Audio controls on astra steering wheel

Just got my new Astra which has steering wheel audio controls on the
lower part of the steering wheel on both sides.

Has any one had problems reaching these controls or am i not use to them
yet , I find it safer and easier to reach over to the radio. Especially
as I thought the steering wheel controls were used to stop you letting
go of the wheel. When holding the steering wheel at the ten too two
position i have to move my hands to reach the buttons, Even at the
quarter to three position I find it hard.

Any comments would be welcome.


Andrew

 

You don't say which year of Astra - mine's a 2000, and I never use them.
Somehow they just don't seem natural.
Used to have them on a Renault Safrane and used those all the time.

(AND I hate (small) horn controls which rotate with the steering wheel.
Have the designers never driven a car?)

 

year 2004, well at least its not just has problems with them

 

I know I'm swearing in here..but Ford seem to overcome this problem ;-)

tyke

 

"> I know I'm swearing in here..but Ford seem to overcome this problem ;-)


Ford? I've heard of them. Dont they make condom dispensers, or something
like that?

 

At the end of the day, its something to get used to.

On a motorway - no problem with any of the buttons

While manoeuvring, turning corners etc. - of curse they will move as the
steering wheel does

 

And that's the time when you're most likely to need the horn..in everyday
traffic. Not too many people crossing the motorway (hopefully) ;-) No give
me the horn in the middle of the wheel any day

tyke

 

I recall a long time ago, the earliest vauxhall that I have personal
knowledge of that my grandfather had was a light blue Victor FB. (my own
very first car was a Victor FE, but thats a story for another time) and -I
think-the horn on that was a circular (could have been semi circular) chrome
ring inside the steering wheel that could be activated with hands on any
part of the wheel without removing hands. Maybe American influenced, dunno.

Mike

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