An interesting list of C5 secrets, obtained from www.corvettemechanic.com
* The little yellow “helper light” on the bottom of the rear-view mirror that illuminates the shifter area.
* You can put your key in the driver’s door lock and turn it twice towards the front to unlock the passenger door and a third time to pop the trunk.
* The little slotted cover on the dash behind the steering wheel is where the inside air temperature sensor is located.
* All of the option codes are are in the glove box.
* Tire inflation recommended pressures are on the driver’s door.
* The thing that looks like a little LED near the DIC buttons is a light sensor.
* The thing that looks like a little LED near the defroster vent is a UV sensor for determining A/C usage to compensate for the heating effect of the sun.
* If you leave your turn signal on, in about 1 minute it will start to ding (loud enough to hear over the stereo) to let you know you have old timers disease.
* You can reset the oil life by pumping the gas pedal 3 times (but not with the engine on)
* Hold down the reset button while on one of the trip odometers and it changes that reading to the miles you have traveled since last starting the engine.
* The side view mirrors can twist both forward and backward, decreasing the chance of damage if struck.
* If you have a 6-speed car you can pop the trunk when the car is running by lifting the e-brake.
* The HUD has a shift light for the manuals
* You can eject a cd from the in-dash player without turning on any power. The key does not even have to be in the ignition.
* When the engine is shut off, you can get the odometer reading by turning on the parking lights.
