graemem
Member Since: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Borders
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I'm fed up. You see I love my D3 but I do get mildly annoyed about having to "confirm" that some of the sat nav contols will not be available while the vehicle is moving.
I accept that is the case and IMHO probably the safest option as well. but PLEASE why do I have to confirm it everytime I start my car? Please someone tell me I havent read the scant insructions properly and there is a way to switch it off.
Also I use the sat nav quite a lot. Often just for a time check for getting home and am not interested in the voice instructions. In fact I tend to always have the sound off and just glance at the screen when I want guidance. However I could do with the audible prompt to remind me to look at the screen. Is there a way to switch off the voice but have the audible chime sound?
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 26th Sep 2005 11:12 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Sorry, you're stuck with it. I too find it tiresome, but I suppose the risk of getting sued is too great.
The sat nav is very good, I do'nt use the voice much, only usually in towns I am not familiar with. The time to destination is useful.
I don't like some of its route choices, it likes going through town centres, but you can always ignore it.
The Off road navigation is fun, but a bit pointless in the UK, I used to to map out the caravan site in Cornwall - useless but it passed a wet morning working it out  The 4x4 info screen was very useful off-road.
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| 26th Sep 2005 11:25 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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I agree with the town centre bit which is tiresome, but on the whole the system is good. What I find a load of rubbish is the time of arrival. If you drive motorways/dual carriageways and then come into 30mph limits it is still thinking you're doing at least 60! I don't know how it calculates this value but it can be annoying - though good for the kids particularly as my son knows what the values are and it does remove some of the are we there yet? Unfortunately 6 year olds do not seem to understand 2 hours is a long time!!! DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 27th Sep 2005 8:12 am |
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