The lack of volume knob post 5000km ownership

[LeaveEarly]

After 600 miles, I'm used to it and don't mind it at all, but would still prefer to have one. I think that just because you can get accustomed to it, it doesn't mean it shouldn't be there. As the daily driver, it's easy for me to say though... anytime I have a passenger the temp control will be used lol

I was just going to mention that LOL

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[Civic Fan 2016]

I got used to not having a knob. I use the steering wheel controls for volume.

 

[Design]

In Honda's view, fiddling with the slider controls can take a little more effort than they'd like. And they like to obsess over making the system as idiot-proof as possible. Seems there have been several situations where novice drivers have been fiddling with the volume slider on the wheel/HU right before an accident. One of the advantages of the HU being able to record 30 seconds of data before a crash event.

I wouldn't expect to see the return of the knob until the 2019 MMR or 2021 MY. But I've heard the steering wheel volume slider will be gone from all models by 2018.

 

[LeaveEarly]

In Honda's view, fiddling with the slider controls can take a little more effort than they'd like. And they like to obsess over making the system as idiot-proof as possible. Seems there have been several situations where novice drivers have been fiddling with the volume slider on the wheel/HU right before an accident. One of the advantages of the HU being able to record 30 seconds of data before a crash event.

I wouldn't expect to see the return of the knob until the 2019 MMR or 2021 MY. But I've heard the steering wheel volume slider will be gone by 2018. It's already gone from the 2017 Si.

What? If anything that is what will prevent accidents is having a volume adjuster on the steering wheel

 

[Design]

It'll still be there. Just no slide function.

 

[yyzcbphatch]

TBH, different strokes for different folks...I can live without the vol knob...I ONLY uses the steering wheel vol control...not even the touch sensitive interface at all. i find the steering control is a lot more convenience

 

[bembol]

I agree it took awhile to get used to.

Life you learn to adapt to changes.

 

[verbalj]

To this day I still feel a volume knob should be there, but it doesn't bother me. After the first few trips in the car, I got used to not using a volume knob and taking advantage of all my controls on the wheel (which honestly is safer).

 

[Fanoflive]

I don't really miss the volume knob since I prefer steering wheel controls. However that doesn't help my passengers. My biggest gripe about the lack of a volume knob is that it requires more attention to look at the stereo to ensure that you are pressing the proper touch area. One can't just reach over and crank it up, could be really bad for driver if distracted by it instead of using steering wheel controls.

 

[hunterbott]

In my humble opinion, touch screens as the control interface for someone engaged in driving a car are a huge step backwards in safety.

 

[avatar78]

I love the look of the blank tablet screen but prefer having a volume and tuner knob. I just find it curious how the design team, when considering the climate controls, decided that knobs were a superior choice to buttons or slider controls. However, when considering the radio, they came to the exact opposite conclusion. Seems like it would be one or the other. Or maybe it was 2 different teams.

 

[AIBO]

my sport hatch has a volume knob, but I guess that's the trade-off for not having all of those other cool features

 

[ShuJam]

My last car was a 2006 TSX, and it had both a volume knob and volume buttons on the steering wheel. I hardly used the volume knob. I just found it quicker to just hit the button by moving my left thumb and not my entire right arm. I just got used to it that when I got my Civic, the lack of a volume knob was a total non-issue.

 

[BrieOfBlue]

I still don't understand how this matters.

It shouldn't matter but it does. If i leave it set to 68 the fans doesn't come on full blast. If I lower it the fans come on high. Auto climate shouldn't require it but it does.

 

[jaywildcat]

I still think it's absolutely stupid to have a knob for climate control instead of volume.

I mean c'mon...isn't the point of climate control to SET AND FORGET?

When in the world will I need to swing the temperature wildly up or down?

It's as if the controls were designed for those idiots who swing their climate control to "Low" (lowest setting possible) because the car is hot from sitting in the parking lot. My god, the AC is already going to work at full force, because it already knows inside temperature is way higher than your target temp. Cranking it lower isn't going to do crap. You might as well save money and not offer climate control to those people.

Set and forget climate control???
Talk to a Canadian first. Lol we use climate control 10 times more often than volume knob.

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