Accidental high beaming?

[v_tofu]

Just wondering if anyone here thinks the highbeam switch is weird.


I've never had a car where you press back (away from the driver) to turn on the high beams. I've accidently high beamed a few ppl on the highway while signalling and it was a pretty bad situation (boom06).

Anyone else find this annoying?

 

[chief_wiggum]

Coming from a long line of Honda's, yes. I'm used to pulling back to 'click' the high beams on or off. I too occasionally flash people inadvertently (with my headlights that is).

 

[jimp]

just part of the "multi-funtion" controls they use no.w, it happens

 

[VenomDesign]

Welcome in the real world lol...

 

[Rockin03mp5]

lol. fords do this too. coming from a chevy, it confused me as well at first.

i find it handy some times, when you want to flash people. annoying when you use the turn signal, and flash your brights.

 

[Sounbwoy]

I actually thought all cars were like this now..I've had two previous vehicles where you pulled on the stick, but everything else has been push.

 

[flcruising]

My first car was an '87 Maxima, and it had the flip forward for high beams. This is the only other vehicle I've owned that has it too. I don't find it an annoyance, just different. Kinda like when you move from a column shifter to a floor shifter, you keep flipping on the wipers, eventually you get used to it.

 

[sanblaster]

i drove around with my high beams on for weeks until my bro told me i had them on. i hate how easy it is to turn them on. And i thought the blue icon meant my lights were on, not high beams. fail.

 

[mpvue]

having had a few mazdas, I am used to this, but lots of other cars I've driven do this also; I thought it was the most common setup.

 

[twintrbo]

I dont think its weird, but I think it needs a tighter spring, I put it on ALL the time when I use the signal. I like the pull to flash and forward to keep the high beams on but its just too easy to do by accident. My Mitsu is pull to flash, pull harder to activate the switch and keep on.

 

[peavey]

my wife had a edge for a while (made her sell that s***!!!)

all controls on one control arm, it did everything but nothing well, hated that arse of a car, stoopid ford crap...

glad to be back in the norm. (sorry, no real input but just a rant over crap car controls)

 

[Silentnoise713]

I've only had Japanese cars and they all have multi function turn stalks. This won't be a problem once you are use to it and it does make sense (more so for the manufacturers to cut cost). Perhaps you can also practice better control with your left hand going up or down for the turn signals..

 

[Mazda5wannabe]

I miss the old floor stomp switches...