HUD is awesome - order it and you'll be looking for it in your next vehicle you order!! If you ever do any driving out of USA...(like Canada) you can switch to KPH and it will show you speed in KM's vs Miles. Even better is as Brian mentioned, it shows you your Navigation instructions...which in itself if so cool as you don't need to take you eyes of the road. As for the distraction, I think once you've adjusted the position and brightness to your liking, your all set!

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