The 2008 Saturn Vue I own is a very nice car. Not top of the line, but with some nice bells and whistles. One of the features I really appreciate is the OnStar Safe and Sound feature: basic Onstar that provides a monthly diagnostic, that includes oil life, reminders about maintenance, on demand diagnostics, and help in emergencies. For the money, it is a little pricey, but I have paid for it after the first complementary year subscription. I like the idea of having that safety feature built in. I do not do much traveling, but when I do, On Star is there if I need it.
I think I have written about the fact that my insurance company, State Farm Insurance, has coupled with OnStar to determine my driving patterns, with my permission and enrollment, and that has resulted in my getting a low mileage discount from my insurance. It does not pay for the cost of the OnStar, but I am going to pay for both, anyway, so if there is any way that OnStar can save me money on car insurance, I want to take advantage.
One of the features I have written about is the tire pressure sensor feature: more than once, I have been alerted to a slag tire. I get reports from On Star, but the vehicle also has a tire sensor feature that appears on the dashboard, when I have a slag tire.
My car has an alarm if I, or a front seat passenger, does not buckle the seat beat.
My car has an alarm if I do not shut off the headlights. Well, the headlights turn on automatically when I turn on the vehicle. So, I am not sure why I need to turn the headlights on, but the owner's manual suggests doing so, when it is time appropriate to turn on the headlights. Sometimes I remember to do so, sometimes, I do not.
Well, Monday night, after work, I had errands to run and did so before going home. It was grey due to rain, and the night darkness came a little early. So, driving home, I turned on the headlights. I am sure, when I parked the car in the garage, that the "headlights are on" alarm sounded, and I ignored it. I am not sure why or how I ignored it, but I have done that more than once. The car sat in the garage Monday night. I was in and out of the garage several times, Monday after I arrived home, to feed the cats and access the kitty litter.
Even after I was done feeding the cats, I walked back and forth by the door to the garage. There is a window in the door leading to the garage. Even after the garage was dark, I did not notice that the headlights were on.
Tuesday morning, as I was getting ready for work, I was loading the car with my lunch box, purse and a roadie drink, and noticed that the headlight control indicated the headlights were on. They were not. The car started immediately (I have a fairly new battery.) I have to think that my car has an idiot proof automatic sensor that turns off the headlights if the vehicle is shut off and the lights are not turned off. Because, Monday night, the headlights were not on!
Thank you idiot proof sensors.
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