.....but my Formentior behaving itself and is a joy to drive. (apart from the non back lit heater controls).
Don't tell anyone....
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Funny you should mention the heater controls. I just finished cutting some thin strips of fluorescent tape and I think it looks pretty professional.
There is another solution with fluorescent dots - but once I discovered you can get red and blue colour fluorescent tape, I decided I could do it better.
I haven't done the volume strips yet as I don't think a pure white fluorescent tape exists (it's more of a green hue).
So my solution; left in natural light during the day, the tape is not super luminescent at night - but it's better than nothing. However I've found that you can boost it with your phone torch for night driving and then the glow lasts a long while, very effective!
Another solution would be to wire an LED light from the mirror but that seems too involved and risky.
There is another solution with fluorescent dots - but once I discovered you can get red and blue colour fluorescent tape, I decided I could do it better.
I haven't done the volume strips yet as I don't think a pure white fluorescent tape exists (it's more of a green hue).
So my solution; left in natural light during the day, the tape is not super luminescent at night - but it's better than nothing. However I've found that you can boost it with your phone torch for night driving and then the glow lasts a long while, very effective!
Another solution would be to wire an LED light from the mirror but that seems too involved and risky.
Or just use voice commands when it's dark for temperature? And volume is on the steering wheel.
Do you not just set temp to auto, then there is no need to change it anyway?
Do you not just set temp to auto, then there is no need to change it anyway?
I use the temperature strip to turn on / off the heated seats rather than the cabin temperature. End up stabbing two fingers randomly in the area until they have some effect…
Try using voice control, you can even set the level of heat with it as well as on/off. Agree the 2 finger touch on the controls is hit and miss.
I find the voice control more hit and miss than the invisible sliders, it’s probably that (a bit like with Alexa routines) you need to remember the exact phrase!
Yes,.also does not work well if you have kids screaming in the back
I've found:
"Turn on heated seat"
"Set heated seat to level.....(1, 2 or 3)"
Seem to work most times.
I have tried something similar, but computer said no!
Or you have a Scottish accent like me.Yes,.also does not work well if you have kids screaming in the back
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Oh sorry, we were discussing how to turn the heated seats on, thought you’d come up with a strange command to do just that…Nope, heater on and diverted to the foot well
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