I know we've had a lot of posts featuring the navigation screen lately, but I discovered this morning that it's possible to tilt the screen in our Mazda 6. And I'm not talking about the acrobatic tilt and swivel to load CDs into the audio system. This tilt seems useful in avoiding glare on the screen itself. At least, that's all I can think of.
Here's how it works. You push the physical "display" button below the bottom right hand of the screen, and the display screen controls come up (click through to the jump to see the control screen). There are two virtual buttons on the bottom left corner of that screen to control tilt angle. Hit the left one and the physical screen stays flush with the case (see above left). Hit the right one and the bottom of the physical screen tilts ever so slightly up (about half an inch or so, see above right).
Any other ideas why this might be useful?
Bryn MacKinnon, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com
subaru123 says:
12:26 PM, 10/ 9/09
So the next editor can say why is the screen falling out of the dash
altimadude00 says:
12:26 PM, 10/ 9/09
Short and tall drivers? Primarily, it's for reducing glare so you can see the screen though. Most screens have this option if they are not under a hood.
relyt says:
02:06 PM, 10/ 9/09
Does it pivot electronically? If so, that seems like a rather useless mechanical part. Couldn't you just pivot the screen manually by pushing at its edges?