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#395 of 450 Re: 2011 Avalon navigation issues [robsis] by blackdog4

Jan 21, 2011 (2:52 pm)

Replying to: robsis (Jan 20, 2011 7:24 am)
I have a 2007 Avalon and therefore follow these forums. My Avalon does not have Nav. There have been many complaints about the older models Nav. systems. I wanted to buy a 2011 4Runner as we do some off roading. I had been using a Tom Tom for 3 years and it has limitations although it generally got me to where I wanted to go. The new Toyota models integrate the satellite radio, the Nav. and in the case of the 4Runner a back up camera. So I was concerned' as you seem to be, as as to whether the Nav. would be a pain in the neck. I have bought three Toyotas from this dealer so when I brought my Avalon in for service, they let me take a 2010 4Runner for 3 hours to see how it fit in my garage etc. I started playing with the NAV and the touch screen was very easy to use. If you ignore the directions given to the destination, it very quickly adjusts to where you are and gives new instructions. You can operated it underway also. I bought the 2011 4Runner which is virtually unchanged from the 2010 and love the Nav.
 
Why don't you try the same thing. See if the dealer will let you have a 2010 or 2011 Avalon demo for several hours and play with it. They have a separate manual for the Nav/Satellite radio system.

#396 of 450 Re: 2011 Nav Question [robsis] by blackdog4

Jan 21, 2011 (3:00 pm)

Replying to: robsis (Nov 14, 2010 7:38 am)
Robsis-
I am sorry that I did not reread your post before sending mine. If you already have the Avalon and it won't recalculate routes automatically, I think that something is wrong. Why don't you sneak into your wife's car when she is asleep and give it a try.

#397 of 450 Re: 2011 Nav Question [blackdog4] by robsis

Jan 21, 2011 (9:27 pm)

Replying to: blackdog4 (Jan 21, 2011 3:00 pm)
blackdog.....easier said than done!
 
we are taking a trip soon, so I will be giving it a try by intentionally going the wrong way. I called my friend at the dealership and he said to disconnect the battery to re-boot the system when it re-connects. I'm not sure that is the answer; however, will report back about my experience, no matter what i decide to do..
 
Fortunately, I don't have too many Sat presets.....if I end up trying the reset test...but I'm hoping that is my last resort....

#398 of 450 11 Avy NAV now re-calcing on it's own! by robsis

Jan 30, 2011 (11:27 pm)

I am pleased to report that, after resetting my NAV system, it now re-calculates routes on it's own! I am very happy. Can't say for sure what deep menu setting was off; however, it does just fine now.

#399 of 450 Day/Night Mode on 2011 Avalon Nav System by aliedoug

Mar 04, 2011 (6:27 pm)

I tried a suggestion I read on another website. The trip-odometer that you push to reset will also rotate. If it is rotated fully to the right, Day mode will always be on. if you rotate slightly to the left, the screen will turn dark (Night mode), just like it is intended.

#400 of 450 Re: 2007 DVD version help [getst8frm] by earnest37

Mar 05, 2011 (8:21 pm)

Replying to: getst8frm (Aug 12, 2010 5:51 pm)
Checked with my dealer today and was told an update DVD for my 2007 Avalon would be $199. Since reading some of the results obtained by other Avalon owners I'm tempted to just take it to the dealer and have them do the update. Then if there's a problem it on their dime....and time.

#401 of 450 Re: 2011 Avalon Radio [fmfl] by earnest37

Mar 05, 2011 (8:31 pm)

Replying to: fmfl (Apr 18, 2010 9:26 am)
My wife loves her 2007 Avalon XTS with the nav system although it doesn't show the most recent street additions...which is a problem in Southern California. However, she and her mother took a trip back east last year and rented a Hyundai Azera. I was surprised she liked the Hyundai better than her Avalon! She said the ride was better and the car overall more comfortable. Power was the same and she claims the interior is "prettier" than the Avalon. Go figure....

#402 of 450 How to fix the Avalon Navigation Japanese Error Screen!!! by tryathlete

Jul 29, 2011 (10:10 am)

Replying to: mrsincere7 (Nov 01, 2006 9:08 am)
I fixed mine yesterday after visiting all of these forums and the dealer to no avail. Older Avalon nav units have a two piece board in the NAV unit, newer ones like mine are one piece. For those with older (before 2007 when I got my Avalon) you can open up the NAV computer and carefully flip over the smaller board and press a momentary interrupt button switch and hold it for one minute. This will fix the older ones. The one piece boards are trickier, but still simple and cheap. You need to locate the camera/watch battery which is located in a clip that the battery is soldered to, and de-solder the three points that fit into the board from underneath the board. Place the soldering iron tip on each pin while pulling gently from above the board on the battery and do this three times until it is free from the board. By the time you clean the three pins off of excess solder (just heat up and wipe off with a dry cloth) and align the three pins above the holes you are going to re-insert them in, it will be time to reassemble. Just place the three contact pins on the battery holder above the three holes in the board and while heating up the board from below with the soldering iron tip, push each pin, one at a time back into the board as you are heating the appropriate hole-- and in three quick steps you will be finished with the tough part. Now put it back together and turn the car back on to see the programming screen come on (right after the WHITE scary screen)-- do not turn off the car or power until the programming is complete.
 
Now, you will need to locate your current position back to where you actually are, and point the cursor in the direction you are actually facing. Then you are set and the vehicle navigation system is back in action. You will need to reprogram your HOME and any other saved marked points.
 
Good luck, be careful, go slowly, and you will win this for the cost of a cheap soldering iron. Get one with a small sharp point, since the three points are relatively small on the board.

#403 of 450 2011 Avalon Nav screen by davepiszyk

Aug 21, 2011 (3:39 pm)

Just purchased a 2011 LTD with Nav and can't find out how to have only audio stations appear on the screen. It defaults to the map every time. I turn the display off and everything is off. With my 07 Avalon I could toggel between audio, Nav and climate independent of each other.
 
What am I missing ? I read the book and no luck...

#404 of 450 Re: 2011 Avalon Nav screen [davepiszyk] by nimimi

Aug 21, 2011 (5:42 pm)

Replying to: davepiszyk (Aug 21, 2011 3:39 pm)
Press "Setup" button, choose "General" and then change "Auto Screen Change" to off.

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