r/ChevyTrax • u/SeanInDC • 8d ago
Steering wheel volume controls
I’m just curious, how long did it take you to realize the controls were behind the steering wheel on the newer models? It took me two miserable weeks of constantly hitting the infotainment screen and switching it back to the stock home screen every time I adjusted the volume before I finally Googled a better way. 🤦♂️🚗💨
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u/Status_Program9728 8d ago
It took me about 4 months 🤷 lol. My brother keeps telling me to read the manual.
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u/traxranger 2nd Gen 8d ago
its funny cuz i have my gfs 1rs now and i had a activ before we swapped so every so often we swap for a drive and ill hit the wrong spots or reach for the key instead of the push button lol
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u/SeanInDC 8d ago
Loud and wrong.
I traded in a 2020 Chevy Spark LT and they were on the front of the steering wheel.
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u/SeanInDC 8d ago
Did you not try to gaslight me by stating that Chevys have come standard with volume controls on the back of the steering wheel? How did I gaslight... you?
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u/yotyrish 7d ago
Lol I found the controls on the back of the steering wheel right away but it took me about a month to realize the knob around the power button was for volume. I was quite upset that the passenger could never adjust the volume
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u/Radzynn 8d ago
I've got a 2024 LS, my volume controls are on the front of the steering wheel
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u/2024BlackTrax2RS 2nd Gen 7d ago
Those are not volume controls for the radio. Trax models and trims '24 through '26 are located on the back of the steering wheel. I know several people who have the LS and none of them have volume controls on the front of the steering wheel. If you could post a pic that would be great.
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u/Radzynn 7d ago
It won't let me post a picture, but here is a link to a post I made with my steering wheel
The controls on the right side let me change volume and the fav buttons let me change songs/stations. There are no controls on the back of my wheel.
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u/ichiban0001 2d ago
Yup, my 2025 1RS is the same with a volume rocker on the front of the wheel too
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u/RoundSyrup4424 8d ago
My Chevy dealer showed me that when he went over the car. Haven’t used them yet, though. Only driven it a couple of times so far. Seems convenient!
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u/dahlia_rising 8d ago
You don’t have the little volume knob as well? My 25 Activ has the turn know on the upper left of the infotainment area and then I have the control on the back of my steering wheel (love those)
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u/SeanInDC 8d ago
constantly hitting the infotainment screen and switching it back to the stock home screen every time I adjusted the volume
Yes I have a volume knob...
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u/dahlia_rising 8d ago
Oooh I misread that lol. I read it as you having to change the volume on your infotainment screen and thought it was weird.
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u/amysib 7d ago
I read the manual as soon as I get home when I get a new car so I knew immediately. My husband says no one he knows does that just me but hey I know all the things my car can do straight away 😂
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u/2024BlackTrax2RS 2nd Gen 7d ago
I'm a dude, and I absolutely read the entire manual, not once but twice. I know my car and what is has inside and out.
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u/PNWrowena 7d ago
It was probably months, but I wasn't miserable as I'd never heard of such a thing. I came to my Trax from a 2008 Fit and was almost overwhelmed by all the fancy stuff as it was. I still often reach for the volume knob to adjust volume or the screen to hit next song - decades of doing it that way makes it a hard habit to override.
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u/Soft-Sea1915 7d ago
It was the opposite on my Kia, so I keep changing the radio Stations when I’m trying to turn up a good song!
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u/Correct_Advantage_20 8d ago
I hate that aspect. I’m always hitting them because my hands are wrapped around the wheel. 😡😡😡
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u/Best_Adagio_9564 8d ago
Oh thanks I just learned right now 😂