XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:03:02 -0500,   
   hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:15:16 -0500, Ed P  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 1/22/2024 8:02 AM, micky wrote:   
   >>> My rental car, and likely the next cars I own, have a digital or touch   
   >>> or whatever control interface. That is, there are no mechanical buttons   
   >>> for most things, like 5 buttons for preset radio stations.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's fine except for one thing.   When I see someone walking by and I   
   >>> need to ask a question, I can't hear him or even myself until I turn the   
   >>> radio down, and that takes 6 seconds, using the Volume Down button the   
   >>> steering wheel.    By that time he's gone or he's losing patience with   
   >>> me   
   >>>   
   >>> Is there some Mute button on any of these car radios, or should I plan   
   >>> on installing my own in my next car?**   
   >>>   
   >>On my last three cars, there was a volume button on the steering wheel.   
   >>To adjust, you pushed it up or down, to mute, you just pushed it in.   
   >>There is also a knob on the dash to do the same.   
   >>   
   >>I would think that is fairly common today, many things are controlled on   
   >>the wheel.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >  My big peeve is the  digital  heater/defroster/AC  controls.   
   >They require some considerable distraction  -  eyes off road  -   
   >  especially when not accustomed to the car.   
   >The simple old dial controls require just a quick glance to get   
   >the right knob - and make the adjustment with eyes-on-road.   
      
   This car has a simple version of that, I'm glad to say.   
      
   >  For Micky's  radio volume problem  -  the  OFF button would   
   >be my preference,  regardless ..   
   >   John T.   
      
   No off button afaik.  There is an owners manaual in the glove box, but I   
   figure it's a) in Spanish, and b) 300 pages long.   I can read spanish   
   pretty well, although an owners manual will probably use many words I've   
   never seen before, but, I'm daunted by 300 pages.   
      
   Still  should look ftr   
      
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