I don’t think I understand this. What does “Press Button & Turn” mean?
Remember when car controls weren't complicated
Submitted 10 hours ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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darklamer@feddit.org 1 hour ago
icelimit@lemmy.ml 26 minutes ago
I think it’s a weird choke but looks like an automatic?
mech@feddit.org 7 minutes ago
It’s the handbrake
RedMari@reddthat.com 1 hour ago
How come AM button but no PM button
mech@feddit.org 1 hour ago
In case that’s a serious question, the reverse is the FM button. (to switch between amplitude modulation and frequency modulation)
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
Yes, still driving a vehicle from that era.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I could replace that stereo system with a Phillips head screwdriver
hellfire103@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
Remember when your car wasn’t also a PC?
A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
It’s all computer
avocado_toast35@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
pepperidge farm remembers
33550336@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Bro, still have such a car (BMW E46 pre-lift). I couldn’t live with a touchscreen in a car
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
When I paid 11k CAD years and years ago for a diesel pickup that is just as capable as a 2026 model in terms of climbing hills, it’s hard to justify the 120k+ price tag.
kn33@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Hmmm… Having physical buttons for car controls is good, but you’re not taking away my creature comforts. Adjusting the temperature and fan speed 20 times in a drive? Nah, give me a thermostat. Cold butt? I think not. Gloves? Nah, heat my steering wheel. And once you get off of car controls, touch screen is fine and I really like Android Auto.
I actually really like how my Bolt EV does it. The only thing that’s on screen that shouldn’t be is the seat heater controls.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 24 minutes ago
I was thinking of getting a bolt for the longest time. How’s your experience with it?
A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
You actually like android auto? I find annoying the number of touches I need to go through to get to what I want. Unfortunately my car stereo is even worse about that if I don’t use android auto.
greygore@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
We have a fully loaded 2017 Bolt, all the features, nothing left out; there are three “placeholders” for buttons on the dash that have no function, but if you put the car into reverse before turning on the seat heaters you have to wait until you put it into drive before you can turn them on. This does not make sense to me.
RedMari@reddthat.com 1 hour ago
Really hate that in mine. And having ac controls on touchscreen.
kn33@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Yeah, it doesn’t. I have mine set to auto so they’re on even if I forget but I agree.
ChadGPT2@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I just wish modern cars would do what you want. I want to set a temperature and a fan speed. Modern cars have some kind of hidden function. that you can’t use.
Also touchscreens are pretty unsafe.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
I have a '22 Bolt now and really miss the simplicity of my '10 Versa. HVAC should be done with tacticle knobs, not some tiny flaps.
mr_might44@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I remember when my car didn’t have a giant ipad that tries to talk to me, miss it too.
FireRetardant@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
New cars gonna come with used zyns trays and air pod chargers instead of ashtrays and cigarette lighters.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
is that a 04-05 toyota tacoma? lol looks just like mine, except the transmission
Concave1142@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I was just thinking that looked exactly like how I remember my 2004 Tacoma! It was the funky handbrake (I think?) on the right side that reminded me of it.
I miss that truck.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
great damn trucks. i love that it’s old enough to drink, but still more reliable than half the shit on the road made in the last 10 years
Vince@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
3 cars ago, which is probably 15-20 years ago, I had a car with a climate control thing that I never had to touch. It was set to comfort or something, warms me up when it’s cold, cools me when it’s too warm, turns on AC or heater as needed. Even my friends brand new car can’t seem to do that.
tehWrapper@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I drive a 2010 Ranger… it looks like this.
standardUser@anarchist.nexus 7 hours ago
Makes me miss the old 97 ranger. 5+OD speed. Loved that baby
CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I still daily drive an ‘09 Ranger with a manual. I’ve had multiple people come up and ask to buy it.
kungen@feddit.nu 9 hours ago
Hey grandpa, what does that “push button & turn” thingy do? Handbrake?
zewm@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Not sure if joking so I will answer genuinely.
It’s a hand brake. You pull it towards you to engage it. It made loud clicks noises all the way. Then you pull it a little toward you and turn it down, pushing it all the way back in to disengage it.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 23 minutes ago
Isn’t there another handbrake in the engaged position covering the gear knob? (Which I’m guessing is automatic)
mech@feddit.org 1 hour ago
Thanks for the explanation. I had the same question, been driving since the early 90s but I never saw a handbrake like that.
I thought it might be a choke and was confused seeing that in such a new car.
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
In 2026 that’s way to much tech for me, if I need to drag out my OBD2 code reader it won’t be a car I’ll drive
kboos1@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I put an android auto radio in my 17yo truck and a 1500w inverter, only things I wish I had was heated seats, heated steering and 4x4.
I would love to get a new truck with these features but I’m concerned that getting those few things would mean having to deal with all of the bullshit of modern cars. Plus spending twice as much that essential just moves me from point A to point B.
mech@feddit.org 1 hour ago
You could add heated seats and steering with third party addons. Much, much cheaper than buying a new truck. The 4x4, not so much.
Zidane@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Yeah but it could move you from point A to B nicely
SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
The problem is that it’s fighting against gluing a giant iPad to the dash, which just hides all the complexity behind a pane of glass so that it -looks- simple when the car is off.
With this setup, once you learn how it works, you can do just about anything with only a cursory glance away from the road to double-check your proprioception.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Fuck, man. I want a tape deck in my car again. That thing was incredibly useful. Keep a tape in the car just in case, but otherwise it’s an aux plug.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 23 minutes ago
It has a tape and cd deck it seems. Car does everything.
mech@feddit.org 58 minutes ago
I’ll never buy a car with a touch screen, and luckily I don’t have to.
We (in Europe) are now at the high water mark for touch screens. The EURO NCAP have changed their rules so cars with complicated touch screen controls get a lower safety rating. ADAC have changed their rating system to penalize them, too.
Those are important measurements for normie car buyers, so manufacturers will adapt to them.
First manufacturers are already offering cars without screens again for 2026 (Dacia, Renault, Citroen, Fiat, Opel).