Why is the lighting on the steering wheel so dim? Can anything be done
about it?

Gary Eickmeier

In article <3I6lf.56977$1l6.30996 (AT) tornado (DOT) tampabay.rr.com>
geickmei (AT) tampabay (DOT) rr.com "Gary Eickmeier" writes:

That'll be a matter of opinion. Seems fine on mine: UK T4, 2005.

Pass -- except that I doubt Toyota see it as a priority.
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Andrew Stephenson

Hachiroku wrote:
do with the steering wheel controls?

Gary Eickmeier

"Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei (AT) tampabay (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Have you tried turning up the rheostat to full bright?
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Ray O
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In article <87a05$43952157$180fead6$24564 (AT) msgid (DOT) meganewsservers.com>,
Ray O <rokigawa (AT) tristarassociatesDOT (DOT) com> wrote:

Gary & Ray,

I also have inadequate illumination of the buttons on the steering
wheel. It is so dim, even with the rheostat at max, that attempting to
find the right button at night would take my eyes off the road for
several seconds. My solution is to use the central display for the
audio and climate adjustments. It's still a distraction, but it's
quicker.

Of course, I'm old and my eyes are less sensitive in general. I wonder
if this is a question that will draw different responses according to
the responder's age??

Brent

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bsecombover (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk "Brent Secombe" writes:

C'mon, fellows, you're not _meant_ to look at the wheel when you
work those controls. (The road, after all, contains so much more
that is of interest to a driver.) That's what the little dimples
and hollows and bars and what-nots are for: so you can _feel_ the
controls. It does work; you just have to learn the way.
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Andrew Stephenson

In article <1133888386snz (AT) deltrak (DOT) demon.co.uk>, Andrew Stephenson
<ames (AT) deltrak (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote:

I'm sure you're right, but during the learning process a visual cue is
necessary. The bumps and dimples are not intuitive to me.

Brent

"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote


<snip>
I gotta ask... Has that line ever worked for you in a bar/social gathering?
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Ray O
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"Ray O" <rokigawa (AT) tristarassociatesDOT (DOT) com> wrote:

NOW he suggests it!...I coulda used that many years ago Ray...
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-Gord.
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"Gord Beaman" <gord (AT) islandtelecom (DOT) com> wrote

LOL! It has to be good for a slap or two!
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Ray O
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