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349 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 4:13 AM
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Replying to: coach57 (Mar 05, 2008 5:49 pm)
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Replying to: gmorken (Dec 16, 2007 4:50 pm) Exactly where is the EJECT button? I slide the door open, but can't figure out where to eject the DVD. Thought maybe the switch was built into the sllide, but pushing that in did not do anything. Tried with the car running and with it off. Thanks, Tony |
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Replying to: amauhry (May 09, 2008 8:55 am) I just bought a 2008 Limited that had 5K miles...widow brought car back when husband died. It had the nav installed already. I didn't buy the car because it had nav...but it defintely influenced my decision. If I had read all of your notes, I would have bought a Limited without nav...my original intent...and used my Garmin Nuvi 350. I was flabbergasted when I tried to use the nav the first time. I just assumed Toyota would have the same quality in the nav that they have in everything else in the Limited. Not so! The experts at the dealer tried to demo the unit to me...and they could not get it to function right! I have used my Nuvi 350 for a year and love it. It works well even in rural areas on dirt roads. The Avalon nav can't find its way from my house to the next major road!
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Replying to: jordanfl (Jun 24, 2008 8:29 am) |
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jordanfl, The DVD player for the Nav is in the trunk by the tail lights, driver's side. You need to set aside portion of the trim cover in order to access the unit. Nothing complex here. Once you see the unit (player), find the eject button. This is like inserting/removing CDs/DVDs in any CD/DVD player. However, while doing this, juice has to be flowing in your avy; therefore, has the IG switch in the "acc" position. Once the new DVD is inserted, the Nav system will update itself within a few seconds. I still consider the NAV in the avy more superior and accurate than many other stuff I had seen (I have owned two GPS, laptop based, which are far more powerful than any 4" LCD unit). The true is that the voice recog really SUCKS big time. So I rely on the manual approach for all my inputs. Amaury '08 Limited
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Replying to: amauhry (Jun 24, 2008 8:58 am) My issue with the nav is the ability...or lack of ability...to navigate within secondary roads. Apparently, the 6.1 ver of software in my unit does not have enough data to provide navigation in non-metro areas. I live in a community that has been here 20 years, but the nav only has data for the main highways that come through town. Does the 7.1 ver improve the data for secondary roads in non-metro areas? If not, I will have to haul my Nuvi 350 when driving in out-of-the-way places.
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Replying to: jordanfl (Jun 24, 2008 2:34 pm) No matter which software one uses, these software are prone to go solo due to lack of map data. Heck even the laptop-based Navigation I own, powered by the laptop’s Pentium 3.2 GHz processor and having the laptop hard drive as storage, does not include every geographical point in the US. It is just pure luck that the other Nav system you use, which is cheaper than the Avalon’s, does have all the routes you need for navigation. I’m lucky, too, that for my navigation needs my Avy’s GPS has everything (and I have been to many rural areas in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts). Amaury '08 Limited
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Replying to: amauhry (Jun 25, 2008 9:28 am)
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Replying to: fmfl (Jun 25, 2008 10:10 am) Amaury '08 Limited
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