What Does This Button Do

What Does This Button Do Inside the Lexus RC 200t?

By Joe Bruzek on July 7, 2016


CARS.COM — If this "ASC" button was in a Mitsubishi, its obvious meaning would be "Active Stability Control," Mitsu's name for an electronic stability system. Boring, right? But the "ASC" button in the 2016 Lexus RC 200t sport coupe engages… Read More

What Does This Button Do Inside the Lexus RC 200t?

By Joe Bruzek on July 7, 2016

CARS.COM — If this "ASC" button was in a Mitsubishi, its obvious meaning would be "Active Stability Control," Mitsu's name for an electronic stability system. Boring, right? But the "ASC" button in the 2016 Lexus RC 200t sport coupe engages… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Mike Hanley on March 28, 2016

CARS.COM — If you look closely at the 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster's updated steering wheel you'll see something new on the lower right side. The four-position rotary dial with a black button in its center looks like something from an… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Joe Bruzek on December 23, 2015

CARS.COM — The 2016 Subaru Forester's traction-related X-Mode has a curious button arrangement. The "X-Mode" displayed on the center console is just a placard with an arrow pointing to the actual button, which is just to the left of the… Read More

What Does This Button Do in the 2016 Volvo XC90?

What Does This Button Do in the 2016 Volvo XC90?

By Jennifer Geiger on September 2, 2015

Oftentimes, when installing a car seat during a Car Seat Check, I come across a question only the owner's manual can answer. Such was the case in the 2016 Volvo XC90. Off to the glove box! But how do you… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Joe Bruzek on December 19, 2014

At first glance this button doesn't look like anything special. It's obviously a side-view mirror control of some sort, but pressing it doesn't automatically reveal the button's multicontrol function. What looks like a simple retracting mirror button activates a different… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Joe Bruzek on July 30, 2014

Tons of things go into seats, like passengers, child-safety seats and less convenient items like quarters, cellphones and keys that disappear into the black hole between the cushions. Few things, however, come out of a seat unless it's a coil… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Joe Bruzek on July 8, 2014

If the illustration on the 2015 Volkswagen GTI's key fob is any indication, the automaker wants us to prepare for an impending alien death-ray attack. VW's counterattack strategy? Honking the horn and flashing the turn signal lights really fast. Man,… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Jennifer Geiger on June 25, 2014

The button in our latest What Does This Button Do series seems to say "You. Sit. Here." thanks to an arrow pointing at a seat. No Capt. Obvious, that's not what it means. More Curious Buttons The icon refers to… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Joe Bruzek on February 3, 2014

We've found it, folks. The elusive ejector seat lives on, and it's not in James Bond's Aston Martin. If this coveted button followed through on what its illustration promises, it would make the eight-passenger 2014 Lexus LX 570 luxury SUV… Read More

What Does This Button Do?

What Does This Button Do?

By Sara Lacey on December 31, 2013

I like feeling pampered — even in a car. That doesn't mean a hoity-toity attitude, just some good manners. Naturally, I loved the civility of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 coupe. During my drive, it seemed that the E350's mystery button… Read More
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