Ask the Car People.SM


Toyota Sienna Navigation System

257 messages,  Last post on Oct 23, 2011 at 11:11 PM

You are in the Toyota Sienna Forum.

What is this discussion about? Toyota Sienna, Navigation System, Van

Messages Page 25 of 27

#236 of 257 Re: My car GPS is outdated, what should I replace it with?? [ateixeira] by wildcoyote4

Oct 04, 2010 (1:47 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 24, 2010 4:20 pm)
I keep hearing good things about Garmin but there are too many to choose from. I may purchase one at Costco. I think that the nav. in the car would not give me everything I need. accuracy, detailed directions, very current directions and clear voice and screen. I think the voice activated one may be nice. what else is there to look for?
Thanks, WC4

#237 of 257 Re: My car GPS is outdated, what should I replace it with?? [wildcoyote4] by ateixeira

Oct 04, 2010 (1:58 pm)

Replying to: wildcoyote4 (Oct 04, 2010 1:47 pm)
Costco is a good place to start because you can play with demo units.
 
Interface is important, so see if you like Tom Tom's or Garmin's better.
 
detailed directions, very current directions and clear voice and screen
 
Detailed directions: Garmin > OEM, because it has text-to-speech and most OEMs don't or it's very limited.
 
Very current directions: Garmin > OEM, because they have quarterly updates, while OEMs often take a year, some times 2 years, between updates.
 
Clear voice: OEM > Garmin, no doubt, plus they lower the radio volume since it's integrated.
 
Screen: OEM > Garmin, due to size. However, consider how distant the screen is. A 5" portable up close with a vent mount may be more clear than a 7" screen way up on the dash.
 
That's how I see it.

#238 of 257 Re: Navi system - motion disabled [jkirby26] by cdude1

Jul 30, 2011 (3:55 pm)

Replying to: jkirby26 (Jun 26, 2008 8:08 am)
"I went to loading button instead and the JP-TSW is highlighted, I switch to US-RSW and now I have an error of unable to access program with some Chinese characters on it. How do I get back to that override screen."
 
I know this is an old post...but did you find a fix for this problem? I have the same problem.

#239 of 257 Navigation (doubledin) in our Toyota Sienna XLE 2011 by onxonx

Oct 14, 2011 (10:28 am)

I installed the Eclipse AVN726E Navigation (doubledin) in our Toyota Sienna XLE 2011. See blog for it on http://alexapps.net/Articles/ToyotaSiennaAftermarketNavigation/Default.aspx

#240 of 257 Re: Navigation (doubledin) in our Toyota Sienna XLE 2011 [onxonx] by ateixeira

Oct 14, 2011 (10:44 am)

Replying to: onxonx (Oct 14, 2011 10:28 am)
Amazing job, nice.
 
Question for you - was it easier to install in your Subaru, or in the van? Just curious. We have a Sienna and a Forester.

#241 of 257 Re: Navi system - motion disabled [cdude1] by malik1970

Dec 08, 2011 (2:32 am)

Replying to: cdude1 (Jul 30, 2011 3:55 pm)
Hi there,
 
I also had this issue come up, were you able to fix this Chinese characters issue? I was installing a latest nav DVD and in the override screen I accidentally selected Japanese nav and ended up in this mess. Please if you have sorted this out I would appreciate your response.
 
Mike

#242 of 257 04 Toyota Sienna Nav DVD upgrade mess by malik1970

Dec 08, 2011 (2:47 am)

Hello folks,
 
I just tried upgrading Navigation DVD in my 04 Toyota Sienna, however in the override screen I accidentally pressed a wrong button which now shows Japanese or Chinese letter and gives me error message. How can I go back to this DVD units original state? I have read about removing the battery from the Nav DVD player's battery etc but does that work? Do anybody know the easiet fix for this? If any body out there can help me I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Thanks

#243 of 257 Navigation System Fails? by my_last_toyota

Jun 21, 2011 (9:55 am)

#244 of 257 Navigation System Fails? by my_last_toyota

Apr 26, 2011 (12:12 pm)

Should an owner of a 2006 Sienna XLE with just under 55K miles expect the navigation system (not the map DVD) to last more than 4-5 years?

#245 of 257 Re: Navigation System Fails? [my_last_toyota] by jasqadr

Jun 02, 2011 (4:01 pm)

Replying to: my_last_toyota (Apr 26, 2011 12:12 pm)
Same happened in my case. Driving home from the dealership after a $300 repair and the whole system crashes - DVD/NAV/Radio/Rear Camera. Found a auto car audio specialist in after market/out of warranty fixes and they analyzed it for $60 and found the Mother Board in the NAV system failed - $700 to fix. I figure it's better than $3000 so I'm giving it a try. I'll comment back after they fix it.

Messages Page 25 of 27

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement