The report describes a survey of 1986 model year domestic and imported cars. A total of 236 cars were examined, representing 90% of the cars domestically produced or imported to the United States for that model year. The data were collected by visiting car dealerships and surveying all models and body styles (i.e., 2-door, 4-door, station wagons, etc.). For each car surveyed, 31 secondary controls (e.g., front wiper, turn signal, dome light, etc.) were examined in order to determine: where the switches for these controls were located, what kind of switches were used for each control, what motions were used to operate these controls, how the switches were labeled, and patterns in switch location or design by manufacturer. The report contains a large number of tables and figures that answer these questions.


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    Title :

    Secondary Controls in Domestic 1986 Model Year Cars


    Contributors:
    P. Green (author) / D. Ottens (author) / S. Adams (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    198 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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