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#29 of 98 Cargo area cover by desertgrj Feb 08, 2004 (8:01 am)
Hi everyone. Greetings from the Arizona desert! This is the first Town Hall I've ever joined and I've been enjoying the postings here alot. Here's my story: I ordered a Blue '04 with no options in October and this past Friday settled on a Silver one instead. (After reading your boards I realized I would not get the blue one anytime soon, if at all, considering that Toyota doesn't build stripped cars.) The silver car was a cancellation and the dealer was considerate enough to let me have the first shot at it. It'll be here the last week of February. Does the retractable cargo cover come with the car or is it an optional accessory? If it is, what is the price? Thanks.
#30 of 98 Cargo area cover by azstan Feb 08, 2004 (10:01 am)
The cargo area cover comes with the car. It slips into a slot on either side of the "trunk" and pulls forward (actually back toward the hatch) like a horizontal window shade and then fits into two slots on either side of the other end of the "trunk"...the end toward the hatch.   I live in the Arizona desert too...Green Valley. Have had my Prius since last November. Blue, but am sure it was not your car.   Stan
#32 of 98 Cargo area cover by desertgrj Feb 08, 2004 (11:25 am)
Stan, thanks for the info. it seems funny, but it is important to us to know how safe our belongings will be here in Phx.
#33 of 98 navigation by bibbysize Feb 09, 2004 (9:49 am)
Wondering if anyone has any experiences with the voice activated navigation system they would like to share? Is this user friendly and accurate? Does it update automatically or do you have to bring it to the dealer to have it updated periodically?
#34 of 98 Re: navigation by john1701a Feb 09, 2004 (11:09 am)
NAV is accurate and very addicting. Having an instant map available causes you to drive where you have never driven before, making up your own detours whenever you encounter a road delay.   The POI (Point Of Interest) feature is fantastic. Being able to see location of things like near by places to eat (with names and phone numbers) allows for travel flexibilty. You just make up plans as you go.   All the data is stored on a DVD under the driver's seat. It's surprisingly complete. Many people likely won't bother to ever purchase an update. But you can if you want.   The interface is very user-friendly... once you've had a demo of it. Not knowing what's available is the issue, since most have never even seen a NAV system like that before. Navigating using nothing but audio (not looking at the Multi-Display at all) works quite well too.   The voice-recognition aspect is rather handy. Zooming and POI stuff is very useful. There are other features, like climate-control, that uses voice too.   The NAV system also comes with Bluetooth support. That's priceless. It makes hands-free systems very jealous. The automatic wireless interface to your cell-phone is pretty sweet.   JOHN
#35 of 98 re: Navigation by little_pogi Feb 09, 2004 (3:24 pm)
DVD Navigation is certainly addictive and accurate. It is also a source of frustration. Let me share some of these frustrations. 1. The voice command may not always recognize a "valid command". Should you have an "accent", your in for some rough time talking to the system. 2. I found out that there are certain towns in California the navigation system will not guide to the street level. It will guide you to the town center and then, your are own your own. 3. I was once in an unfamiliar territory when I tried the POI(restautant) option. Cool, it gave me places where I could eat. After lunch, until now, all the restaurants POI lit ups the screen wherever I go. One time, when I was in Chinatown, all I could see on the screen were POI. It made my navigation in Chinatown very difficult. I have not yet figured out how to get rid to those POI icons when I don't need them. 4. I was showing off this NAV system to one of my friends how this car will tell me to get to his place. I wasn't really intenting to go over there but every time I start the car, it would highlight the route to my friends house and that nice lady keeps telling me were to turn etc. I could't figure out how to cancel that destination. I ended up going to my friend's house just to end the guidance system. Just imagine if my friend's address was out-of-state.   Hopefully, somebody out there could help me with these frustration. Also, while looking at the Japanese Prius web site, there was a DVD disk available that had a 3d display. The US version had you looking down on the street and that you where always facing north. This Japanese version had you looking down 45 degrees and will follow the road whether it is facing north south east west or anything in between. It also showed landmarks like buildings, hills, or bridges. This is really cool if somebody here in the US can develop and market something like this.
#36 of 98 Upgade to Navigation System?? by m4eth Feb 09, 2004 (3:29 pm)
I wonder if a Prius without the Navigation/blue tooth package installed could be upgraded later...just like the 2d versus 3d package maybe upgradable??? Package 7 to package 9???   Mike Replies to this message: rfruth (Oct 25, 2004 5:35 pm) midnightcowboy (Oct 25, 2004 6:25 pm)
#37 of 98 someday perhaps by john1701a Feb 09, 2004 (7:30 pm)
> Hopefully, somebody out there could help me with > these frustration.   Eventually, I would like to do that. I have already begun creating illustrated "how to" documents for the Bluetooth feature.   JOHN
#38 of 98 Little Pogi by mfullmer Mar 18, 2004 (1:51 pm)
Come on, it really isn't that hard. I'm driving a '03 Lexus GS300 Sport Design loaner while my RX330 is being built and it has the same navigation system. I figured out all of the things you are questioning in my first few drives without ever opening the manual or cd.   Look through the MENU section and you'll find what you need.

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