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Anyone know a way to disable "Safe Mode" on the SX4 GPS?

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#1 of 4 Anyone know a way to disable "Safe Mode" on the SX4 GPS? by joecwell Sep 10, 2009 (8:14 am)
I have a 2009 SX4 Crossover, which came with a Garmin nuvi 760 ... but which has been customized for Suzuki. I actually already own a "real" Garmin nuvi that we've been using in our other vehicles, so the Suzuki customizations are fairly obvious to me.   For the most part, they are welcome value-adds over a standard Garmin nuvi 760, with one very annoying exception ... and that is the mandatory "Safe Mode".   Suzuki has apparently decided for me that I must always have Safe Mode enabled, by removing the enable/disable option for this in the Suzuki version. A "real" nuvi 760 (and for that matter all other real Garmin nuvis with Safe Mode) has a Safe Mode enable/disable toggle button on the Security settings panel; and that has been removed from this panel in the Suzuki version.   While I understand the safety issues involved with a driver trying to use certain features while the car is moving, did Suzuki forget that they also install a passenger seat up front as well; and that maybe me or my wife, while in the passenger seat, might be trying to look up some location information for us while we are driving through an unfamiliar place looking for things? The only way to get out of Safe Mode is to pull the car over somewhere and stop ... very inconvenient, especially in congested city traffic. This has happened to us a number of times now, and is really getting old.   So I'm just wondering if anyone else has found a way to disable Safe Mode on the Suzuki version of the nuvi 760? Or, what I am actually hoping is that the option to turn toggle it on/off really is still there but just hidden, and that maybe there is a way to un-hide it ... anyone know?   I have searched on the internet, and have found I'm not the only person that doesn't like this Suzuki difference, but couldn't find anything that figured out how to fix it ... hopefully a reader here has figured it out. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.   Joe Replies to this message: jallent (Sep 21, 2009 9:29 pm) joecwell (Sep 23, 2009 4:24 pm) salisalaam (Nov 17, 2009 5:19 pm)
#2 of 4 Re: Anyone know a way to disable "Safe Mode" on the SX4 GPS? [joecwell] by jallent Sep 21, 2009 (9:29 pm)
Replying to: joecwell (Sep 10, 2009 8:14 am) The only way I have found to get around it is to take the GPS off the dashboard. Once it is unplugged, safe mode goes away. Replies to this message: joecwell (Sep 23, 2009 4:24 pm)
#3 of 4 Re: Anyone know a way to disable "Safe Mode" on the SX4 GPS? [jallent] by joecwell Sep 23, 2009 (4:24 pm)
Replying to: jallent (Sep 21, 2009 9:29 pm) Unfortunately, while unplugging from its cradle gets rid of Safe Mode, it then also removes a lot of function that my wife was actually trying to use from the passenger seat while we were driving ... like all the MSNDirect stuff goes away because it only works when the unit is plugged into the vehicle cradle (as long as the car isn't moving).   But thanks for the tip, at least some of the stuff might still be usable.   Poor design on Suzuki's part.
#4 of 4 Re: Anyone know a way to disable "Safe Mode" on the SX4 GPS? [joecwell] by salisalaam Nov 17, 2009 (5:19 pm)
Replying to: joecwell (Sep 10, 2009 8:14 am) I think it's more about the lawsuits rather than they forgot to add the feature.

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