Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
SUVs Toyota Highlander 2008 Toyota Highlander
2854 messages, Last post on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:30 AM
You are in the Toyota Highlander Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester
|
Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 17, 2008 10:27 am)
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 17, 2008 10:27 am) 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.
|
|
|
|
|
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. 
|
|
|
Replying to: mtairyordge (Oct 20, 2008 9:39 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: mtairyordge (Oct 20, 2008 9:27 am) The BT took about 30 sec to program then I used it to 'Dial by Number' to call our switchboard that has 3 zeros in it. It clearly understood. Then I commanded it to "Dial" and it went through. There are less commands in the new Navi systems than there are in the Prius; 'Temperature XX' for example and changing preset radio stations by voice are not available. The other audio, BT and map commands were tried; all seemed to work fine. Why do the newer systems eliminate the 'Temp' and 'Preset' commands? I think because they are triply redundant. In the Prius you can ..use the touch screen ..use the steering wheel toggles ..use voice commands Why all three? The voice commands are not necessary to change radio stations nor to change the temperatures. As to overriding the blockage on the screen for entering a new destination and or to find nearby POI's they all work easily by voice command. Entering a new destination on the fly is done on the Map screen ( "Map" ) by the following commands "Map" "Address" Say the State: "New York" Say the City: "New York" Say the Street: "Hudson Street" Say the Number: "3-4-5" Say Enter Destination: "Enter Destination" Try "I'm Hungry" when in the Current Position mode when within 2 mi range. BTW..command the system! |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: mtairyordge (Oct 20, 2008 9:39 am) I have put about 15,000 miles on my 2008 Limited, including driving in hilly areas and in busy freeway traffic and have never had any issues with either braking effectivenes or fading, so not sure what to say. Maybe others can chime in if they have had issues also. |
|
|
Replying to: mtairyordge (Oct 20, 2008 9:39 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: gdkoger (Oct 17, 2008 10:49 am) Here is how I went to the nearest BK. I selected the MapView on the screen and selected Display POI and then selected Fast Food. (Or you can use the voice command fast food) So it listed all the fast food centers in the map (like BK, McDonalds, Subway...) I zoomed out the screen and saw the nearest BK and selected the BK Icon and hit Enter. That's it......... the NAV then assigned the destination as BK. I think the only thing you can't do is to type an address or number while driving. Reply me if I am wrong. |
|
|
Replying to: lucky_777 (Oct 20, 2008 4:11 pm) |
|
Anybody with an '08 HL that mountain bikes? I am torn between a Sienna or HL. I have rented a Sienna before and know there is plenty of room for 2 bikes and gear. Anybody have experiences with putting bikes inside their HL?
|
|
You are here:
Forums
SUVs Toyota Highlander 2008 Toyota Highlander
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Toyota Highlander
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
