Is The Infotainment Screen Glass?

I can't really help but am curious.
My iPhone still doesn't have a scratch on it, knock on wood.
I think, looking at your car's screen, maybe with a flashlight on it from the side, if you would see any scratches, it would point to being plastic.
I wonder what the manual says about cleaning it.
edit: Read it, page 400...nothing. It does say that the front side windows have a UV protection film (if equipped, lol), that could scratch.
edit2: Is it possible to get by without touching the screen? (I don't have my car yet)
edit3: I just looked a my MINI's screen. It does have scratches, from cleaning. I never really touch the screen, using the dial (X-Drive). I might consider a screen protector from day 1 if the screen in my LE (8") will be plastic.

 

Reminds me of “bumper protectors”. The more you think about that one, the funnier it sounds.

our son used some cleaner on his Mazda CX-5 touch screen, regretted it: it turned milky. Got a protector after, and ok now.

water-damped cloth is only thing I’d use.

 

I haven't had stellar luck with the glass screen protectors for phones. Bubbles, cracking, etc. Wouldn't look forward to installing a big one on the infotainment screen.

 

Page 22 of the multimedia manual:

●Gently clean the screen with a glasses cleaning cloth or similar soft cloth. Touching the screen forcibly with your finger or a hard cloth may scratch the surface of the screen.

 

Ah, the multimedia manual. Will have to find that.

edit: Found it:

 

One guy here was looking for a cracked, gen 4 replacement screen, the bigger one I believe. Eventually disclosed he'd punched it.

 

Five finger death punch.

 

Five step? (Kill Bill)

 

The reference eludes me, although I seem to recall a shapely female ninja dispatching many people.

 

It was a punch, once delivered, you would make it 5 steps, then drop, dead.

Checked, you're more correct: it's called 5-point, uses 5 fingers, and victim takes 5 steps, before dropping dead.

Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique | Kill Bill Wiki | Fandom

 

Most modern touch screens has a very thin transparent 'plastic' surface layer. That's how the touch works. Older technology had an IR sensor array along the bezel assembly. While most OEM phones will spring for "gorilla glass", because of the harsh environment they're subjected to; I doubt Toyota would put expensive glass there in a stationary environment. But I could be wrong. The main concern is scratching that "plastic" touch sensitive layer. Superficial scratches may require touch recalibration, whereas deep scratches or gouges my render it inoperable.

Bottom line, treat it as if it was plastic or window tint.

Hope this helps.....

LoL; this reminds me of a service call I had. Touch display randomly activating and selecting things - LIKE IT'S HAUNTED. I got up there and found a flower vase next to the display. Everytime the HVAC system kicked on, one of the flower pedals would touch the display. The smarter ladies in the office just turned beet red with embarrassment and walked away. That left two that swore the place was haunted and that wasn't the problem. Told them to bring in some sage to cleanse the area; but DO NOT set-off the fire alarms. I moved the vase 3 inches to the right and told them to call me if it happens again.

 

i've been spraying with windex for years, but perhaps the new ones are more delicate

 

The SDSs that I've seen for Windex Original and Windex Ammonia-Free say that they are both pH 10.7. That's pretty alkali and I'd avoid using them on touch screens.

 

If it's a touch display, I just use water & microfiber rag. At work, we got those really expensive towelettes, sealed in foil.
The water and microfiber is usually good enough 95% of the time. Really greasy fingerprints, I use an alcohol wipe; if I can't find anything else. We run out of those specialized towelettes all the time; I'm pretty sure they're getting pilfered.

 

Maybe it's polarized to cut down on glare?