chaos" would have done!!!

:Note at time of writing Gourma2 had a SouthPark "Professor Chaos" avatar.

 

[dtebbe]

Owned it 1 day, done it 3 times...

DT

 

[jay]

Owned it 1 day, done it 3 times...

DT

Welcome to the club, in more ways than one. Enjoy the new wheels!

 

[DanL]

I think that's why you never see a Pilot with a dirty windshield.

 

[arunpilot]

I think that's why you never see a Pilot with a dirty windshield.

I do it atleast once every week. done it twice so far.