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#2853 of 2998 dots on NAV screen based on travel paths by lwolf99 Oct 06, 2007 (4:05 pm)
Hello all. I am looking for a little help....   I have a fully loaded, Cocoa Metallic, AWD CXL Enclave that I purchased at the end of June. And so far, I am loving it.   I noticed something the other day. When I display the NAV screen, there are many dots displayed over my typical driving paths. I live about 1.5 miles from my office. There are dozens of tiny little dots displayed between those two locations. Then there are more dots, although fewer and further between, around the 3-4 mile area around my town - the typical paths of travel that I take to church, school, the store, restaurants, etc.   It almost seems like it is leaving some sort of "crumb trail", in case I got lost or something.   It is not a bad thing, I was just a little confused as to what caused a "dot" or "crimb" to appear, and if/when they will ever go away. I looked through the manual, and did not see anything.   Does anyone have any explaination? Replies to this message: JBaumgart (Oct 06, 2007 4:41 pm) bobelew (Oct 07, 2007 12:42 pm) lwolf99 (Oct 08, 2007 6:00 pm) robr2 (Oct 11, 2007 1:49 pm) dmathews3 (Oct 11, 2007 3:23 pm) provenceman (Oct 19, 2007 11:05 am)
#2854 of 2998 Re: dots on NAV screen based on travel paths [lwolf99] by JBaumgart Oct 06, 2007 (4:41 pm)
Replying to: lwolf99 (Oct 06, 2007 4:05 pm) I am not familiar with your particular NAV, but I would bet there is some setting to turn this off. I will use it sometimes in my portable unit when fishing to return back to where I launched the boat on a big lake, etc. Look in the manual for "tracks" or "tracback" and it should show you how to disable this feature.
#2855 of 2998 Re: dots on NAV screen based on travel paths [lwolf99] by bobelew Oct 07, 2007 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: lwolf99 (Oct 06, 2007 4:05 pm) I could be wrong, but it sounds like your nav unit is leaving a breadcrumb trail. This is usually caused when the roads you are driving on are not recognized by the by the DVD in your system. Either your DVD is outdated or the signal is somehow getting scrambled and it is showing you as being on an unrecognized road. Does your system show the roads you are currently traveling when this is happeing or are the breadcrumbs alongside the recognized road (left or right). The only time I had that happen to me was up in Canada which at the time was outside the parameters of that DVD(2003 edition). Use the nav system on some of your of your regular routes and see if it does the same thing. If it does, your system needs to be updated. Good luck! Replies to this message: lwolf99 (Oct 08, 2007 6:00 pm) robr2 (Oct 11, 2007 1:49 pm) dmathews3 (Oct 11, 2007 3:23 pm)
#2856 of 2998 Re: dots on NAV screen based on travel paths [bobelew] by lwolf99 Oct 08, 2007 (6:00 pm)
Replying to: bobelew (Oct 07, 2007 12:42 pm) The "dots" are on my usual path of travel between home, work and play. There are all main roads. The road names are displayed on the screen.   The DVD came with my Enclave, which I purchased in June. Replies to this message: robr2 (Oct 11, 2007 1:49 pm) dmathews3 (Oct 11, 2007 3:23 pm)
#2857 of 2998 Re: dots on NAV screen based on travel paths [lwolf99] by robr2 Oct 11, 2007 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: lwolf99 (Oct 08, 2007 6:00 pm) It's probably a bread crumb trail. What does the Owner's Manual say? You have checked the manual havn't you??
#2858 of 2998 Re: dots on NAV screen based on travel paths [lwolf99] by dmathews3 Oct 11, 2007 (3:23 pm)
Replying to: lwolf99 (Oct 08, 2007 6:00 pm) Have you tried ejecting the DVD and after a minute or so putting it back in to reboot the system. Those bread crumbs as they are being refered to in my opinion are not normal. I have a 07 STS with Nav and it doesn't have that feature so I doubt yours does either. I think something is wrong and may need to be taken to the dealer. Also check the DVD to make sure there aren't any scraches, fingerprints or anything else on it.
#2859 of 2998 Tranny problems fixed in '08? by tsu670 Oct 12, 2007 (9:39 am)
This is directed mainly to owners of new 2008 Lambdas.   Are you having transmission shift issues like owners of 2007 models had? In other words, are the problems fixed?   A Saturn salesman told me they were fixed, and that the required computer program change had been applied to all the '07s. Replies to this message: zman3 (Oct 12, 2007 6:53 pm) allmet33 (Oct 15, 2007 6:32 am) dmathews3 (Oct 15, 2007 12:16 pm) bobfish (Jan 07, 2008 4:29 am)
#2860 of 2998 Re: Tranny problems fixed in '08? [tsu670] by zman3 Oct 12, 2007 (6:53 pm)
Replying to: tsu670 (Oct 12, 2007 9:39 am) I'd say it is fixed. There is a TSB that addresses 07 models and 08 builds before August that adjusts the shift patterns of the transmission. I am quite happy with our Enclave now. It is still fairly heavy for the V-6 engine, but that is the price we pay for good mileage.
#2861 of 2998 Overall Acadia experience by dketcham Oct 13, 2007 (7:12 pm)
We just completed a 1900+ mile trip from Minneapolis to Phoenix via Denver in our '07 Acadia. It had 2500 miles on it when we started the trip. What a great ride! Just before we left, the dealer completed a recall to reprogram the transmission. Shifting seemed smoother and less frequent, although it still downshifted frequently when going through the mountains. We were fully loaded and mileage averaged about 20 mpg; low of 16 mpg against a strong headwind in Colorado versus a high of 24 mpg coming down from the high country to the Phoenix area. Overall we were very satisfied with this trip. Very comfortable, extremely quiet, and all the room we needed. This is a great car compared to our '02 Trailblazer. No little "glitches" yet, so I have nothing to complain about.
#2862 of 2998 Re: Tranny problems fixed in '08? [tsu670] by allmet33 Oct 15, 2007 (6:32 am)
Replying to: tsu670 (Oct 12, 2007 9:39 am) Funny you ask that. When I saw the issues with the transmission here in the forum, I called my dealer to ask if they could "flash" our transmission. He was quick to tell me that it wasn't for all Outlooks and we needed to provide him with a VIN #. Well...in the mail the other day, we received a notice from Saturn about taking our Outlook in to get the transmission "flashed" for the upgraded programming. Hopefully...we'll notice a difference. Replies to this message: dmathews3 (Oct 15, 2007 12:16 pm) bobfish (Jan 07, 2008 4:29 am)

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