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[browellm]

Look, if you can’t read the screen (I don’t mean presbyopia, I mean not being able to distinguish between items of moderate contrast) then maybe you shouldn’t be driving.

Can I just check are you giving us a free Internet optometry consultation here, or just shooting the breeze?

 

[Fursty Ferret]

If you need an optometrist to tell you that blind people shouldn’t drive, then you have other problems.

 

[browellm]

blind people shouldn’t drive

There is such an incredible irony here. Might suggest an eye test to help you read posts

 

[Mrklaw]

apparantly the steering wheel button for quick selecting items doesn’t seem to include wiper speeds.. but you can change the fan speed or reverse camera. Sigh..

 

[Tony Hoyle]

So close, yet so far..

 

[debrooker]

apparantly the steering wheel button for quick selecting items doesn’t seem to include wiper speeds.. but you can change the fan speed or reverse camera. Sigh..

I thought finally just to have that dream taken away

 

[Jason71]

I thought finally just to have that dream taken away

but why would you want it when we have auto wipers?
/s

 

[s_zigmond]

use right foot

but joking aside, the accelerator in the M3 is one of the most linear I have ever experienced. it's really quite easy to drive as if in chill mode while in standard mode

I was under the impression standard had increased regeneration. If this isn't the case I'll stop using it

 

[CWT3LR]

So close, yet so far..

Hey, I thought the thread about the inadequacy of park assist using vision was elsewhere?

 

[Roy B]

Look, if you can’t read the screen (I don’t mean presbyopia, I mean not being able to distinguish between items of moderate contrast) then maybe you shouldn’t be driving.

But we are precisely talking about age-related loss of accommodation here, a.k.a presbyopia. I take it you're too young to have first hand experience of it?

If you are not able to focus on close objects, then you basically have three options:

1. Move the object further away, so you can focus on it (impractical in this case)
2. Wear glasses - which would have to be bifocal or varifocal to avoid interfering with your ability to see the road, or
3. Accept that the screen will be slightly out of focus, but make other accommodations to maximise readability, such as larger text and high contrast text, so that you can easily read the text despite the fact that it's slightly out-of-focus.

For most people, option 3 is preferable - unless the condition is severe enough to make option 2 unavoidable, I guess.

EDIT: Actually, for completeness, there's a 4th option, also largely impractical in this case: ensure that you're in a bright enough environment that your pupils are constricted, as this aids in focusing.

 

[Chimpy McChimp]

I'm also excited about the font size. Currently I can just about read it but being able to tweak would make it so much easier.

 

[Mr H]

But we are precisely talking about age-related loss of accommodation here, a.k.a presbyopia. I take it you're too young to have first hand experience of it?

If you are not able to focus on close objects, then you basically have three options:

1. Move the object further away, so you can focus on it (impractical in this case)
2. Wear glasses - which would have to be bifocal or varifocal to avoid interfering with your ability to see the road, or
3. Accept that the screen will be slightly out of focus, but make other accommodations to maximise readability, such as larger text and high contrast text, so that you can easily read the text despite the fact that it's slightly out-of-focus.

For most people, option 3 is preferable - unless the condition is severe enough to make option 2 unavoidable, I guess.

EDIT: Actually, for completeness, there's a 4th option, also largely impractical in this case: ensure that you're in a bright enough environment that your pupils are constricted, as this aids in focusing.

Who said that???

 

[WllXM]

12.1 Being pushed now. Who will be the UK first...

Excited for the steering wheel controls & phone pick-up / hang-up.. long requested feature.

 

[BillN]

The key improvement is not in the release note:

 

[Tonybvi]

12.1 Being pushed now. Who will be the UK first...

Excited for the steering wheel controls & phone pick-up / hang-up.. long requested feature.

Installed it on my legacy MX this morning after it landed overnight. Nothing of any interest for us legacy guys (minor fixes, controls search, points of interest improvements, voice recognition improvements). Maybe you folk with newer 3’s and Y’s may get more interesting stuff!!

 

[chwe]

I got this morning on my MY.

Had a quick play with the scroll wheel functionality which is nice. But would like to be able to deselect options that are shown which doesn't seem possible (seems you can have all, or one).

Haven't tried the wiper thing above yet.

Didn't like the large text size so switched it back!

Zoom is in the release notes as well but haven't checked that yet

 

[chwe]

Manual wipers. And Zoom confirmed!

 

[Zilla91]

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Manual wipers. And Zoom confirmed!

That's great... But of absolutely no use when they start dry wiping without pressing the button on the stalk and causing another dry wipe.

 

[spdpsba]

That's great... But of absolutely no use when they start dry wiping without pressing the button on the stalk and causing another dry wipe.

Not another but @Zilla91

 

[Zilla91]

Not another but @Zilla91

It's true, though. You can't argue with that.

12.1 downloading now on the model 3, nothing yet for the Y

Edit: spoke too soon, downloading now on the Y as well