The cabins share a lot in terms of content: the door panel switches, as well as cruise and wiper /
turn signal stalks, plus climate control buttons and the smart key.
I am late to this party, so let me bounce around.Thank you, Amy, for exposing the fact that, after so many years, we still grab the cruise control stalk instead of
the turn signal stalk.
The steering wheel audio controls lack a volume adjustment, and the voice activation buttons is clumsily located on
a the turn signal stalk.
There could be a contribution to your problems by the BCM, but I would fix
the turn signal stalk first.
Mercedes - Benz» willingness to conform more to popular opinion is shouted by the newly relocated
turn signal stalk, which has been swapped with the cruise control stalk.
Ford relocated the wiper switch from the left hand side (as with the Five Hundred) to
the turn signal stalk on the right hand side, as has been the design of every Taurus since its 1986 introduction.
The dash is soft to the touch, fingers nestle gently in the leather - wrapped wheel, and to my delight, the end of
the turn signal stalk felt like a piece of Pez candy along the edge of my fingertip.
The wipers, mounted on the opposite side of the steering column from
the turn signal stalk, kept working.
The system can also be manually triggered with a button on
the turn signal stalk.
Either signaling for a right turn or pushing a button on the end of
the turn signal stalk activates a camera view down the right side of the car.
The image appears when the right turn signal is activated or when a button on the end of
the turn signal stalk is pressed.
With adaptive cruise and LTA active, Lane Change Assist is triggered by tapping
the turn signal stalk in the desired direction.
Here's how it works: With the Lane Tracing Assist system active, I momentarily depressed
the turn signal stalk to a half - click position.
The power - window switches on the door panels are unlighted and poorly arranged, and there are too many functions on
the turn signal stalk, which also controls the brightness of the dash lights.
There are also components in here that are familiar to Mercedes - Benz drivers, like the infotainment controller and
turn signal stalk, but that also means that this interior is thoroughly modern.
The updated model will gain the Drive Pilot semi-autonomous driver assist system that debuted in the latest E-Class; in addition to offering Level 2 autonomous driving, it will allow drivers (who can not be bothered to change lanes by turning the steering wheel) to change lanes by flicking
the turn signal stalk.
The system was off by default, requiring me to push a button on
the turn signal stalk to activate it.
It's drop dead simple to understand and use, either by tapping the end of
the turn signal stalk (always on) or the right turn indicator (on until the signal shuts off).
Tap a button on
the turn signal stalk, call Ford, and using a voice - response computer, you ask for directions, which are downloaded to the car.
Not exact matches
This system, activated by
turning the right - side
turn signal on or pressing a button on the end of the
stalk, displays a wide - angle image taken by a camera in the right - side side - view mirror.
NHTSA also debated whether to allow an exemption for the computer, rather than a physical
stalk, to operate the car's
turn signals.
My research shows that the multi-function switch (i.e., the
stalk) in this model frequently goes bad and the stuck
turn signal is a symptom.
When the
turn signal is activated for a right - hand
turn — or when the LaneWatch button at the end of the
turn stalk is pressed — a wide - angle image of the area to the right of and behind the HR - V appears on the 7 - inch dashboard touch - screen.
It took me a while to figure out the cruise control, which is operated via the
turn -
signal stalk, but once I did, it worked great.
The wrong reach through the grove of
stalks on the left side of the steering column activates the infernal Drive Pilot semi-autonomous driving feature instead of the
turn signal.
Interior trim is impeccable with the aforementioned exception of the gangly paddle shifters, placed exactly where the fingertips expect to find a
turn -
signal stalk.
The system uses a camera mounted on the bottom of the passenger door mirror, which when activated by the right
turn signal or the
signal -
stalk LaneWatch ™ button, displays a live, 80 - degree view of the passenger - side roadway, compared to 18 - to 22 - degrees typical of a standard door mirror.
It's possible that the
stalk mounted combination switch, that includes the
turn signal function, is faulty.
You'll also discover subtle changes to the position and functionality of certain gauges and switches, including the fuel gauge, the control
stalks for the windshield wiper and
turn signals, the on / off control for the available head - up display, and the switch for vehicle driving mode.
Controls and switches are logically located, although more than one reviewer — and apparently no designer — found it possible to confuse the
turn signal and cruise - control
stalks because both are on the left side of the steering column.
Lane Watch can also be manually triggered by pressing a button at the end of the
turn -
signal stalk.
The system controls the operating environment for the Comfort Flasher — a dab on the flasher
stalk causes the
turn signal to flash three times; very handy when changing lanes — and the headlight auto - off feature which prevents accidental drainage of the battery and other electronic systems fitted to Lancer Evolution X. II.
The
turn signal control
stalk now comes standard with a lane - change feature where one tap on the control
stalk creates a three - blink sequence.
Having driven a number of Ford cars equipped with the excellent Sync voice command system, I was surprised to find the voice activation button not on the steering wheel, but hidden away on the
turn -
signal stalk.
In its effort to innovate, Chrysler integrates the windshield wipers and
turn signals into a single
stalk on the left side.
Mercedes moved the
stalk down to eight o'clock because the old 10 - o'clock location tended to be confused for a
turn signal.
For instance, the E-class must be the last model to get the relocated cruise - control
stalk, because I found myself setting the cruise control several times when I meant to
signal a right
turn.
You can also
turn it on manually via a button on the end of the
signal stalk.
Instead, Toyota has placed five levers on the steering column: shift lever with an overdrive button; front and rear wiper / washer controls; cruise control; combination
turn signals - and - light
stalk; and a tilt wheel lever.
One
stalk on the column controls the windshield wipers, the other
stalk operates the lights and
turn signals.