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Chicago Tribune: Owner's manuals for dummies?

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by cwerdna, May 17, 2014.

  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    Car manuals: Owner's manuals for dummies? - chicagotribune.com

    Be sure to look at the "Other 'helpful' tips" image...

    Gotta love the drool-proof paper thanks to our litigious society... :rolleyes:
     
    #1 cwerdna, May 17, 2014
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    no wonder my om is 700 pages of fine print. not to mention stick figure drawings for those unfortunate souls who have succumbed to the american educational system.:cool:
     
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  3. Mendel Leisk

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    Here's an example from the Prius Owners Manual, of over explanation. They could have just said "chock the tire diagonally opposite to the flat", but instead:

    Flat Tire Chocking.JPG

    And a perennial favourite, something you shouldn't do:

    Prius no-no.jpg
     
    #3 Mendel Leisk, May 17, 2014
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