[Boodah]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think whoever came up with the steering wheel controls for navigating the directory tree of an iPod hasn't used a computer very much? I'm having a hard time getting the logic behind pressing and holding the up-arrow key to go down in the directory tree and pressing and holding the down-arrow key to go up in the directory tree. I understand their whole "backwards and forwards" analogy, but it's the opposite of how directory trees are normally displayed or handled.

I posted this and realized I forgot to ask my question...does anyone know if there's any way whatsoever to reverse this behavior? I'm assuming no but one can always hope...

 

[johnny_blazer]

...this is the reason why I use the head unit itself to navigate my ipod and iphone. it's much easier with the jog dial of the head unit.

I only use the steering wheel controls for for volume and skipping / starting from the beginning of tracks when my ipod or iphone are connected...

 

[Richard]

...this is the reason why I use the head unit itself to navigate my ipod and iphone. it's much easier with the jog dial of the head unit.

I only use the steering wheel controls for for volume and skipping / starting from the beginning of tracks when my ipod or iphone are connected...

That's correct. The head unit has extra buttons to handle additional features. The steering wheel controls are cumbersome when using other options as well such as FF/Rew on a CD Track. You have to hold the button for several seconds to invoke this feature. This also pertains to seeking out radio stations. It's just easier to use the head unit when performing functions like this. But this is common to all steering wheel audio controls. They can only fit so many buttons on the steering wheel.

I'm not overly thrilled with the steering wheel audio controls on the Malibu anyway. The buttons are very small, so I have to end up looking at the controls so I know I'm pushing the correct button. That's in sharp contrast to the controls on the head unit which are large and easy to see. With my previous car, they put the volume control on one side of the steering wheel and the seek / scan controls on the other side. At least you can memorize what the left side buttons do and what the right side buttons do.