Do you use the seat belt? If you do, by the time you push start and latch the seat belt, the Ready icon shows up. At least for me it does, every single time.

 

Absolutely I ALWAYS use a seatbelt. Thanks for pointing that out--fastening the seatbelt is something I do after hitting the start button--but I do nothing else.

 

i count four dings, and the ready is lit

 

I don't move until the infotainment screen on the center console comes up. I didn't even realize there was a ready light on the dash. I'll have to look.

 

I blow into the USB port, then hit the buttons on the steering wheel up up down down left right left right hang up voice command. That usually does the trick.

 

I'm usually waiting a good 20-30 seconds for my phone to pair up and wireless Android Auto to kick in automatically anyway before I get started, so I suppose that's been helping me avoid running into those sorts of problems.

 

I also got into unable to shift twice .. once trying to go into gear too soon, and once opening the electric window too soon ... so yeah usually power up, fasten seat belt and then ready to go .. twice bitten thrice shy?

 

not touching or doing anything else (other than fastening the seatbelt) until the car fully boots--about 15 seconds.

In my experience; almost 5 years driving Bolts(used 2017, new 2021 and new 2022) - it doesn't take that long to boot up and shift.

Here's my system: slide on seat, foot on brake, hit "start". Close door, put on seat belt - that should be enough time for the car to boot up. I normally release parking brake; then hit "D".

 

Here's my system: slide on seat, foot on brake, hit "start". Close door, put on seat belt - that should be enough time for the car to boot up. I normally release parking brake; then hit "D".

I like your system but I don't even bother with the parking brake. If you put it in D doesn't it release automatically?

 

I am going to have to test this shift to drive without releasing the parking brake in my '23 EUV 🤔

I have though tried to engage the parking brake while in drive . . . And moving 😖 🤡

Now that I think about it, it didn't lock but it did momentarily apply the brakes

I was attempting to shift into neural without looking which is why I think that the parking brake switch should be forward near the park switch

I made a grungy artistic doohickey to prevent me from making that mistake again

 

this thread brings back memories. I was one of those who struggled with a lot of problems with the bolt and the conditions not correct to shift error. The dealer did lots of looking things over and doing various things over numerous service calls. the entire time I was having the issues crop up over and over, the car took quite a long time to be "ready"
after the final repair which fixed it properly, the "ready" light came on far faster than before.
Prior to the proper repairs being completed, it could take up to a minute for "ready" to show up on the screen. After the repair, it was less than 10 seconds consistently.

 

Just putting in D, doesn't release parking brake automatically. You have to press on accelerator, and start moving. Then it will release.

@Xgrotlobyvehcx

This is another reason why I prefer to release the ebrake manually. If the car needs to move for it to turn off - I wonder if it's wearing down prematurely(vs. turning it off manually).

 

I feel like I must be on borrowed time, I've yet to encounter this problem and I'm not making a point of waiting either.

One thing I have noticed though is that the button is finicky, you have to press it cleanly in the center, otherwise you have to press it again to make it do its thing, whether turning the car on or off.

 

My routine: Press start. Put seat belt on. Adjust seat (wife may have driven it). Check mirrors. Reset trip meter (I get paid to drive). By then, it's fully booted and ready to roll. Probably takes 20 seconds.

 

I bet your wife adjusts the seat first, before putting on the seat belt.

My wife was almost strangled the few times she did the belt first, then the seat. My wife is 5'. I'm 6'.

 

My reply to everyone DITTO !

 

Just moved my car in the driveway -- didn't even wait for the dash display to finish refreshing and drawing anything and put it in gear while it was still blank -- everything worked fine.

I must be just lucky.

 

Or you like "living dangerously" - do you not fear the "conditions not right for shifting" error message?

 

Absolutely I ALWAYS use a seatbelt. Thanks for pointing that out--fastening the seatbelt is something I do after hitting the start button--but I do nothing else.

Absolutely I ALWAYS use a seatbelt. Thanks for pointing that out--fastening the seatbelt is something I do after hitting the start button--but I do nothing else.

For safety, I always fasten my seatbelt first, then push the start button. I’ve had 3 of these and never had any problems.

 

I suspect the time it takes to be ready can vary quite a bit from car to car. There must be several factors involved that can affect how long that process takes. Some of them are hardware faults.

 

For years on my 2017 Bolt, I could just shift right away without issue. Then I got my battery replaced under the recall campaign. Immediately noticed a different behavior with the new battery. The first start after charging the car, there's a hesitation. I can even the hear the relays on the car click as it struggles to "start". When my 12V was getting weak on a cold day, I got the dreaded conditions not right to shift. So I've gotten in the habit to hear the relays engage if I had the car charging and wait for the boot screen to finish. If I didn't have it charging, I can just hop in and go like I used to before the battery replacement.

 

incidentally, the part that actually fixed my bolt was the power inverter unit, which controls the power. It is the large box on top of the stack under the hood.

there were several other parts replaced in a series that led up to the inverter being replaced. tcu unit, tcu wiring harness (internal and external) , stator, motor rotor sensor, main power harness, and something else I cannot recall right now. It was in the service center for 6 months.

 

I have a 23 EUV and have received the “conditions not right” several times.
Being a Florida resident, after brake &start buttonI put on my sunglasses, buckle up, and then shift. Never fails!

 

 

I have a 2023 Bolt EV 2 LT and after getting in the car, fastening my seatbelt, and pushing the power button, the Ready was almost instantaneous, about 1 second.

 

My 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV is ready to go immediately after I press start.

 

I have found that if I prestart my car it is generally more happy when I push the Start button.

 

Where is the 'happiness' display on the Bolt?

 

in my case, it's called a $h!& eating grin!

 

My wife and I are a little bit large, so I have seat belt extensions inserted in the sockets by the console. That eliminates the ding for the seatbelts. We always wear them, no tickets please. There is a difference between driving in L or D, the parking brake will come on in D if you stop at a slope. In L it is less likely, but it will. I trained myself to press the brake when in either L or D, seems to eliminate the parking brake activating.

 

Every time I get in my bolt I immediately hit the start and go for the shifters, radio, parking brake, all before the system has fully booted. Never had an issue.

 

Happy for you!