Argelius

Has anyone noticed how nearly silent the Turn signal "click" is in the HS? I find myself inadvertantly driving around with my blinker on. I'm too young to be seen like this!

The click is waaaay too quiet...

(Cj)

It's like that on the Toyota Camry as well. Most Toyota clickers are quieter than other manufacturers.

powersb

Twice this week already I have left the signal on. Agree that it is way too quiet.

acheparev

The blinking arrow always makes me aware of the blinker. Don't you guys ever look at your RPM or Speedometer?

Argelius

Well, frankly, with then heads-up display, not that often....

YotaCarFan

The HS lacks a tach, and it's not necessary to look at the speedometer since the HS has radar cruise control and auto pre-collision braking to automatically control the speed.

I agree that the Toyota clickers are very quiet. I guess the idea is to make the noise less annoying and intrusive.

Canesguy

But, in contrast, did you ever notice the loud clickers in the econoboxes?

Magellan55

not just that it's quiet, but I find it annoying that it doesn't turn itself off after making a less-than-90 degree turn. I have a left turn on my way to work that's maybe 70 degrees, and the turn signal on three other cars I've driven turns off fine there, but the HS doesn't. Coupled with the silent clicker, I find myself showing up at work with my left turn signal still on way too often :-(

And who looks at the dash? No tach, no temp gauge in the HS, and judging speed by looking outside / by other traffic is a skill most people get after a few years behind the wheel.

tonyscv

I prefer quiet clickers to loud ones... what bugs me is that for the last 20 years Chrysler corporation cars have the a warning chime come on if you drive more than a half-mile with the turn signal on. I have no idea why every manufacturer doesn't offer that feature.

acheparev

It has kind of a tach, it shows you when you are in economy mode or power mode and I always take a glance. Also the little display in the "tach" can show battery charge remaining and how the power is distributed. And judging speed by other cars will land you a ticket where I live.

Squirrelsb

I'm always looking at the dash because I'm playing a little game on how high I can get my MPG numbers to.

Magellan55

At first I thought that gauge acted like an intake vacuum gauge, but I think it's really more of a throttle position indicator. I watched it a lot at first, but now I kind of ignore it - it's not telling me if I'm rev-matching gears, or redlining the engine. I guess it's useful for hypermiling tho.

encore888

Indeed, experienced that as well...lol imagine if it were user-adjustable, one more complex thing to fix I guess.