[s-cars] Q7 ramblings

[Lee Levitt]

The net gain is that a relatively small number of buttons control 
a large number of functions. With dedicated buttons, the dash 
would bristle with buttons. The dozen or so MMI buttons controls:

- radio (volume, presets, sat, tone, balance, etc...)
- hvac
- navigation
- car settings (DRL, central locking, tire pressure, etc)

Personally, I would figure it out...but my wife would probably 
hate it...

Lee


On Thu Mar 01 09:48:15 PST 2007, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I read those two comparisons and the answer seems obvious to me.
> 
> I've never had an opportunity to even play with MMI or any other 
> of that ilk.
> 
> What I am wondering now is, is there any overall net gain of any 
> sort?
> 
> Or is it just cool?
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> On 3/1/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Fair enough to say that we agree to disagree?
>> 
>> It's obvious that you think that the MMI is just fine.
>> 
>> It's also obvious that I and some other people really despise 
>> the system.
>> 
>> To each his own, I guess.
>> 
>> Which is easier:
>> 
>> A. Hit the "fan" button and then turn the climate control knob.
>> B. Turn the dedicated fan knob?
>> 
>> Or how about this one:
>> 
>> A. Hit the "menu" button, then the "air control" selection, then 
>> turn the
>> knob to select which air vents you want to use.
>> B. Hit the appropriate directional pictogram buttons to adjust 
>> air vent
>> control?
>> 
>> Taka
>> 
>> 
>> On 3/1/07, Ez Veedub <ezveedub at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I own an 93 S4 & a 95 A6 avant, I currently also have an Audi 
>> Q7 3.6, and
>> > I
>> > just turned in my Q7 4.2. I also had an 05 A6 3.2 and several 
>> Audi A8's
>> > both
>> > 04 & 05. I have used all the MMI systems currently out and I 
>> can tell you
>> > that just like any car, once you know all the controls, you 
>> will see that
>> > the MMI is not as bad as you think, if not better. As for the 
>> radio
>> > stations, how many times do you manually tune in radios 
>> stations. The MMI
>> > system displays all available stations in the list. If there 
>> is a station
>> > you ways listen to, it stores the last 5 stations at the top 
>> of the list.
>> > As
>> > for the AC blower, the AC panel has a blower symbol right next 
>> to the
>> > knob.
>> > Once you press the button, just turn the knob to adjust the 
>> blower
>> > manually.
>> > I find most people find it harder to open the glovebox on the 
>> A6 & Q7,
>> > than
>> > work the AC IMHO.
>> > Ezveedub
>> >
>> >
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