Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Tim+ wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
But it wasn't just that. It was also that all the heater controls were
on the touch display. So you're driving along concentrating on the
road, and can't adjust the heating without taking your gaze *off* the
road.

Time was was cars had sliders etc for climate control. One could
operate all those without looking at them.

If it is a decent climate control system, no need to adjust it? Apart
from to say defrost on first start on a cold day?

And sliders ain't the best way to set the temperature on climate
control. Toggling a display to the required temperature is best. Which
is probably why I've only seen slide controls on older basic heaters.


How about if you feet are cold or you want cold air to your face? Would
you want to go through touch screen options for those. That‘s the level
of stupidity that some manufacturers have achieved.

No. But sliders aren't ideal either. Discrete buttons are better.


Hmm, sliders are pretty intuitive though and dont need concentration to
move in the way that hitting a small button does.

Now Ill not deny full climate control is a wonderful thing but some
manufacturers seem to have let school leavers with a love of €œgee-whizzery€�
design their controls to the detriment of driving safety.

Tim

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