DSLiverpool
MB Enthusiast
MB have a simple and relatively evolutionary control layout tat I can trace the DNA through every model I have had.
One big stalk at 7 o'clock small one at 10 o'clock control all wipers, indicators and cruise as we all know.
So now BMW 4 stalks on my 7, at 7 o'clock we have cruise control with a huge paddle, at 10 o'clock it's mr indicator que loads of cruise control indicator japes - total pain in the ****. Wipers? Neatly hidden at 4 o'clock and over complicated.
I dare say it will be intuitive after a while but it's excessive in comparison to MB cockpit stalks.
So my theory is a lot of people try another car and hate it because of this deliberately contradictory layout thus scurrying back to the cars they know and are comfortable with.
One big stalk at 7 o'clock small one at 10 o'clock control all wipers, indicators and cruise as we all know.
So now BMW 4 stalks on my 7, at 7 o'clock we have cruise control with a huge paddle, at 10 o'clock it's mr indicator que loads of cruise control indicator japes - total pain in the ****. Wipers? Neatly hidden at 4 o'clock and over complicated.
I dare say it will be intuitive after a while but it's excessive in comparison to MB cockpit stalks.
So my theory is a lot of people try another car and hate it because of this deliberately contradictory layout thus scurrying back to the cars they know and are comfortable with.