The only known issue with the vehicle is the factory
radio volume button gets stuck sometimes and won't turn up.
Available on 10 model - year 2017 Chevrolet vehicles, Teen Driver allows parents to set
radio volume limits and speed warnings and limit top speed to 85 mph.
Commonly used buttons and displays (
like radio volume and time) are placed in a frame on the top, left side, and bottom of the screen that remains static no matter what mode the system is in.
Of those goodies worth noting, there's a stowage bin with cassette and cupholder in the center console; tilt wheel, even though it houses an air bag (some cars offer bag or tilt, but not both); a second set
of radio volume / seek controls on the instrument panel near the wheel; a handy yellow release button for ease of opening the hood; and an arrow on the instrument panel gas gauge pointing to the location of the filler door to help you avoid pulling into the filling station on the wrong side.
Switches on the center stack were capacitive (I think), but unlike the ones found on many American vehicles worked very well — and the giant, shiny knobs for
radio volume adjustment / station selection positioned on either side of the touchscreen are especially welcome these days.
The
maximum radio volume can be pre-restricted, along with maximum speed warnings, and vehicle safety systems will all be enabled while the teen driver is behind the wheel.
But the Stinger remembers the
last radio volume level to avoid doling out a sudden deafening.
Beside its most
excellent radio volume control knob, which we'll mention early and often in order to drive the point home to competing automakers unwilling to concede how bad an idea a touch - screen control is (even with redundant controls in the steering wheel, which still often require the driver to look away from the road), the Generation V CR - V gains two inches of rear legroom thanks to the latest Civic platform.
Other features like rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, integrated blind spot mirrors and a «MyKey» system that allows the driver to set parameters such as speed and
radio volume restrictions will be very much appreciated.
If your teens are driving, the Teen Driver function allows you to set limits
on radio volume and other aspects.
Hyundai wisely
supplies radio volume and tuning knobs, allowing for adjustment without looking away from the road, and once you've learned the steering wheel controls, you can navigate them without looking down.
You'll hear the engine when oomph is called for, more reassuring hum than «noise,» and only one road surface managed to get through enough to force me to
adjust radio volume.
Teen Driver is available and allows parents to automatically activate safety features and view their teenager's driving habits, while managing certain settings including speed warnings,
radio volume limits and more, to help reinforce safe driving.
Still, the touchpad is responsive with pinch and swipe motions, the screens are high - def, all of the controls are laid out where you can reach them and there's a small knob
for radio volume.
MyKey limits what a teen driver can do in terms
of radio volume, speed, and things that he or she might not do in a parent was in the car.
Even the steering wheel - mounted controls have a good feel, with well - weighted detents on the dials for, say,
radio volume adjustment.
«Black hole spin cranks - up
radio volume.»
The radio volume, however, is controlled via a console knob that's set far from the driver and requires an awkward reach.
A couple of months after that, the ABS light came on, then the tachometer and speedometer weren't working,
the radio volume went up and down and the car died.
For the cause of the trouble, a defective alternator or battery are unlikely to be causing the ABS light to come on, your instruments to turn off and
the radio volume to change.
Another great feature is the My key feature which actually allows me to set it so that when a programmed key is used the driver using that key can not exceed a certain speed limit or
radio volume that I have preset for that key user.
You can adjust the driver's power seat 12 ways (up from 10) with your left hand, then grab the wheel with that hand and use your right hand to adjust
the radio volume with a real knob.
Speed compensated volume automatically turns
the radio volume up or down to adjust for road and wind noise while driving.
Clean, no noise when driving,
radio volume and speakers are...
Standard safety equipment is generous, and includes seven airbags and Ford's intelligent MyKey set - up, which allows parents of younger drivers to limit the car's top speed and
radio volume, plus make sure that any electronic safety systems can not be overridden.
Gesture control allows the driver to use hand signals to control things like
the radios volume or answer telephone calls.
Cadillac's CUE touchscreen system gains integrated Text Message Alerts and a Teen Driver feature which allows parents to monitor usage data, set
a radio volume limit, and set a speed warning between 40 and 70 mph.
These include the climate - control air - conditioning (manual for the sedan) and the toggle - style steering wheel switches for cruise control and
radio volume.
While the larger, 110kW / 360Nm 2.2 - litre turbo - diesel engine gives the ASX added zing from the lights, engine noise especially at higher revs intrudes noticeably into the cabin, to the point where I was often reaching for
the radio volume button.
I know how dangerous it is to drive down the road, attempt to check an email, answer the ringing phone while turning down
the radio volume, and search for someplace to write down notes.
Thankfully, Ram includes hard - key buttons along the vertical sides of the 12 - inch screen for
the radio volume and the HVAC's dual - zone temperature control and fan speed, meaning quick adjustments are still easy to make.
Lincoln Navigator L Highlights: Huge cabin, big knobs for
radio volume and tuning.
The 7 - inch center stack LCD on all models except the entry LX is now a capacitive - touch pinch - tap - swipe Display Audio screen you can manipulate like a tablet and
the radio volume knob is now an up - down button.
Controls for the climate and
radio volume and tuning are thankfully still regular knobs and hard buttons, so fishing around with on - screen menus is kept to a minimum.
I wish they had kept air control functions the same placement from older models I have a 2008 and now a 2016, and I always have a reflex to turn my air function on in the wrong place, because it's been completely moved as well as
the radio volume function, which I hate.
The system includes an 8.4 - inch touchscreen along with a set of hard keys for commonly used functions, including traditional knobs for tuning the radio bands and
radio volume.
The steering wheel is covered in buttons, offering command of the driver information screen, cruise control,
radio volume and tuning, phone calling, and voice commands.
Exacerbating this problem,
radio volume is controlled by a digital rocker switch as well.
Temperature and
radio volume - controlled rear outlets are also available for guests in the backseat.
The Canyon also will offer a new Teen Driver feature that operates through IntelliLink and allows parents to preset things like maximum vehicle speed and
radio volume plus access a data log that records various max - acceleration and ABS braking events.
It may be Lincoln MKX customers take to
the radio volume slider.
When in the car, make sure
the radio volume is down, the windows are rolled up, and the temperature is comfortable for your cat.