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Well, now I feel like 'that guy'... I think I did have the A/C running when this happened but I honestly don't remember! It has been a little cooler here the last few days so I've been driving with the windows down rather than running the A/C and I haven't noticed it. I'll pay closer attention going forward. Thanks for all the replies everyone, I've only been here a week and I've already learned a lot!

This describes the feeling pretty well... I just bought the car so I haven't done plugs yet, been working too much to really dig into those areas. I did read another (older post) about issues with the motor mounts, it could certainly be something related to that! Thanks for easing my mind about the tranny!

I've named my C-Max Baymax (from Big Hero 6) because "I am not fast". So of course I had to use a Big Hero 6 wallpaper! Such a nice little touch to be able to customize this aspect of your car!!! I will mention that the car is particular about the format of the pic! It wouldn't recognize a picture until it was 800x384 but once I used GIMP to rescale it it worked perfectly!

So I've been driving my '13 for a week now, mostly short trips and errands (where else am I gonna go right now?) and I'm in love with the car! I think I have my driving pretty well adjusted now (thanks to all the wonderful help from this forum!). A few times when the car switches from ICE to HVB or HVB to ICE I feel a small surge or clunk from the engine bay. Reading about the high incidence of tranny failures I immediately got a little nervous... Is this something that the car is known for or should I be concerned? I'll also mention that the temp has been in the high 80's/low 90's this week so may be temp related? Thanks for any thoughts on the matter!

I have a 2 mile commute to work and if I'm careful I can almost get there on only EV mode. It is fantastic!

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Other than the seatbelt issue I think everything else is something I can live with. I will look into a PDF service manual (I sure seem to have a knack for buying cars not covered by Haynes or Chilton lol). Glad to hear that this is a 'turn key, plant right foot' kind of vehicle!

Also, I like to keep a basic tool kit in the car at all times. Does anyone have a list of commonly used socket sizes, wrenches, drivers that they use when performing maintenance? Ideally anything that will fit in a smaller ammo box? Thanks in advance everyone!!!

Hello everyone! I made a HUGE leap in vehicles... switching from a broken down '04 supercharged Xterra to a '13 C-Max. I picked it up from a friend for a song. I'm excited to learn how to best drive this and maximize my fuel economy!!! There are a few minor hiccups that would be expected at 143k and I'm hoping I will find all the answers I need in this forum. A few that I want to address ASAP - the driver's seatbelt doesn't retract well. The previous owner didn't report any issues with it so maybe I just need to learn its 'handshake'? I assume I need to pull the trim from the pillar to access the seatbelt mechanism? - the pano-roof cover (moon roof?) won't park properly. It will open and close fully if I keep the switch engaged until it reaches the end, but if I do the auto open/auto close it will close/open fully and then 'bounce' back a few inches -when I start the car I get a message that the tire system needs to be serviced? What kind of service do I need to have done? I have always done all the work on all of my cars (timing belts, clutches, drivetrain, etc) and I can't wait to learn everything I can about this vehicle! PS - I'm from Denver, any other owners in the Mile High?