Higbie likens it to the old days when «
radio preset buttons were the easiest way to access content ever.»
Kudos to Mini for the row of
radio preset buttons.
Not exact matches
At other times, the pad doubles as a six -
button key pad for
radio presets, so these are more readily accessible.
In this car, the
radio has a small monochrome screen with
buttons scattered around its display, and a row of
preset buttons lower on the center stack with knobs for the volume and
radio tuning.
Meanwhile, jumping around among the
radio presets — something that people are likely to do far more often — is accomplished via small faux -
buttons on the touch screen (provided it's not in use with the map, the phone menu, or the climate control menu; if so then you first have to select audio), or via the steering - wheel controls (but even they require two steps to change a station where most cars only need one).
The company fits dedicated track forward and back
buttons and they also take
preset buttons to the next level — they aren't reserved solely for
radio stations.
Like Phil, I didn't really see the advantage of the new MMI touch pad when entering navigation input — in fact it seemed like I was being slowed down as the computer processed what I drew — and the six
radio preset «
buttons» are hard to accurately hit without looking.
The screen is far too small, the system is irritatingly slow, and functions such a
radio presets and seat heaters should also have traditional
buttons.
Sure, we figured out how to get to most of the features somewhat effectively but we still would prefer choosing the next music track or picking a
radio preset via a
button versus a multi-step process using one of the three systems fitted by Mercedes for controlling the infotainment screen.
Pressing the
button in between the rocker switches will change the
radio to the next
preset station.
Mercedes» COMAND interface uses a rotary control for navigating functions, and there is a scattering of
buttons for quick access to
radio presets and the like.
The steering wheel includes stereo volume controls and up / down
buttons that scroll the center display or choose
radio presets.
The base multimedia system works through an 8 - inch center stack LCD display, integrates Apple Siri Eyes Free (accessed by holding not tapping the voice
button), records satellite
radio presets 1 - 6 so you can play a song from the beginning if you tuned in midway through, and runs Pandora, Aha and SoundHound if they're on your phone.
The controls for the
radio and climate control (some of which, like the
preset buttons, were oval shaped [20]-RRB- were combined into an oval - shaped «Integrated Control Panel» mounted in the center of the dash, which was created in response to many complaints from Taurus owners that they couldn't easily operate the main controls of the
radios and climate control systems without taking their eyes off the road.
When you put the Escape in Drive, the shifter blocks access to the
radio's
preset buttons.
And unlike nearly every competitor's audio systems, you still have to hit a set
button before changing a
radio station
preset, instead of just holding the
preset button down.
iDrive includes six programmable «favorites»
buttons, which can be set to many frequently used features including destination addresses, auto - dialed phone numbers or
radio station
presets
GM makes use of the
preset buttons along the bottom of the
radio display to control all sorts of functions.
The
radio display isn't pretty, but it is cleverly configured to use the
preset buttons for selecting track information.
He answered all my question, gave me exactly the price I wanted on my trade in, sold me the car at a very fair price.Then, the next day I came back and he showed me how to work every single
button, level, feature on the car, including
presetting all my
radio stations.
The A4 finally receives Audi's sensationally useful finger - swipe touchpad knob, as well as a set of new global user - defined
preset buttons that can be used to access favorite functions, be it phoning a spouse, setting a specific navigation destination, or tuning in a particular satellite
radio station on the optional 19 - speaker, 755 - watt Bang & Olufsen audio system.
There are six
preset buttons atop the speaker that you can assign to a specific song, a
radio station, a specific artist, a specific playlist, etc..
You can even
preset any number of Internet
radio stations, or program its
buttons with your musical preferences.