Date: 20 Feb 2002 18:29:51 GMT From: Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchingsnopsamnetNOSPAM> Subject: Re: BMW goes wacky ! Have you seen this ?
Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in news:fo977ukng111oomnvk79jimp5942ara6l1nopsamcom: > Last, and I saved the best, all vehicle systems (entertainment, > navigation, climate, etc) are controlled through a single knob. > Yes, ONE knob. You push it left, right, up down to select an > area of operation. Then your rotate it to scroll through menus. > Then you push it to select a menu. You get the idea. (I'm not > going to even comment on this control, think up your own. OK, > one comment: try doing this to change the radio station on > fast and busy day on the freeway). > > Later, > Bob > I've only seen this on the TV and it does look, to me a little tacky. Like you said, and unless I misunderstood the reviewer all the controls for the radio/heating/ventilation/everything are accessed through the joystick (i- drive I think they call it) - call me old fashioned but when driving along at any speed I prefer to be be able to know from habbit where to reach for heat/radio etc... rgds Paul -- Paul Hutchings ****Remove NOSPAM when replying****
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