It’s why the dials and knobs in your car are all slightly different, depending on what they do.
This has become a real problem with newer cars where everything has been replaced by a touchscreen.
This has become a real problem with newer cars where everything has been replaced by a touchscreen.
Even to the point that I swear people designing cars don’t factor in 100% tactile any more.
For example my Skoda has a full 360 degree knob for changing aircon vent position with no detents. There is literally no way of changing from defog to face without looking down and adjusting.
My Mazda on the other hand is more mechanical which may at first seem “clunkier”, but it has stops on either end for face (fat counter clockwise) and defog (full clockwise) so you can instantly choose the most common settings. The in-between settings have large and small detents as you cycle through so I can go 50% feet, 50% defog by going hard right then one click back without looking.
Sorry, couldn’t resist
(Not meant as affirmation of touchscreens especially in an auto context, meant to provoke reflection about the term "modern".)
I've driven a Volvo once, it has so many buttons it's kinda ridiculous: http://www.frontseatdriver.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/.... Mind you that's mainly the keypad, which I don't recall ever having used.