Additionally, the flimsy feeling front seats are mounted low and do not offer a height adjustment. Thigh support is minimal, and a high cowl, combined with a scooped dashboard mounted excessively low, makes occupants feel like they are sitting about three inches off the road. Shorter drivers, like my wife, find the Saturn comfortable and sporty feeling. Another complaint revolves around the design of the center stack controls, and the materials used to house them. Radio and climate controls represent an ergonomic disaster.
Radio buttons are small and identically sized.
To adjust heating and air conditioning, you must select a variety of slide levers, push buttons, and rotary dials to adjust air flow, temperature, and fan speed. Moreover, the climate controls are mounted ridiculously low, and are marked by tiny symbols that would be difficult to see and decipher even if the stick shift wasn't in the way. Surrounding this mess is a thin, brittle strip of plastic that squeaked and chirped at every opportunity. The center console offers little in the way of storage. Power window switches are mounted here, as well as the power controls for the right exterior mirror.