Jim
RVF Supporter
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2019
- Messages
- 4,620
- Location
- North Carolina
- RV Year
- 2020
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Essex 4543
- RV Length
- 45
- Chassis
- Spartan
- Engine
- Cummins / I6 Diesel Pusher 605HP
- TOW/TOAD
- 2016 Jeep Rubicon
- Fulltimer
- No
HeyNewmar
Yesterday, during a six-hour drive from Pensacola to Silver Springs, I spent a good portion of the trip wrestling with strong crosswinds that were pushing my 55,000-lb coach around like a ragdoll. This is exactly the kind of situation Comfort Drive was designed to help with.
On the older models, the system used a simple dial on the dash, easy to reach, easy to adjust, and you could do it without taking your eyes off the road. But on the newer models, the controls are buried in a menu system that forces you to look away at the very moment when your full attention is needed just to keep the coach pointed forward.
I’m not trying to be overly critical, but in a situation where you desperately need this safety system, especially when fighting high winds on elevated highways, why would a coach designer think it was a good idea to hide such an essential control inside a secondary menu?
Yesterday, during a six-hour drive from Pensacola to Silver Springs, I spent a good portion of the trip wrestling with strong crosswinds that were pushing my 55,000-lb coach around like a ragdoll. This is exactly the kind of situation Comfort Drive was designed to help with.
On the older models, the system used a simple dial on the dash, easy to reach, easy to adjust, and you could do it without taking your eyes off the road. But on the newer models, the controls are buried in a menu system that forces you to look away at the very moment when your full attention is needed just to keep the coach pointed forward.
I’m not trying to be overly critical, but in a situation where you desperately need this safety system, especially when fighting high winds on elevated highways, why would a coach designer think it was a good idea to hide such an essential control inside a secondary menu?
