calonzo
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This is not a request for help. Just an FYI in case this issue happens to anyone else.
After driving to the supermarket and putting the car in Park and pressing the Engine button, the engine shut off, but the radio kept playing and I heard 3 short beeps. I started the car again, shut if off again, same thing.
Not knowing what to do, I figured I would at least shut the Audio Power off so I can go into the store and the Head Unit would be dark. But that didn't help because it just said "Audio Off" on the screen. I figured as long as I locked the car, it wouldn't matter. But, it wouldn't let me lock the car either, not from inside or outside the car. I thought that I had forgotten the other set of keys somewhere in the car, but after looking briefly, I couldn't find the other set. Finally, I used the manual key to lock the doors.
When I came out of the supermarket, I had to use the manual key to unlock the doors. I started the car, and then tried shutting it off to see if the problem was still there. It was. So, I drove home. I was going to drop off the groceries and head to Honda. But this time, when I shut off the car at home, the Head Unit turned off, and no quick beeps.
Finally, I realized what had happened. I leave a tube of Chapstick in the storage bin in front of the shifter. It had fallen into the shifter leather boot hidden from my view. I guess it was not letting the shifter go all the way forward, but yet it was in Park. But still the car was not happy with it. There was no warning message on the driver's screen, like there are for all of the new features when there is a malfunction. Just 3 short beeps, and I am supposed to know what the problem is.
After driving to the supermarket and putting the car in Park and pressing the Engine button, the engine shut off, but the radio kept playing and I heard 3 short beeps. I started the car again, shut if off again, same thing.
Not knowing what to do, I figured I would at least shut the Audio Power off so I can go into the store and the Head Unit would be dark. But that didn't help because it just said "Audio Off" on the screen. I figured as long as I locked the car, it wouldn't matter. But, it wouldn't let me lock the car either, not from inside or outside the car. I thought that I had forgotten the other set of keys somewhere in the car, but after looking briefly, I couldn't find the other set. Finally, I used the manual key to lock the doors.
When I came out of the supermarket, I had to use the manual key to unlock the doors. I started the car, and then tried shutting it off to see if the problem was still there. It was. So, I drove home. I was going to drop off the groceries and head to Honda. But this time, when I shut off the car at home, the Head Unit turned off, and no quick beeps.
Finally, I realized what had happened. I leave a tube of Chapstick in the storage bin in front of the shifter. It had fallen into the shifter leather boot hidden from my view. I guess it was not letting the shifter go all the way forward, but yet it was in Park. But still the car was not happy with it. There was no warning message on the driver's screen, like there are for all of the new features when there is a malfunction. Just 3 short beeps, and I am supposed to know what the problem is.
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