How often do you use the interior bells/whistles?

[Emt1581]

Whether you have a 15 or 16 and whether it's a Base or Premium...how often do you use all the different buttons, toggles, switches, etc.?

Personally, when I get in a car, I start it up and drive. Other than turning on the A/C or Heat and finding a song I like...that's about it. Just focused on the road.

But between the feedback on braking, launch times, steering/traction, climate control, seat temps, driving modes, navigation, lighting colors, etc....just curious how much these get used beyond the first week or two of owning one?

Thanks

-Emt1581

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[ohbuckeyes]

In the 7200 miles I've owned it, I've changed steering modes maybe 20 times, driving modes 5 times, never messed with the traction control. Never use the hands free calling. Never used a track app, only changed the lighting colors a few times in the first hundred miles, only changed the background on the screen once.

Basically cruise control, Sirius radio, and then ac/heat. That's about it.

 

[JeffreyDJ]

If it's "cold" - I'm in Texas, so it's relative - I use heated seats.
If it's warm I used the cooled seats.
Usually I leave the A/C on auto.
I occasionally use navigation.
I sometimes use Sport+.
I've not turned traction control off except to see that it works.
I've not used the hazards except to see they work.
I set my gauge color and accent interior color when I got the car 14 months ago.
I use the drivers seat memory to set my seat back to the right position if it gets messed up.
BLIS is helpful, but I don't rely on it.
I've used cruise control a few times.
I use the back camera on the regular.
I set the background wallpaper when I got it and when I upgraded to the Siri Hands Free (when it wiped it out).
Bluetooth Music everyday.
Occasionally Sirius and HD Radio.
Handsfree calling/talking on phone most days.

Am I missing anything?

 

[PonyGrrrl]

I use my toggles daily, rain sensing wipers are used a lot. I check the accelerometer after driving spirited. NAV gets used regularly. I stream over BT daily, listen to SiriusXM plenty. I also use the cooled seats, and since it's dipped into the 40's and 50's I use the heated seats. I also use ACC when I cruise on the highway. I also find BLIS very useful. I also use Reverse Park Assist daily.


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[DB23]

More than I thought I would for sure. Have the car 11 months now. Remote start and heated seats daily now it's winter. Voice commands for the radio and cell phone daily. Sport/track mode and paddle shifters for spirited driving most days. Track apps occasionally to see what revisions to my tune did. I do even change the my color stuff every once in awhile just for kicks. Climate control I usually leave in auto and I don't have nav (use my cell proped up in the coin tray for that).

 

[Genxer]

I never mess with traction control but I change steering modes some. On uneven roads I drop it to "comfort" so I don't have to make many corrections. I use hands free calling all the time with my iPhone, so handy. For music selection not so much, doesn't seem very intuitive. I use nav on my phone a lot, and let it give directions over the sound system. Of course, cruise control is used often but I find the button layout a little awkward. Love having audio controls on the wheel.

 

[aschaefer]

I don't have my new car yet, but I remember in my '12 hardly touching the driving modes/TC/MyColor after I got it set the way I wanted.

I did, however, use the nav all the time (I like having the map up to see where I'm going and what's around to navigate myself around the city), and used the voice controls all the time for music and phone.

 

[Jay159866]

Race mode, Heated seats if its cold.. sometimes adv. traction off.. and drive.

 

[P4RKER]

Everyday I use all of that. Either heated or cooled seats are on every minute I'm in the car. Drive mode toggle to sport+ even if I'm just going across the street to the store. I stream music either through my phone or my SD card. Hands free calling on at least a weekly basis. I have all the MyColors set and switch through them depending on my driving mood when I jump in. I go between the gage screen and the Trip1 screen when I'm not on the accelerometer screen. I've owned my car since Oct 2014 with over 17,000 miles.

 

[Old 5 Oh]

I have used more of the toys, more often, than I thought I might. I use voice control for the phone and nav regularly. Really like that. FM, Sirius and CD constantly. Never used AM. Cruise control every drive. Intermittent wipers. Heated seats work great. Cooled seats are meh but I use them and they are better than nothing. Set the interior lights to colors I like, but I only like one color so I have left them alone. I use different computer/gauge modes. Sport+ mode, Rain/Snow mode. MFT HVAC controls when I need to be picky and Auto isn't doing it, mostly when I need defrosting but want heat too.

Yeah, I like having all the toys. I would miss them.

 

[zxd9]

I've only had my car a month but I regularly use
Heated seats
Cruise when on highway
Snow/wet mode or in GA I call it cold/wet mode
Just started experimenting with Sport+ and Track mode
Rarely change steering mode
Tried hazards to confirm function
Rear camera every day
Turned TCS off to confirm function
I've watched accelerometer a couple times. Will use more when it warms up.
I usually leave the instant mpg function up and reset each fillup
Use Bluetooth for phone regularly
Use screen to easily redial frequently used numbers
I've texted from the screen a few times
Changed interior colors
Used Nav a few times already too

I think that about covers it.

 

[OracleHCR]

I use them all the time. I even change my interior lighting occasionally just to switch things up.

 

[Colleton]

In the summer I usually set the driving mode to Sport+. When it's raining I set it to Snow/Rain.

Other than that, I use Sync quite a bit. Phone calls and music playback via USB.

 

[Grandmarshal]

Alone driving (Sport plus) :bolt:
Wife in the car (comfort) :chill:

 

[CommyO]

I use them with great passion and vigor

Salutations,
CommyO

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