easy fix for dvd screen disable ????

[ecs177]

not sure if anyone knows about this or has tried it... the manager of the dealer down the street told me that if you press down on the emergency brake just 1 click it will trick the nav into thinking the truck is in park??? and the dvd screen will play, buttons will work, etc.... he said it might wear down the e-brake a bit but will be barely noticable...

not sure if i believe this and i am definitely not going to try that on our baby.... thought you all would want to know about this anyway.... wonder if its true....

[cadymon]

thats crazy

[ecs177]

i know.... isn't it ???? to me that is like unthinkable... however this guy was like saying its no big deal at all and he said it works fine... he said 1 click on the e-brake and the brakes are barely touching the wheels and you would not even notice....

[DLE]

actually, it depends. my buddies have aftermarket dvd players on their cars, and they just do the one click thing, and it does work. They been driving like that for years. Until they found out all they have to do is ground the e-brake wire, and it'll bypass it.

But like i said, these are for the aftermarket dvd headunits. As for stock nav/dvd, i dont know.

[ecs177]

Originally Posted by DLE

actually, it depends. my buddies have aftermarket dvd players on their cars, and they just do the one click thing, and it does work. They been driving like that for years. Until they found out all they have to do is ground the e-brake wire, and it'll bypass it.

But like i said, these are for the aftermarket dvd headunits. As for stock nav/dvd, i dont know.

this guy was telling my it works specifically on the 07... still not sure i believe him...

[DLE]

I guess only way to find out is to try it.

But first, put the gear on drive, then click the ebrake once, and if the truck moves, then it should "probably" be okay.

BUT, if that one click holds the truck back, then don't do it, because most likely, its catching on the rotors/brakes and it will mess your sh*t up.

I'm not telling you to do it, i'm just here to voice my opinions.

[ecs177]

thats an interesting experiment.. how bout someone try it out and let me know how it goes... don't want to experiment on our babygirl right now... maybe someone else does/???? wouldn't recommend it but maybe its ok... who knows....

[LLT]

I think GM Geek would be the person to ask and make sense of the schematics and such, but I thought there was some sort of sensor built-in beyond the VSS that detected movement (I forget the technical term!)

I'd like to think that someone would have figured that out and fabricated a simple toggle switch to ground out the emergency brake rather than creating a complicated lockpick which screws with your vehicle's communication system and requires you to touch your window button 4 times, pat your head, rub your tummy and chant "Bob Lutz" prior to engaging. I'm skeptical.

[253caddy]

NOPE doesnt work just ran out and tried it I tried it at 35 MPH and all that happens is the bell rings to tell you the brake is on one click!!!

I was hoping that was the ticket!!!

[MarkMatthews]

I think it has do with the gear position, because when in Park the video is displayed and when I go to Drive it doesnt work and the vehicle hasnt even moved.

[ecs177]

that guy that told me that is an idiot... glad we didn't buy our truck there....

[yourgmsolutions]

video trigger on 07 escalade is control by a DATA.
however. disconnecting (for short period of time) VSS wire my give you access to use Your Navigation functions while driving