Today, we went to Kings County Honda in Kentville. On the information panel for our 2021 HR-V we previously received a notice that we needed a B1 service. We made an appointment. It was three weeks away. Meanwhile the notice changed to a B13 service.
After arriving at 8 am, we were offered a shuttle ride to downtown Kentville. We declined hoping the service would only take 1-2 hours. In fact, it took three hours.
After we left Kentville, we noted the following message. Turn by Turn. Waiting for Smartphone Guidance.
By the time we arrived home for lunch , we were exhausted. What had started as a routine service at the Honda dealer, had turned into a confusing conversation with automobile technology.
Who had turned on the requirement for Smartphone Guidance ? Do we need to return to the dealer to answer the question? What happens, if you are not ‘smartphone savvy?’
Even though, we have owned the HR-V for almost a year, we still have problems with the START/STOP button. It can be far too easy to leave the car running. What used to be a satisfying/ personal visit to your friendly car dealer has turned into a marathon exposure to ‘controlling technology’.
On a very different note, yesterday, we walked the road to the communication tower above Valley View Park. En route, along the roadside, we noted a couple of patches of Agalinis neoscotica (see previous blog on this species).
Postscript
It really is time to thoroughly read the Owner’s Guide for Quick Reference 2021 HR-V.
Ernest Blair Experiment 