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Steering wheel switches

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by sigzephyr, May 12, 2010.

  1. sigzephyr

    sigzephyr Junior Member

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    I just got my new (2nd hand) Prius, 2007, and i love it. I have one question i hope someone can answer.
    I am trying to work out how to light up the switches on the steering wheel. Did my first night driving tonight and when i turned the head lights on i assumed the switches would light up too, but they didn't and they are impossible to use at night unlit.
    Can someone help me?
     
    #1 sigzephyr, May 12, 2010
  2. Patrick Wong

    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    There isn't much lighting on the steering wheel switches. Hopefully you'll eventually learn what each switch does so that you can activate them "by feel".
     
    #2 Patrick Wong, May 12, 2010
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    The steering wheel switches light up automatically anytime you use the headlamps, so you don't have to do anything to light them up. On the other hand, as pointed out above, they aren't very bright. I had the same complaint when I first drove my 2006 at night, but I very quickly got used to the location of the switches and suddenly the switch lighting seemed bright enough.

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, May 12, 2010
  4. dogfriend

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    I would rather have the lights be dim but lit, than have them so bright they are distracting, which is the case with my Ford Explorer.
     
    #4 dogfriend, May 12, 2010
  5. dtuite

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    Are we talking about the radio, climate, and trip-meter controls? The ones that light up in phantom purple on the multi-function display when you brush the real ones with your finger-tips?

    What I find less ergonomic is the cruise-control stalk that rotates with the wheel.
     
    #5 dtuite, May 12, 2010
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    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

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    The 2007 doesn't have the "touch tracer" display like the 2010 model does.
     
    #6 dogfriend, May 12, 2010
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