2013 Chevy Cruze - Dashboard rage

"André - Volvo4Life" (Volvo-4-life) 02/24/2014 at 15:13 • Filed to: None

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I recently drove my parent's Chevy Cruze for about 3 days while my wife's car was in the shop. Sweet Jesus is the button layout aggravating or what...

Montalvo > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:15

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Yeah that looks like a mess. I would probably wind up headbutting the center console out of frustration.

DocWalt > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:21

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I drove one as a rental for a day. Ugh.

deekster_caddy > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:22

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GM really needs to hire someone who understands ergonomics. They are making great stuff these days, but the dash/button layouts are NOT driver friendly! The touch screens suck, MyLink sucks... The center control layout is really my biggest gripe in my Volt. You get used to it after a few months, but it's more than most people should have to figure out behind the wheel.

The Compromiser > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:31

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Too Many Buttons crowded together. Its not a fucking Dialpad!!!

Jayhawk Jake > deekster_caddy 02/24/2014 at 15:33

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I like MyLink in the sonic, but it's a different layout than it is in the higher end models, which makes it way better.

deekster_caddy > Jayhawk Jake 02/24/2014 at 15:35

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MyLink has all the right features, it's just the layout that's awful. The Volt throws way too much at the touchscreen to manage. At least the Cruze has physical buttons!

Jayhawk Jake > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:35

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Pshhhht...buttons are overrated anyways

There are 7 buttons on my cars center console: A/C, Recirc, Hazards, Butt warmers (x2)rear defrost, door lock

The Transporter > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:41

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The door lock switch on the center console drives me up a fucking wall.

Firewrx234 > The Transporter 02/24/2014 at 15:46

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This.

(I work at a Chevy dealer)

Jayhawk Jake > deekster_caddy 02/24/2014 at 15:46

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That's why I mentioned it's a different setup in the Sonic. It's actually very easy to use, even with no buttons. There's a homepage that takes you to everything

The audio page is pretty much where mine is 99% of the time, it's very simple and easy to use. I don't have Sirius (sound quality isn't very good), but one feature I liked during the trial is your favorites can come from any radio source. I used to have a page of Sirius and a page of FM, but I played with arranging it by genre, having page 1 be hits, page 2 have EDM/hip hop type stuff, page 3 was comedy, etc.

To go to other sources there's a drop down. iPod/bluetooth works well, iPod shows album art which is nice

The phone screen is super basic

And with the right phone (iPhone is the best bet), you can get Nav via BringGo, which works well, as well as Pandora and other radio stuff right on the screen

Literally the only thing I would change is make the navigation built in standard. BringGo is fine I suppose, but it sucks to dedicate a chunk of your phone's memory to it. I actually don't have it installed right now because it takes up too much memory.

Dunnik > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 15:50

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Great car otherwise, but yea, its ergonomics were seemingly put together by drunks or children.

deekster_caddy > Jayhawk Jake 02/24/2014 at 15:50

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Ooh does this have the official "ios in car" integration? That would improve things a bit.

Jayhawk Jake > deekster_caddy 02/24/2014 at 15:52

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Sort of. It has Siri Eyes free, which is great. It's certainly not a fullblown iOS in the car, but I hope it gets there soon.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 16:08

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Not as bad as the steering wheel of the new Buick Regal. Two rocker switches, two directional pads, and four more miscellaneous buttons all crammed at 9:00 and 3:00

Übel > André - Volvo4Life 02/24/2014 at 16:09

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The Equinox is pretty bad, too. Note the way it slopes away so you have to lean forward to adjust volume.

Buran > Jayhawk Jake 02/24/2014 at 16:25

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And where's the climate control temp adjustment?

Jayhawk Jake > Buran 02/24/2014 at 19:04

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Knob under the screen. There's three knobs, temp on the left, fan speed in the middle, vent selection on the right

Jayhawk Jake > The Transporter 02/24/2014 at 19:15

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I still stumble around on the door when someone needs me to unlock the door. I don't think I'll ever get it immediately