Use a series of clear visual menus and intuitive touchscreen controls to take control of the cabin or to access a wide range
of infotainment features.
It includes a modern
range of infotainment systems that allow the driver to keep up to date on what is happening around the world, or in the office, while on the road.
It's also very well equipped — both in
terms of infotainment and safety technology — in its standard form.
Inside, we should find better materials, new steering wheel and seats but also an 8 - inch display
part of the infotainment system.
If you are injured by a distracted driver you can not use their
use of an infotainment system against them as it is not illegal.
Any of these panels (or the shortcut buttons on the controller) can be used to quickly jump to any part
of the infotainment interface with almost no lag.
The most interesting innovations, however, are in the
area of infotainment — its hardware, software and user control.
Nearly every car currently on sale has some
sort of infotainment system included in its base price, but a few manufacturers provide stand - out kit over and above the competition.
The cabin is well - appointed for a vehicle in its trim level and features a high level
of infotainment tech.
An eco driving
section of the infotainment system will give tips as to how to improve driving efficiency, along with a driving score, and other statistics.
There's a trick to finding the manual shift button for the transmission though; it's out of sight on the passenger
side of the infotainment touch pad and single - point controller.
Option gesture control allows a
number of infotainment system and telephone functions to be operated intuitively using finger and hand gestures.
The controls are laid out so they are easy to find and use, with the
exception of the infotainment system's control knob mounted in the center stack.
The digital clock is one good example, despite its presence in two places: the bottom left corner of the trip computer display and the
base of the infotainment screen.
And on top of that, there is active noise cancellation you can activate inside the car,
regardless of infotainment use, to help reduce outside noise even further.
The 208's centre stack, whilst classy, is rather typical of others in the segment, though the
height of the infotainment screen makes it easy to sight at a glance.
Across the automotive world, different companies have each introduced their own
variation of an infotainment system and ways to pair smartphones with vehicle entertainment systems.
Be sure to ask about the high - tech safety options available, and to request a
tour of the infotainment system available through the first - row touch screen control center.
I have a strong background leading a cross functional test team for the
development of infotainment test systems: Providing direction to team members to ensure project deployment on time and on budget.
, we encourage you to find out what is available to you in
terms of infotainment and other driver - centric entertainment technologies.
Steering wheel controls For additional
control of infotainment features, both cars have lots of steering wheel buttons, both sized for fingers when you aren't wearing gloves.
In the back, it looks like second row passengers are treated to the requisite
suite of infotainment and climate controls, embedded in the back of the front seats.