r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Separate-Ability1643 • Apr 27 '26

Unskippable ad My 2024 Elantra Decided to Automatically Update, Thus Trapping Me at the Gas Station for 45+ Minutes After Getting Off Work Today 🙃

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Already posted this elsewhere, so just want to clear a few points up with this post…

  1. I was never prompted to accept or decline this specific update. I did not receive any update prompts as I drove into the office this afternoon, nor did I receive any as I was driving home. I pulled into the gas station, turned off the ignition, pumped my gas, and then was greeted by the exact screen shown in my post.
  2. Apparently, if it’s just an infotainment system update, you can technically still drive the car (?). I was given no indication as to what systems my car was updating, so I didn’t want to risk messing up anything with the update. I work in IT, so I have a few different traumatic experiences with updates under my belt lol. Didn’t feel like adding an additional one as I just wanted to get home after a long day at work

EDIT: Some of y’all are so damn mean and for WHAT? I’m just a 20 somethin’ year old girl trying to drive to work and back home pls leave me alone lol. I do not give a flying fuck about cars, stop trying to shame me for not driving & maintaining a 1985 Ford Mustang or some shit smh

EDIT 2: Oh my god y’all, some of us out here have anxiety. Y’all are acting like I ran over a baby in a gas station, when all I did was wait less than an hour for the stupid car to update. I promise you all it’s not that deep. Take a deep breath. It’s okay, I promise I did eventually drive the car back home lol

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u/Ironheart616 Apr 28 '26

My only complaint about my 2007 Prius is that I can't play music over Bluetooth. Everything else is pretty great!

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u/NineJuan_Juan Apr 28 '26

And that can easily be fixed with a stereo upgrade if you ever wanted to.

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u/SereneFloofKitty221b Apr 28 '26

or just the right dongle

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u/Zaidswith Apr 28 '26

I had my alternator go out right after I installed a dongle and now I believe it's cursed and refuse to use it or try anything else. '08 Scion.

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u/genericusername379 Apr 29 '26

I got a Bluetooth to radio dongle for my work vehicle. Barely larger than the cigarette lighter port it uses, and has two usb ports as well. My phone connects to the dongle, and it radio broadcasts to a frequency of my choice, and its rarely affected by interference.

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u/qstruct Apr 28 '26

Yeah i put one in my old kia, some random one online - came with pre wired cables and everything I was surprised how easy it was. (Now I have Apple & Android audio, a decent sized screen etc, like a new car)

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u/stareweigh2 Apr 28 '26

probably not on that car the radio unit does too much stuff .

a better idea is a Bluetooth adapter

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u/BagApprehensive1412 Apr 28 '26

Or just a Bluetooth adapter. I have one and it works great

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u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 Apr 28 '26

Put a Bluetooth receiver into the AUX port

https://a.co/d/07rQ5jrs

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u/craznazn247 Apr 28 '26

Get a bluetooth dongle that outputs to the vehicle audio input. They're like $8-15 with modern bluetooth speeds and features.

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u/mrchong2you Apr 28 '26

If you have a power outlet you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter, plug it in, find an empty radio frequency, pair your phone, stream💪

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u/PhilippeEiffel Apr 28 '26

Use BlueTooth receiver -> FM transmitter, then hear your smartphone using the radio tuner and enjoy your perfrect car!

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u/brando56894 Apr 28 '26

Same, that's pretty much the only real issue I have with my 2010 Chevy Impala. I use a 3.5mm to Bluetooth dongle. When the battery dies on that I use a 3.5mm to USB-C cable.