Well i went to a 02 Seicento so had nice light steering nehow
i wanner get that audi i think it was they had on top gear which parks itself then go and do a test
i wanner get that audi i think it was they had on top gear which parks itself then go and do a test
"Girly Button" I know cars have got heavier and tyres wider, but I'm not sure why we should need power steering. Being a boring old git I've got a list of cars I've driven that haven't had PAS:wasnt it nicknamed the chick button originally?
personally my punto doesnt have it, new one does though doubt ill ever use it!
the city button is disabled over 40kph it says so in the manual it's in the programing theres a perameter for it in the examiner you can view it is most definately off at 70mph and normal asistance resumes it's all in your head
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Why doesnt every other learner car or car manufacturer have a city button then?
if you need a parking sensors you cant drive so shoudnt have driving license cant see whats wrong with useing the city button on a test tho it dont turn the steering wheel for you just makes it lighter so you still need to no how much to turn the wheels and how far to reverse ect when parking
If anything I think the city button makes my Panda harder to drive. It gets far too light and you dont get any feedback from the wheel at all. Even the standard power steering is too powerfull really. When I picked the car up the dealer showed me around the car and explained all the controls. I had already heard about the city button so when he came to it I told him not to bother. He said they call it the girlie button and I would never use it anyway.
Just a quick question I know the Panda 100hp has a sport button instead of city button. According to the Fiat website the sport button actually reduces the power steering and increases throttle response. Is this true because if so I would certainly have that on all the time.
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Although I got parking sensors cos I'm lazy, not cos I can't drive. /QUOTE]
:slayer:someone thinks im right.
i was not saying if you have a parking sensors you cant drive i was saying if you CANT park without one you cant drive (i would love to have one)
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant."
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Although I got parking sensors cos I'm lazy, not cos I can't drive. /QUOTE]
:slayer:someone thinks im right.
i was not saying if you have a parking sensors you cant drive i was saying if you CANT park without one you cant drive (i would love to have one)
I don't like the sensors, I have installed a camera out of sight above my number plate. It allows me to reverse to within a cock hair of anything behind me - sensors tend to not work below 30cm/12". Hell, with power steering AND reverse camera I only need a gap 12" longer than the car.
Is there any way the city button can be disabled completely?
"Girly Button" I know cars have got heavier and tyres wider, but I'm not sure why we should need power steering. Being a boring old git I've got a list of cars I've driven that haven't had PAS:
1969 Vauxhall Viva 1159cc
1971 Vauxhall VX4/90 1975cc
1974 Vauxhall Viva 1256 cc
1975 Austin 1800 1798cc
1978 Vauxhall Chevette 1256cc
1981 Vauxhall Chevette HS 2279cc
Numerous Ford Transit and Mercedes 308 vans
Bedford TL 7.5 tonne trucks 5400cc.
There are many more such as Cortina and Corsair 2000s, in fact in the '70s it was rare for cars of 2 litre and below to have power steering at all, never mind something like a Panda with the City button.
I drove the Bedfords on the way to taking my Class 1 HGV and my instructor learnt to drive trucks before WWII that weighed 22 tons and didn't have power assisted steering.
Young people today, eh? What a bunch of Nancys.
Goes away and dons flame proof suit.
Doh. You know I never thought of that. How silly of me.
I don't press it but inquisitive passengers do and it has been pressed by accident. I would really rather the damn thing doesn't work at all if possible. I don't need the function as I can actually drive and have managed all these years without it.