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Re: Accidentally Opening Locked Doors From Inside? [4wheelinit] by lucky_777
Oct 13, 2008 (10:14 am)
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Replying to: 4wheelinit (Oct 12, 2008 4:38 pm)

I looked at it on my 08 HL and only front doors unlock automatically. Rear doors where kids normally seat require lock to be explicitly unlocked in order to open the door.
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Re: Accidentally Opening Locked Doors From Inside? [wwest] by 4wheelinit
Oct 14, 2008 (7:09 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Oct 13, 2008 9:15 am)

Thanks to all of you for your replies. Even if the battery were to fail, aren't the locks controlled by your hand or the electric locking system which would make the argument for this "feature" unnecessary? I really don't know the answer, but having unlocked many "electric" locks by hand it seems like the mechanism is actually mechanical but power assisted.
 
Trust me... I'm no engineer or car expert, so please bdyment or anyone else please correct me... or confirm if you agree.
 
Thanks again,
 
Mark
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [nimrod99] by gdkoger
Oct 17, 2008 (6:55 am)
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Replying to: nimrod99 (Apr 18, 2008 7:54 pm)

I hate to back track.. But that is the way this forum works. You are exactly right about the NAV. And most people who argue this are lying and don't have a NAV or at least this version. Because this is the most annoying thing. If there reasoning is safety, then add more voice features. The voice features are useless and the NAV is useless unless you type in where you are going when you start. Or going home.. What did you do to fix this lockout.
 
Thanks in advance...
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [gdkoger] by kdhspyder
Oct 17, 2008 (7:17 am)
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Replying to: gdkoger (Oct 17, 2008 6:55 am)

How is it that you find the voice recognition feature useless? In the deliveries I do on the Navi systems I make certain that every new owner understands when and how to use it before they drive off.
You can control the audio
You can give it POI groups, on the fly
You can have it send you home, on the fly
You can change the destination, on the fly
What specifically is it that you want it to do that it won't do?
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [kdhspyder] by gdkoger
Oct 17, 2008 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 17, 2008 7:17 am)

Yes you can turn POI on or OFF, but it doesn't show where to go. It doesn't take you anywhere. Meaning I want to go to BK. I can only turn on restaurants. I can't find the closest BK to me right now. How good is that? 65 voice commands.. WOW great Radio features. ahhh AM, FM1 or FM2, SAT or CD Changer. What about stations? Change the destination?? What to Home? What tell it an address.. Good Luck! I have no accent, no draw, no lisp, nothing.. And it gets 2 out 10 thing correct that I say. But yet I can use a current Honda NAV, and all those features work by my voice, including setting the temp to 72 degrees for the driver side. I can also try and fake a voice and it works. I can also have a passenger type an address while in motion. So don't even try and sell this NAV as acceptable. You may sell them, but I don't believe you own one.
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [gdkoger] by kdhspyder
Oct 17, 2008 (10:27 am)
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Replying to: gdkoger (Oct 17, 2008 9:43 am)

I do sell them and I know more about them than any salesperson within 500 mi. I've tested all the Toyota systems and except for the Avalon which is a PITA the Toyota systems are easy to use.
 
The failure was in the delivery process because that salesperson was uninterested or unable to explain how it works. Maybe I can assist you from afar over the Internets...
 
Home?
New destination on the fly?
Finding the closest BK?
Dialing a restaurant or police station while enroute?
 
Only the Prius has the 'Temperature' commands but it's a smaller car with no dual zone options. They are very easy to use. The vehicles with dual zone options - Tundra, Sequoia, Sienna, Avalon, Camry - don't have the 'Temp' commands.
 
Regarding the fact that Toyota has blocked access to typing on the screen or entering a tel # on the screen while the vehicle is moving is a conscious decision on it's part. They obviously designed it that way intentionally. If Honda allows it that's a conscious decision on its part. The companies are different.
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [kdhspyder] by gdkoger
Oct 17, 2008 (10:49 am)
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 17, 2008 10:27 am)

Are you saying there are more than 65 commands (give or take a couple)? While driving how do I find the closest BK, and have it take me there? And also, how about finding and calling the closest Outback on my way to my destination?
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Re: Toyota Navigation systems suck [kdhspyder] by mtairyordge
Oct 20, 2008 (9:27 am)
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 17, 2008 10:27 am)

I also find the Toyo Nav system to be less than user friendly. Granted my salesperson did not provide me with a review of it. I have been learning about it via this and other forums, Toyota Nation for one.
 
My wife's Acura Nav (tech) system is so much better and flexible. If I could take that system and drop it in the Highlander I would be a happy puppy.
 
But lets get to it......What is the over ride for the Toyota system? I know that some have developed a hardware override, but I have never heard of a software override.
 
kdhspyder - where are you located? It would be great if someone could explain how to get the voice recognition to understand simple commands. I got a list from this forum.
 
One example: dialing a number by voice. When saying "0" the word "ZERO" causes two 00 to be in the phone number like 41005558746 guess what too many numbers. But if you say OH then only one 0 is used like 4105558746.
 
Understanding how the voice recognition works would make this a more enjoyable vehicle.
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2008 brakes by mtairyordge
Oct 20, 2008 (9:39 am)
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I purchased a 2008 HL Limited around Memorial Day. I have owned a 2001, 2003 and a 2004 HL Limited.
 
The brakes on the 2001 where horrible. They never stopped the vehicle in time and I developed a pattern of slowing down way in advance of a stop, not a bad thing. This was annoying if not actually dangerous in panic type stops. As a result I traded that in after 12000 miles on a 2003. The 2003 brakes where adequate and got the job done. I traded that on a 2004 after 15000 miles for additional features. After 70000 miles I traded for the current 2008.
 
Now the 2008 brakes are more like the 2001 than the 2003 or 2004. What's up with that? Anyone else experience the same thing, or have an explaination.
 
 
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Re: 2008 brakes [mtairyordge] by bdyment
Oct 20, 2008 (12:19 pm)
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Replying to: mtairyordge (Oct 20, 2008 9:39 am)

Perhaps you should go for a longer test drive before buying to fully check out the brake operation.

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