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My 2019 Ford Ranger has all three, opting for at least throwback one - On the dash, a volume knob w/on-off button in the center and tuning knob On the steerin
by toss1 5y ago
My 2019 Ford Ranger has all three, opting for at least throwback one -
On the dash, a volume knob w/on-off button in the center and tuning knob
On the steering wheel, digital control buttons (L/R=tuning Up/Dn=volume)
On the Screen, touch controls
But that is all - the climate controls are all the damn flat, blend-it-all-in mini buttons or the touchscreen, so if the windscreen suddenly fogs up it's a few hazardous seconds while you have to keep looking back&forth at the controls and through fogged windscreen to find the [defrost] button.
And yes, I use the knobs probably over half the time. The steering wheel controls are also nice because they can also be used by touch without looking. Probably used the touchscreen controls a couple times while stopped, mostly as a novelty.
Gawd I wish designers would prioritize actual use over how good they think it'll look in some glossy brochure. and, frankly, at this point, I'd rather toss them all and have an ugly knob in a good spot I can use by feel (HINT: I'm NOT looking at it!!), than any flattened wall of pretty backlit buttons. I'm not lounging in a living room, idly caressing your damn panel, I'm driving a two-ton machine at speed.