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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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ok so it might me a noob question but ... today my stereo displayed the word "shorty" on the radio screen ...
how , why? I guess I just wasnt aware that this was a feature on the car...? dont know why it said "shorty" maybe previous owner
but even then... any explanation would be usefull... as long as i know i wasn't seeing things..
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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IS your rds light on the radio on? That is the radio display secondary. It provides station and song info on stations that are capable of providing such info.
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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yea its the radio song recognition system....im guessing the song was "shorty wanna ride with me" by y. buck?
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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OR your radio has a secret camera in there and looking at you lol
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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haha this thread is hilarious. Imagine if the Black Crowes were on the radio and the RDS said Go Faster lol
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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hahahahah your short, lol jk jkj jk. yea thast prolly the song name. lol this is funny, yesterday my engine was talking to me.
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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yea the song name thing is kinda wired sometimes maybe it just froze on that word lol
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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yea alot of times the word stays there for awhile.
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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I think your car is trying to tell you something
 
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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mine does it all the time ( get rid of passengers and enjoy ) it could be something to to with body frequencies like I don't like you because your a short *** ( nothing personal ) sort of thing, you never know
 



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