Textured or Raised Stickers for AC and other controls

[SigOris]

^^^^^^from that thread^^^^^^^^^^^

i never throw anything away. when i put on an avs hood deflector i didnt put these little guys on the hood. didnt seem like they would really be necessary. now i have a use for them.

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[Blue Streak]

That is why I prefer the old fashion just reach over & give the knob a twist type of HVAC.

 

[philanderer]

That is why I prefer the old fashion just reach over & give the knob a twist type of HVAC.

thats what the xl gets? i would much prefer this layout, being old school and technology challenged (only had a smart phone for about 6 years, and im 63). very similar to what i had in my raptor, which was bone stock. i almost ordered an xl, but i didnt like the wheel offerings. if i had to do it all over again, i would order an xl with the steelies, and change them out for aftermarket 16 inchers. always preferred the "more rubber" look anyways

 

[GTGallop]

Wow, did I see a dancing Banana?

I had that same WTF moment you did.

 

[Jerry Eiler]

Can you use 303 on a damper?
Afaf

I thought dampers came pre-coated with 303???

 

[KJRR]

I had that same WTF moment you did.

I've had the same reaction a few times.

 

[philanderer]

I've had the same reaction a few times.

your user name should be NotRangerPride

 

[bostonburner]

Does not work with CarPlay

Thats what I thought, I know if I have my phone connected I can't use the factory navigation for some brilliant reason.

 

[Lone]

That is why I prefer the old fashion just reach over & give the knob a twist . . .

Those were the good old days. I remember drive ins and secluded parking.

 

[Ranger X]

^^^^^^from that thread^^^^^^^^^^^

i never throw anything away. when i put on an avs hood deflector i didnt put these little guys on the hood. didnt seem like they would really be necessary. now i have a use for them.

 

[Blue Streak]

Those were the good old days. I remember drive ins and secluded parking.

Yep also vent windows & cowl vents.

 

[Juniper]

I'm not old school, nor technology-challenged (built my first computer in 1976), but being tech-savvy doesn't help in this case. The HVAC controls on my 2021 Ranger are among the worst designed from a user's point of view that I've ever seen. An array of flat, featureless black rectangles with small labels is not easy to operate even in broad daylight, and at night--forget it. I will not take my eyes off the road long enough to figure out which button to press.

The fact that Ford's voice control is disabled when CarPlay is in use rules out that option. (I'm not blaming Ford for this; it wouldn't be practical to have two different systems listening for commands at the same time.) Putting the HVAC system on "auto" and leaving it there is one solution, but there are times when I want to manually adjust the fan speed or temperature.

So some kind of tactile feedback is needed--something that you can feel without looking. The clear bump dots (that's their most common name) mentioned above are one way. I've tried those, but found that they were larger than I wanted--although that does have the advantage of making them really obvious to the touch. (I do use bump dots on my thermostat at home. It's located in a dim nook, and I like to be able to operate it at night without squinting or using a flashlight.)

Another way, and the one I settled on, was to use eighth inch thick self-adhesive craft foam. I cut it into small shapes, such as triangles or thin strips that can be applied without obscuring the labels on the buttons. Using different shapes helps me to distinguish buttons by feel. I don't apply these to all the buttons--only the ones I use most often. (I do the same thing on my steering wheel buttons.)

Still, I wish my Ranger had the HVAC controls of my 2019 Subaru Outback. Not only did it have physical knobs, but the set temperature was displayed in the center of each knob (driver and passenger). Now that's a good design!

 

[Yev]

I just don't understand the need to futz around with the HVAC every half mile down the road.

Certainly not enough to stick little rubber doodads allover my dash.

Mine has a nasty habit of warming up the cabin, then suddenly start blowing cold air. I find myself often adjusting fan speed and bumping up the temperature to compensate for that. Not sure why it cannot maintain a certain temp. at lower fan speeds once it reaches it.
Location of temp. control on the dash is not the best. I don't really like having rubber bumpers sticked to it but if there was something nicer looking I would go for it.

 

[Doogie]

Voice control - Climate, 72 degrees. She does the rest.

Really, I didn't realize that. I've used voice control for Nav. Didn't know about this

 

[Fawnbuster]

Voice control - Climate, 72 degrees. She does the rest.

So what do you have to say to turn the fan speed up or down? And temp, do you have to say a specific temp?

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