Mercedes content: Our 2019 Sprinter had no tactile buttons or knobs for radio presets either. However, it did have the capability of voice activation so I was able to say “Play 98.7 FM,” and it would immediately obey my command. I could also turn on the seat heater, check fuel economy instantaneous/average, and probably a few other things. I did get to experience Tesla acceleration since I got an Uber driver who was more than happy to show off his new Model III. I got to feel the dashboard touchscreen since I was able to ride in the front passenger’s seat before COVID. Go kart ride and handling comments are spot on. Kevin in Lexington, NC
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 12, 2022, at 9:30 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My new pickup has no tactile buttons for radio presets which is irritating. > At least it has knobs for HVAC... > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 9:03 PM, mitch--- via > Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: If I'm understanding Karl correctly, > my hate for the touchscreen crap > has multiplied tenfold. > Having to take my eyes off the road and focus on a tactile free screen > to do anything is a safety hazard. > What pisses me off to no end is when my Chevy puts up a long paragraph > of verbiage on the screen, and requires me to hit the "OK, I actually > read all that bullshit while driving" button to bring the radio display > back up. What's all the verbiage? A warning to not read the damn screen > while driving!!! > Makes me want to drive into a tree just so I can sue GM. > > But aside from the aforementioned horribly unsafe safety warning, I can > live with the Chevy. The channel preset buttons are big, you can > eventually learn approximately where they are, and you're better off > using the buttons on the back of the steering wheel to just jump up/down > the channel list anyway. > > Having to negotiate levels of menus while driving makes me think the > best use of the Tesla would be to puncture the batteries, throw it off a > bridge an enjoy the fireworks when it hits the water. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
