Steering Column's button layout is not intuitive ...

[TheGoodEgg]

I owned the truck for two years now, I still am not used to the button layout. Often I push the wrong button and/or I need to look down to remind myself which button is to pick up the phone and which is to hang up the call. Perhaps I am just too used to Japanese car layouts but I think the Ford layout is just not intuitive:

1. Volume up should be on the far right and volume down should be the far left, and mute button in the middle.
2. Pick up the call (and previous sound track) should be the left, hang up the call (next track) should be on the right, and Siri button in the middle.

And the cruise country is equally hard to remember. I am much prefer Toyota's design, Much simpler and never needed to look down

I am done with my rant. Still love the truck though.

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[zorki1c]

Our daughters Kona’s layout seems similar to our Mav. Not a big deal imo to have to glance down to see which button to push. I have bigger issues in my life.

 

[Mikeske]

My rant I love my Maverick XLT truck but someone was asleep at the wheel when they designed the cruise control “X” button to be slightly proud of the wheel as I done this several times is brush the X when I am shifting my hands and lightly brush the button. All I can think is the designer was right handed and not a left handed person like me.

 

[Cherokee]

It took me a thousand miles to get used to my buttons, locations and how they operate. On my 2021 Bronco Sport.

So my 2024 Maverick felt like home.
I Ignore the small differences.

I’m just glad I got some buttons.
Driving by feel is safe, looking at a touch screen with no tactile feedback is not.

I don’t have to take my eyes off the road to adjust my A/C

 

[piwtrnr]

I just can't believe the crap people find to complain about.

 

[jsus]

1. Volume up should be on the far right and volume down should be the far left, and mute button in the middle.

Volume up/down should be up/down. Forward/back should be left/right. Voice commands should be clearly different from other options (e.g. a paddle to pull toward yourself).

These buttons should be easily within reach of your hands held around 9 & 3.

Hey wait, that's how a 2012 Ford Focus was set up...

https://www.victorymotorsofcolorado.com/inventory/2012-ford-focus-se/307924

 

[Redline]

I'm still turning on the blinker every time it rains. My wipers in my Ram were on the other side. Old habits die hard.

 

[MrPnut]

I'd settle for a consistent layout within a model year! My 22 MachE has it's buttons layed out completely different from the 22 Mav XLT. Do the engineers just play a game with each other to see what they can do to confuse and irritate a customer?

 

[Exranger]

Should have used 2016 fusion energi wheel. Much more intuitive…

 

[HeyBales]

I prefer the old Rav4 audio/radio buttons.
All on left side - going Up in volume or Up in presets has a button that is slightly higher than the down side of the button - so up is physically up by very easy feel.

Different sides of the steering wheel I've not seen - that seems like a design flaw, because now you need more symbols to point out what this increase/up/higher button goes with that matches the other side of the wheel. If grouped together 1 symbol only. Common things together.

 

[Deleted member 37952]

I owned the truck for two years now, I still am not used to the button layout. Often I push the wrong button and/or I need to look down to remind myself which button is to pick up the phone and which is to hang up the call. Perhaps I am just too used to Japanese car layouts but I think the Ford layout is just not intuitive:

1. Volume up should be on the far right and volume down should be the far left, and mute button in the middle.
2. Pick up the call (and previous sound track) should be the left, hang up the call (next track) should be on the right, and Siri button in the middle.

And the cruise country is equally hard to remember. I am much prefer Toyota's design, Much simpler and never needed to look down

I am done with my rant. Still love the truck though.

HERE HERE! It's obviously a minor inconvenience but the placement of the Volume Up/Down buttons and the Track Skip buttons have absolutely bugged me ever since I bough the truck. It just makes no sense.

 

[dearbulls]

Volume up/down should be up/down. Forward/back should be left/right. Voice commands should be clearly different from other options (e.g. a paddle to pull toward yourself).

These buttons should be easily within reach of your hands held around 9 & 3.

Hey wait, that's how a 2012 Ford Focus was set up...

https://www.victorymotorsofcolorado.com/inventory/2012-ford-focus-se/307924

The position of these buttons is what I hated the most on wife's old escape and my f150.

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