There’s no way anyone will press it by accident!

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    23 days ago

    You’re either

    • far too tall for that car,
    • the car is a heavily modified Peel P50,
    • or you’re one of those (short-sighted?) grannies that sits within licking range of the windscreen (marshmallow, with hints of orange, for the curious).
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    23 days ago

    A general “fuck you and the horse you rode in on” goes out to all car designers, who hide buttons beneath the wheel at all.

    My car has a heated steering wheel, but the button is between the wheel and the door, in the second row on the left. Guess what I can’t see when I’m driving. Lane assist? Same. And it’s not like missing the button is inconsequential either, one button on that row is opening the charging port. Probably wouldn’t open while doing 90km/h, but I’d not finding out in the first place.

    Meanwhile the center console has multiple blank place holders where physical buttons could be installed, and my car has all the options is fully optioned. Just move the buttons, that you could want to use while driving, so they are actually visible.

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      23 days ago

      Meanwhile the center console has multiple blank place holders where physical buttons could be installed, and my car has all the options

      I hate this trend so much. Even modern “luxury” vehicles have these blank spaces like they are some economy car from the 90s. God forbid they’d have to spend a few bucks extra for panels that match the actual options.

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        22 days ago

        There’s always a higher trim level.

        Also, no blank switches in my car, just a big ass touch screen, and a few buttons where the actual function was not included in my model year, but they didn’t bother to remove the button.

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      23 days ago

      I had a car with a parking light switch hidden on top of the steering wheel column. It was blocked from view by the wheel and the angle of the column. I hit it by accident while cleaning my car and didn’t see the parking lights were now on in the glare of the sun. I came out to a dead battery the next day. Why they felt the need to include a switch for just the parking lights and make it independent of the ignition is beyond me.

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    Why does your car have ESP? Sounds like a privacy nightmare!

    Also, why is the a button for electro-convulsive therapy (aka shock treatment)?

    Are you driving some kind of bizarre mind control car?

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      24 days ago

      Also, why is the a button for electro-convulsive therapy (aka shock treatment)?

      It’s strategically placed right next to the ESP so that the car gives you a 15.000 volt shock anytime you turn it off.

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        It’s strategically placed right next to the ESP so that the car gives you a 15.000 volt shock anytime you turn it off.

        Just like that poor guy at the start of Ghostbusters.

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      ESP, or Electronic Stability Program, uses the brakes to brake individual wheels and keep the car going in the intended direction, when it detects that the vehicle is sliding out of control. It is often paired with TCS—Traction Control System (usually controlled with the same button)—which cuts fuel to the engine when it detects wheel spin. Can’t lose traction when there’s no power going to the wheels.

      In other words, it’s the fun button. Press it once when you want to have some fun (turns off TCS), press and hold it to have a lot of fun (turns off both TCS and ESP; professional drivers only).

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    23 days ago

    Be thankful you have a button and don’t need to navigate through 3 levels of touchscreen menus to get to the option.

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    Buddy that’s a Lexus. The corect way to sit in those is to put the seat low and far back than what even a bucket seat would do. You should basically be so reclined like it’s one of those sofas from a shrink’s office.

    It’ll take you a few minutes to adjust to the new ride height and gain your superiority complex over the other peasants on the road.

    spoiler

    Have driven a 2007 i350, basically stole this concept from the owner lmao

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    23 days ago

    “I want this especially off!”

    Jeremy Clarkson, as he presses the “ESP OFF” button.

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    My car’s SOS button is about half an inch from the passengers sun visor. If you try to slide it to the left to block sun towards the middle, it’ll hit the button every time.

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      I used to be afraid of the light buttons on the top, because there was some sos button next to it and I couldn’t really tell what the signs meant so I always thought I would hit the sos

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    That’s a shitty design. As a tall person is it hard to find a car that fits? I’m not trying to be a dick, I’m genuinely wondering.

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      23 days ago

      It’s hit or miss. There are cars that are look tiny on the outside but provide enough room even for people taller than me. Then there are large ones that seemingly offer enough space, but have things like backrests that are too short or have steering wheels that are too low.

      The backrests are honestly the biggest problem, because they are shaped for the average person’s back. When you’re too tall, they put pressure on the wrong spots and cause back pain after a few hours. The tricky thing is that it’s not immediately noticeable on a test drive, so you might be stuck with it after making the purchase.

      Most cars that I’ve fit in were ones where you’re driving in a sort of reclined position, because you can counter the short backrest by sliding down in the seat a little. Or 80s limos with a sofa-like feel.

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        Worst offender I’ve found to date is Peugeot, which my job so wisely chose for our company cars consistently. I think the CFO was in a lodge with the local Peugeot dealer or something.

        Over time I’ve driven the 107, 207, and the 208, as well as I tried to fit in the EV versions of the 208 and 2008 recently when hunting for a second car. To date I’ve not found a Peugeot that I can comfortably get in and out of, while also fitting without hitting the roof. Ended up getting a Renault Zoe, which seems like the same size as a 208. But even without height adjustable seats I can still fit in it.

        Also, fuck car designers who hide buttons under hidden beneath the wheel at all.

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      23 days ago

      I’m fairly tall; just rented a Nissan Versa sedan and I almost fell uncomfortable extending the seat all the way back. Wouldn’t want a child behind me, but it has surprising driver room for being a smaller sedan.

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        Damn, here i thought my beetle had a button that would allow me to find out what my passenger was thinking

    • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      Here it is on my Sequoia. At least the knobs are different shapes. Not at all good place for that.

      Those plastic climate control knobs come off easier than you’d expect and are a pain to get back on.