Guest jjh78 Guests Posted 20/06/03 05:53 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 05:53 AM Hi GuysI' m in the dark - literally, when it comes to the backlighting for the controls on the steering wheel.Should they be backlit at night?Without this feature, navigating around the sterro and cruise control is bit tricky at night!Cheersjjh78 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpy What's happening? Lifetime Members 1,605 Member For: 22y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Steel City, NSW Posted 20/06/03 06:45 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 06:45 AM Dont know about being backlit, but they are all different to the touch.Ford have set most controls up with a braille type of thing, so with a little practise you can operate most things by feel instead of taking your eyes off the road (or speedo these days).Have a look and you will notice the bumps etc that I am talking about. Takes a couple of days, then you dont even think about it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 20/06/03 06:50 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 06:50 AM jjh78 said: Hi GuysI' m in the dark - literally, when it comes to the backlighting for the controls on the steering wheel.Should they be backlit at night?Without this feature, navigating around the sterro and cruise control is bit tricky at night!Cheersjjh78 Should they be? Absobloodylutely they should, but thanks to someone (the bean counters at Ford?), they are not! A very fine vehicle overall, but no illumination of window switches or controls on steering wheel was a booboo methinks As Trumpy says however, you do kind of get used to feeling around in the dark after a while. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpy What's happening? Lifetime Members 1,605 Member For: 22y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Steel City, NSW Posted 20/06/03 06:54 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 06:54 AM aniken said: As Trumpy says however, you do kind of get used to feeling around in the dark after a while.Waiting for one of KenBoyles classic one liners :D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 20/06/03 07:09 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 07:09 AM Trumpy said: aniken said: As Trumpy says however, you do kind of get used to feeling around in the dark after a while.Waiting for one of KenBoyles classic one liners :D You mean like "why don't you just stick a toupe over the wheel?"PS Trumpy is right, Ford actually designed them that way so you wouldn't need light - pity they didn't pay as much attention to the design placement of the switches hidden behind the steering wheel. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMAN Member 669 Member For: 21y 11m 27d Location: Inglewood, W.A Posted 20/06/03 07:43 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 07:43 AM Now who are playing with there knobs in the dark...? sorry KB couldn't resist Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 4m 11d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 20/06/03 07:58 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 07:58 AM Turbo6man said: Trumpy said: aniken said: As Trumpy says however, you do kind of get used to feeling around in the dark after a while.Waiting for one of KenBoyles classic one liners :D You mean like "why don't you just stick a toupe over the wheel?" I think you mean Merkin! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasQLD Lifetime Members 1,197 Member For: 22y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Albany Creek QLD Posted 20/06/03 08:55 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 08:55 AM The reason for the braile marks on the controls is for the blind.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jjh78 Guests Posted 20/06/03 09:58 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 09:58 AM You mean that playing with your knobs in the dark makes you go blind?!!!!!!!!!I notice that before I had the window switch attended to on the driver's side arm rest, the widow switches were not illuminated. Now they are!I still reckon the guys at Blue Oval should have thrown a bit of light on this topic for us all.Cheersjjh78 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Member 397 Member For: 22y 2m 29d Location: Brisbane Posted 20/06/03 11:40 AM Share Posted 20/06/03 11:40 AM Steering wheel control are normally not lit.I find them easy to operate from memory. There are three on each side and the middle one has a recess.Find teh recess and you know where your buttons are. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3895-interior-lighting/#findComment-30249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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