2013 Sonics
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CoHPhasor
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I've GOT to kill the "Lamps On Reminder" light in the instrument cluster. 
They're nice to remind me that DRL are on, but on constantly while headlights are on?
What moron decided that? It is green and bright as ****, at night, when every other instrument light is blue and the damn thing doesn't dim?
*smack!*
Bad engineer! go to your room and think about what you've done!
I like turning down my interior lights and it doesn't help to have this thing giving me laser surgery.
They're nice to remind me that DRL are on, but on constantly while headlights are on?
What moron decided that? It is green and bright as ****, at night, when every other instrument light is blue and the damn thing doesn't dim?
*smack!*
Bad engineer! go to your room and think about what you've done!
I like turning down my interior lights and it doesn't help to have this thing giving me laser surgery.
sbpphoenix
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Most new vehicles have that feature
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jennie421
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Not with the myLink.
CoHPhasor
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Yea, I just wish there were half a dozen little cubbies around the dash to help me with cards, or at least one in the sun visor.
What is a card slot and what is it for?
Johnny Alien
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I keep my work parking pass in there. I love that little slot.
Johnny Alien
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I am seeing new reviews for CUE and MyLink and it seems that many people are frustrating using the touchscreen for tuning. Apparently its hard to do. They said there should be volume and tone knobs and not just the touchscreen.
I am not sure I would agree since you can tune via steering wheel can't you? Or can you only flip through saved settings?
I am not sure I would agree since you can tune via steering wheel can't you? Or can you only flip through saved settings?
There is a tuning knob, the one I played with had a volume and a tuning knob. But it was in a Malibu, so I don't know if that is the same as the one in the Sonic.
CoHPhasor
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It is not the same in the Sonic.
The radio itself has 4 'physical buttons':
Vol up/down, Power, Home
(These are soft buttons like on an Android phone, but not on the screen)
I'd agree that someone at Chevy has failed to properly utilize screen space in the tuning mode.
Tune/Scan selectors are relatively small when there is so much screen space.
That being said, I don't have any problem making my way through stations then setting my favorites.
The steering wheel control lets you cycle through your favorites or select the source as well as control volume.
(I am unaware if holding the wheel in the desired direction forces it to simply move up/down through the radio band, though the manual doesn't state it.)
There are some other ways to scan for stations as well, such as holding and dragging the station on the screen will start scanning in that direction.
You can also go into the "station list" in the FM menu and you can look through a list of available stations.
(Likely vulnerable to any radio's scanning faux pas, signal is too weak so a station isn't found though it's perfectly fine)
The radio itself has 4 'physical buttons':
Vol up/down, Power, Home
(These are soft buttons like on an Android phone, but not on the screen)
I'd agree that someone at Chevy has failed to properly utilize screen space in the tuning mode.
Tune/Scan selectors are relatively small when there is so much screen space.
That being said, I don't have any problem making my way through stations then setting my favorites.
The steering wheel control lets you cycle through your favorites or select the source as well as control volume.
(I am unaware if holding the wheel in the desired direction forces it to simply move up/down through the radio band, though the manual doesn't state it.)
There are some other ways to scan for stations as well, such as holding and dragging the station on the screen will start scanning in that direction.
You can also go into the "station list" in the FM menu and you can look through a list of available stations.
(Likely vulnerable to any radio's scanning faux pas, signal is too weak so a station isn't found though it's perfectly fine)