Can Haier really be so cheap?

[combo52]

Printed manuals with new products

I just installed a GE French door refrigerator yesterday afternoon and put the optional icemaker kit in the freezer. Both the icemaker and the refrigerator came with extensive manuals, Jeff I just don't think GE likes you, lol.

My new Chrysler Pacifica came with over 750 pages of material in two different books took me about a week of time to get through them, they could've been about a third smaller if they just left all the warnings out about not sitting on the roof of the car and trying to drive it, etc.

John

 

[hobbyapocalypse]

all the warnings about not sitting on the roof of the car

It's interesting to see the changes in instruction manuals over the years. The ones for my Maytag wringer are little works of art, and every other paragraph isn't a safety warning with big exclamation points.

The 1955 manual hints at lurking danger in one line on page 12 where it says "The red release bar is for your safety and convenience."

In the 1964 version the safety precaution was expanded to about 6 lines and is found on page 1. Still no exclamation points though.

 

[countryguy]

My current car, a '21 Volvo XC60 came with a printed manual. It also has the manual available on the screen and is searchable. I just test drove a '25 Genesis GV70 yesterday and the sales person told me that a hard copy manual does not come with the car. I much prefer a hard copy manual over trying to read it on-line.

Gary.

 

[ozzie908]

A new Skoda Kodiaq

Has a screen which you can do everything on which takes ages to learn the short cuts though, It does have a manual but you can find out more by searching the database yourself.

It has warnings for everything including getting to close to a car and if you do not touch the brake every time you slow down it brakes for you.... Sadly not has yet has it been able to distinguish between cars and snow it puts the brakes on and sends you through a hedge !!!!!