[Nai3t]

like touchscreens, look at anything but the road ahead.

Even in the pre-touchscreen infotainment days, there were controls for the driver to look at: temperature, vent selection, radios, door switches, etc

It was never intended the driver focus on these controls, they were designed to quickly glance at and reference but then manipulate with eyes back in the road.

I don't see this being any different in concept. The selector button / wheel can be on the steering wheel. A quick glance away to indicate what action is desired, a button press to confirm, then the driver can make the adjustment using the universal control at hand.

At least as I'm imagining it, this seems intuitive and safe. Physical buttons alone are not our salvation!

 

[sindinero]

I'll report back after the trip, but it seems (knocking on wood here!) like some of the button functionality is coming back. I'm hoping it was just a little bit of moisture that was confusing the capacitative-touch buttons? Anyway, the buttons were "kicking" back haptically before, they just weren't doing the right thing (or anything). Thanks for the input and suggestions!

Update: full functionality came back, so I'm guessing a small amount of moisture got in there and was confusing the capacitative touch buttons, like rain on a smartphone screen. Glad it didn't need an expensive fix!

 

[waldo22]

That's great to hear! ...but also a bit scary. Maybe the detailers can cover the steering wheel buttons next time.