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I just drove a 2006ish BMW and was confused at the turn signal as it didn't "click in" when pushed up or down but immediately returned to center. It operated c

by jdhzzz 10y ago

I just drove a 2006ish BMW and was confused at the turn signal as it didn't "click in" when pushed up or down but immediately returned to center. It operated correctly though, turning off when the turn was completed. Also the windshield wiper control was "opposite" of what I am accustomed to: down was pulse and up was constant. I got mad the first two times I wanted pulse but then realized it was better as my right hand is typically above the stalk on the steering wheel and it is much easier to simply swipe down than have to swipe down then up.

brokenmachine 10y ago
My car was built in Europe so the turn signals are to the left of the wheel and the wiper controls on the right. I'm used to it now but I can't tell you how many times I put the wipers on instead of indicating when I first got the car. The car is a right-hand drive car (I'm in Australia) and a manual, so I actually think it's a bit stupid because both the gearstick and the indicator are on the left side of the steering wheel. So it's not really possible to indicate while changing gears. Perhaps that is part of the reason that people with European cars are so infamous for not indicating!
- Arizhel 10y ago
  Unlikely. All the European cars I've seen also have the signals on the left stalk. However, this is the US, where the steering wheel is also on the left. It sounds like your car cheaped out and kept the same control layout for both LHD and RHD versions. Having never driven in a LHD country, I have no idea what other car companies do about this.
  - brokenmachine 10y ago
    I suspect you're right about them cheaping out on my car, but I have also driven a LHD Audi that had the same setup. So it might be common to cheap out in that way. Can any other LHD people with european cars comment? Are your indicators on the left side of the steering wheel also?

by jdhzzz 10y ago

brokenmachine 10y ago

My car was built in Europe so the turn signals are to the left of the wheel and the wiper controls on the right. I'm used to it now but I can't tell you how many times I put the wipers on instead of indicating when I first got the car. The car is a right-hand drive car (I'm in Australia) and a manual, so I actually think it's a bit stupid because both the gearstick and the indicator are on the left side of the steering wheel. So it's not really possible to indicate while changing gears. Perhaps that is part of the reason that people with European cars are so infamous for not indicating!

Arizhel 10y ago
Unlikely. All the European cars I've seen also have the signals on the left stalk. However, this is the US, where the steering wheel is also on the left. It sounds like your car cheaped out and kept the same control layout for both LHD and RHD versions. Having never driven in a LHD country, I have no idea what other car companies do about this.
- brokenmachine 10y ago
  I suspect you're right about them cheaping out on my car, but I have also driven a LHD Audi that had the same setup. So it might be common to cheap out in that way. Can any other LHD people with european cars comment? Are your indicators on the left side of the steering wheel also?