Anyone else dislike the cruise control light?
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I've had my 5 nearly 10k miles now and I still do a double take once in a while over the dumb "CRUSE MAIN!" light.
Big things shouldn't light up on the dashboard unless there is a problem. I keep thinking my check your engine light is on or something.
I've mostly learned to ignore it, which is why it gets me every so often.
What I want is a really big "YOUR CAR IS RUNNING PROPERLY!" light, which goes off when the "check engine" light comes on
Big things shouldn't light up on the dashboard unless there is a problem. I keep thinking my check your engine light is on or something.
I've mostly learned to ignore it, which is why it gets me every so often.
What I want is a really big "YOUR CAR IS RUNNING PROPERLY!" light, which goes off when the "check engine" light comes on
Matthew1785
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uhh kensei my cruise control light on my MP5 is green lol and i have the amber color interior as well
Visibly, I agree in a sense, because its not nagging my attention. In my wifes Toyota, every time you shut off/restart the car, you have to turn the Cruise system back on again I could understand the light in that situation. The part that bothers me, is I leave my Cruise Control system turned on 100% of the time, and it stays on even after shutting the car off, so it seems completely pointless to me to have an amber warning light glowing non-stop. More of a principle thing than a visible distraction.the_saint said:
I do like the green "Cruise" light when it's actually active, though
I like the instruments and controls lighting Audi used on their small cars in the 1970s, they color-coded everything:
RED lighting was for all things the driver could NOT control.
AMBER lighting was used behind things meaning CAUTION or ALERT.
BLUE lighting was used behind or on buttons the driver COULD control:
headlights, radio buttons, windshield wipers, etc.
That's what all the car companies should do, standerize the lighting.
RED lighting was for all things the driver could NOT control.
AMBER lighting was used behind things meaning CAUTION or ALERT.
BLUE lighting was used behind or on buttons the driver COULD control:
headlights, radio buttons, windshield wipers, etc.
That's what all the car companies should do, standerize the lighting.
did anyone ever think that it was colored this way so that people would be aware it was on and not forget about it? Thats the first thing that I think of with regards to the color.
pulling the bulb wouldnt be worth it either... TOOO much work for a tiny light that you will only see with the cruise on.
I kinda think the fact thats its lit in an amber color is a good thing.
pulling the bulb wouldnt be worth it either... TOOO much work for a tiny light that you will only see with the cruise on.
I kinda think the fact thats its lit in an amber color is a good thing.
B1GHAM said:
Since you don't have cruise control you may not know this.. but on most Mazdas the "on/off" switch is like.. a real switch. I never turn it off, so I never have to push the button. It persists after the car is restarted and everything. I've never intentionally turned it off in all the years I've owned the car. having my cruise control set is just one single button press away at any time.
Granted, that may all be precisely why Mazda put the cruise main light in.. so that you don't leave it on all the time.
Kansei said:
you act like Ive never had a car with cruise control before. My 03 Jetta was the same way... It had a hard on/off switch that would stay active ALL the time, and setting it was a push of a button away. That, I think, is the only car that Ive had like that... the rest you would have to hit a main cruise button to turn it on, but it would turn itself off after the car shut down.Yeah that's what I was referring to. If you hadn't had a Mazda with cruise control you may not have experienced one like that. I know it isn't like that on my Mazda truck (since it's just a badly disguised ford ranger), and it isn't like that on my Mom's Altima or Sister's Maxima.
