Cruise
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Barry Ashcroft

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1,958 posts

250 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Im looking for a V8V am I right in thinking cruise will get you radio controls on the steering wheel.

Thanks in advance

JACK6284

334 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Mine is a 2006 car and has cruise but no sound (Premuim)system controls on the steering wheel. Maybe on the later cars though.

Barry Ashcroft

Original Poster:

1,958 posts

250 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Is your cruise on the wheel or a stalk?

Neil1300R

5,761 posts

207 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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You need to buy Grant's book!
early cars with cruise have volume controls on the left hand side of the wheel that ONLY control the volume of your phone (Bluetooth). At work so haven't got Grants book to check which year this changed.

JACK6284

334 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Barry Ashcroft said:
Is your cruise on the wheel or a stalk?
On the right hand side of the wheel at around 4/5 o'clock

Like this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/largepic.asp?i=42...

Edited by JACK6284 on Thursday 20th September 15:23

Barry Ashcroft

Original Poster:

1,958 posts

250 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Neil1300R said:
You need to buy Grant's book!
early cars with cruise have volume controls on the left hand side of the wheel that ONLY control the volume of your phone (Bluetooth). At work so haven't got Grants book to check which year this changed.
Ah so I'm thinking that none have wheel controls for the stereo then, cruise is a must and wheel controls for stereo wold e great.

I'll get the book ordered currently in South of France on holiday so will order when back.

897sma

3,606 posts

173 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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I've got cruise control & upgraded audio but no stereo controls on the steering wheel. Not a big deal though cos the radio controls are about 8 or 9 inches from my left hand so fairly easy to get to smile

Grant3

3,709 posts

284 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Cheers for the mention Neil thumbup

As you look at the wheel from the seat, the (optional on Vantage) Bluetooth module adds controls to the left side of the steering wheel (these only control the volume of the phone), and the (optional Vantage) Cruise Control adds controls to the right side.

From the 08MY the steering wheel has audio controls on the left side as standard, so you can change tracks and music volume on the move... it also controls phone functions if the Bluetooth module is fitted.

Hope this helps smile

DangerMonkey

590 posts

245 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Grant3 said:
Cheers for the mention Neil thumbup

As you look at the wheel from the seat, the (optional on Vantage) Bluetooth module adds controls to the left side of the steering wheel (these only control the volume of the phone), and the (optional Vantage) Cruise Control adds controls to the right side.

From the 08MY the steering wheel has audio controls on the left side as standard, so you can change tracks and music volume on the move... it also controls phone functions if the Bluetooth module is fitted.

Hope this helps smile
Just to confuse things further mine, (06 V8V but MY07, standard audio) has the full functionality - audio controls on the left of the wheel and does tracks/stations, volume control, opens up the phone and scrolls through contacts/dialled numbers all that sort of stuff etc etc)

should say I have no cruise, no idea if that's actually relevant or not

yeti

10,684 posts

304 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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I would love stereo utility on my steering wheel!!

Need to sort a date with James to see what can be done, maybe next time I'm at BR...

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

239 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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DangerMonkey said:
Just to confuse things further mine, (06 V8V but MY07, standard audio) has the full functionality - audio controls on the left of the wheel and does tracks/stations, volume control, opens up the phone and scrolls through contacts/dialled numbers all that sort of stuff etc etc)

should say I have no cruise, no idea if that's actually relevant or not
Must be a updated wheel?

woolders

874 posts

186 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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yeti said:
I would love stereo utility on my steering wheel!!

Need to sort a date with James to see what can be done, maybe next time I'm at BR...
Lewis, I can assure you that with the roof down, having the stereo utility on the wheel makes no difference - you still can't see what the output on the screen says, even when it is cloudy.

Murph7355

41,969 posts

285 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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V8 Animal said:
Must be a updated wheel?
At a guess it's had the later audio (ie iPod) set up installed (1k upgrade from Aston).

nw28840

1,009 posts

208 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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My 08 plate V8V roadster has stereo ( volume and track control), telephone control and cruise control all on the steering wheel.