Multi Terrain Selector Knob symbol change??

[Shamish]

So I was staring at my Multi Terrain Selector Knob yesterday when I noticed that the symbol for the "sand" setting had changed (or at least seemed to have changed) to a "cactus". A bit of research (my last 4R was a 2012 Trail) confirmed that the older vehicles had a camel symbol for the "sand" setting. I don't know when the symbol change took place but I found images on line showing the camel in use until at least 2014.

Any idea why this changed? Maybe someone got upset? This would be a fun question to send off to Toyota in a letter...

 

[Matze]

You could be right, could be some political correctness nonsense.

just you wait, someone will interpret the cactus as a phallus symbol and it will change again

 

[Space King]

Well, my '19 ORP has a camel. A bactrian camel to be more precise. Nary a cactus in sight.

 

[BobsTrail]

I have had my Trail for 7 years and used M/T a lot yesterday. Never looked at the symbols, just the center stack guide thing. Guess I will go have a look now.

 

[SpeedyKevin]

Hmmm I think the 2020s now just reference reducing wheel spin or something on those lines with Sand being the least reduction and rock is now most reduction.

 

[SurfToy]

Well to be fair, most 4Runners are sold in the US where we are more likely to see a cactus in the sand than a camel...

 

[nglayton]

The camels of the world have united and filed a class action lawsuit.........

 

[Mutant138]

Funny mine shows a picture of John Stamos is almost every mode but rock. Also, Epstein didn't kill himself.

 

[Shamish]

Well to be fair, most 4Runners are sold in the US where we are more likely to see a cactus in the sand than a camel...

Not so sure of that...

...some of us old timers remember the old Camel cigarette ads from the '70s - '80s. Remember Joe the camel and the sandy background....or the scene on the carton? I had some friends who smoked which is why I know...

This is a serious issue which warrants investigation!!