Mustang placement of hazard light switch

Lol, seriously?
Nobody uses that switch anyway. Not frequently at least.

I use mine daily at my job site. I don't have a problem with the placement. Probably would have preferred a different location for it, but it's solid enough that it doesn't get turned in by accident.

I guess in a car they got 99.8% right someone has to complain about something.

The hazard button should be easy to reach. Especially now that it's a global car. In some parts of the world(Germany, on the autobahn) people use their hazards to indicate heavier than normal braking. Really useful for letting those behind you know that there's a stop/emergency up ahead. I still use it in that fashion here in the states, and I've seen others do it as well.

I guess it is hard to find, it is next to the start button with a big triangle on the button. The start button, the most used switch on the car. It is used every time you drive it.

My bet you can find it becasue you don't use the start button. What a moron this guy is.

timd38 said:

My bet you can find it becasue you don't use the start button. What a moron this guy is.

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:lol: oh the irony.

It's a better spot than my pickup that has it on the top of the steering column.

In the truck when I'm towing and want to hazard flash to thank someone for letting me in it's very awkward to activate the switch in any manner other than reaching through the steering wheel. It makes me uncomfortable since if I needed to steer even though my other hand is on the wheel my arm is in the way.

The Mustang is easy to turn on and off. Maybe if it's your first time driving the car and you didn't familiarize yourself before you started driving you'd have issues finding it. That's more a failure of the driver than design.

Any time I get in a new car to drive it I look for the headlights, wiper controls, and hazards before I start rolling, most people just change the radio station.

I've used the hazard switch on a few occasions due to heavy rain downpour and another because a guy was swerving all over the road. It's the first switch to the right of the ignition that you reach for regularly. I don't find the hazard switch to be a difficult reach or challenging.

It is not in a good location. I was fumbling about looking for it myself when I first got the car. Most every car I have had has the button clearly marked where the Mustang it is hard to see against the "chrome" and usually in a center area on the console and not so low in the console.

I dont think there is anything wrong with the placement, smh as said, these assholes just want something to complain about! I will however admit, last week I had a brain fart and forgot where the hazard was when I needed it LOL

In my area we use it as a "thank you" when a slower car uses a turnout allowing the faster car to pass. At first it was a bit difficult to find, but now I'm used to the location and it is no big deal. Most cars have the button in a somewhat awkward location IMO.

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scott_0 said:

I dont think there is anything wrong with the placement............I will however admit, last week I had a brain fart and forgot where the hazard was when I needed it

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It's not about having something to complain about, it's just sharing observations and experiences. They're all different. Those of us who tend to use them more often, prefer them in an easier to find location, and believe you shouldn't have to look away from the road to find it.

Wow. I can't believe that many paragraphs could have been written about something so stupid. Seriously? How is that a problem?

As for those who had trouble finding it the first time...well, yeah. That's typically what happens when you get into a NEW car! The good news is that now you know.

Personally, I always thought old cars having it on the steering column was stupid since in some cases, you basically had to reach through the steering wheel to get to it, but that's just me.

The writer "kind of" has a valid point. The hazard switch is in a non-standard location compared to other vehicles, so it could be hard to find the first time you need it. Even noticing it's placement when I first got the car, I struggled to recall where it was the first time I needed it quickly. Just years of programming from driving cars that have it either on the column or at top of the center stack.

But that said, once you use it just one time, it's never an issue again. It may actually be quicker to access where it is compared to on the top of the steering column, which requires an awkward reach through, or around the wheel.

Even if it was in front of the face, people would still have to look for it the very first time! Otherwise, you never knew exactly where it is and simply assuming its placement. You would think such an important feature people would take a minute to familiarize themselves before driving the car for the first time. Most are more concerned about how to activate line lock or configure their entertainment console - radio station presets and so forth.