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Is anyone else missing this setting in their car?
kc
It requires the removal of the navi motherboard and a few wires have to be soldered in. Yeah, this sounds scary, but I've seen the board and the solder points. The contacts are not too close together and honestly, anyone could do it.
Once installed, it is only activated by holding the center Enter button on the console for 2 seconds and an audible beep will be heard. Once activated, you will no longer need to hit the Enter button when the car is started to accept the Navi legal agreement and it has other benefits. MusicBox and Navi functions, usually locked out by movement, will no longer be disabled. This means that you will be able to search and enter addresses and POIs, change system settings, as well as scroll through music entries.
It can disabled at any time by again holding the Enter button for 2 seconds.
I know it's a little scary to some, but KP Technologies has an awesome track record and offers a lot of nifty little toys to make our cars that much better. Their products are top notch, well tested before being released, and the service and support makes them highly recommended by those who have their products.
No, I don't work for them, and quite honestly, I'm still on the fence about pulling out my navi unit and soldering things in.
I'll wait for the guinea pigs who are first in line to go through this, and I'll learn from their mistakes.
The tire pressure sensors will send a signal to the car if a low pressure situation is detected.
What you get is a little light on the cluster telling you that a tire is low. The light looks like a low tire with a ! in the center of it.
You will not see individual pressures for each tire as in the Acura TL, and the light only comes on when a low pressure tire is detected.
kc
This subject came up with rotating tires at home.
When the tires are rotated, you're supposed to update the computer to tell it which sensor is where.
I know little about that and honestly don't care.
I check my tire pressure every other week or so and I have a compressor right in the corner of my garage in case something is a little low.
The light just tells me to check them right away.
I'm pretty sure the flash sequence is:
1 = driver's front
2 = passenger front
3 = passenger rear
4 = driver's rear
But honestly I'd have to break out the manual again and re-read to be sure. :P
Basically, they are:
Temperature
Tune
I also don't have the Tire Monitoring selection in any of my menus.
I downloaded the user's manual, which is specific to model, year and serial number, so I am sure that I have the correct manual and I'm accessing all of the functions that ARE there. I went to the dealership last week to get help, but they are telling me that those functions are not available on my car.
So....I put it out to the group to see if you all have these functions, before I start making more fuss about this.
Of course, it doesn't minimize the incredible lust I have for this car!! :P
Thanks in advance,
Alan
The lockout is an annoyance to me though. Not only does it lock out the navi and all it's little side options, but they locked out comfort settings and stereo options as well. Voice commands are avail, but I have not honestly given it the time to learn them all and searching for something while driving has proven to be next to impossible.
Our other car is an 06 Acura MDX and nothing is disabled. In fact, I could even do my taxes at 80 MPH with the built in calculator if I felt like it.
Yes, it's a possible problem for some as it could take your attention from the road, but my wife and I enjoy the fact that it's not locked. We let the passenger do the navi work while the driver keep the eyes on the road. On road trips to IL, I drive and she searches for food, hotels, gas stations, etc.
I'm not worried about warranties too much. I've been elbow deep into enough dashboards to be comfortable with the install.
Heck, I just pulled my airbag and steering wheel out to install paddle shifters in my G35x. If I'm comfortable with that, a little soldering to a board is gravy.
Like I said, I'll just let the people who just have to be first in line be the guinea pigs and once any bugs are worked out, I'm all in for the mod.
I can do soldering work and such, but I'd be worried about taking apart my dash unless there were pictures and instructions.
And no Southern or British accents either.
I haven't read through the whole thread, but are you telling me that the nav in the Infiniti is locked out while you're driving, except for voice commands? That would suck, because I, or my passenger, uses it alot while driving for whatever. The Honda/Acura nav is not locked out at all.
Our 06 MDX is completely unlocked and you can access any menu or sub-menu anytime you want.
In the Infiniti, the sub-menus are locked. What this means is that you access a list of 5 categories, but none of the others in the list... only the top five, since there is no scrolling or drilling in allowed while moving.
I've gotten around this by learning some commands and by tweaking the lists so the items I use most are within the top five, but you certainly can't scroll through restaurant or hotel lists while moving like you can in the Honda/Acura.
Comparing the two systems, the Infiniti system is WAY nicer but the Acura is completely unlocked.
I guess the audible would be good if you were legally blind.... which may be the same reason why drive up ATMs have brail on the buttons. :confuse:
You have the camera and should be allowed to use it. The fact is that the rear window in the G is pretty high and even with the use of your side mirrors, it's difficult to determine where the rear bumper is.
No two cars park alike. You have a back-up camera and he has no right in covering it.
Luckily, when the moron is not in the car with his clipboard, the backup camera works quite well. You can get within less than an inch of your target and it covers most of the width of the car as well. Anything you can't see in the camera, you can see in your side mirrors.
Does anyone know of a way to do a manual reboot?
I've not owned a car with a nav system, so I don't have much to compare to. It's just quite expensive ($2150), and I'm wondering if I might be able to do better myself with a standalone GPS unit or a carputer.
I don't really need the traffic stuff much as I'm living/working in the southern NH/northern MA area. I'm not even sure if the traffic stuff would work here.
The hard drive could be nice for music, but I'm sure I could find a way to hardwire my iPod and do things that way.
The voice recognition seems like it could be handy. Also, I love the idea of having a touchscreen to control things.
I'd appreciate any helpful thoughts, advice, or any links to any reviews of the system.
Thanks, all!
Harddrive is nice; it already has a connection for an IPod so you don't have to jury rig things; with XM, CD, AM/FM, Hardrive, SD Card -- I can't imagine why anyone would "want" for more music -- frankly, it's approaching ridiculous.
Voice recognition is neat, I guess - I don't use it, too quirky and I can manage nicely by straining myself and pushing a button.
I'm sure many others will chime in and give you their thoughts - remember, it's all a personal choice.
Z
The traffic system is almost useless, IMHO. I will not be renewing the trial subscription.
thanks
sharkman
sharkman
http://www.zenrin.com/infiniti/HDD8/
As far as changing the command sets / voice commands / etc. Nobody's mentioned a new version of that software afaik.
If I were buying an 08 right now I'd make the dealer include the first map update (as I did when I bought my 07 in November of 07).
I'm wondering if the navi update would include a Gracenote DB update as well, or if Infiniti has anything in the works for the Gracenote DB at all.
NAV update is maps only which is both good and bad.
Good - didn't strip all the extra voice commands out of my 07 compared to what the 08 has
Bad - didn't update gracenotes and there are roads in a major city (dallas) that have existed for at least 5 years that still aren't on the maps.
Can you please list some of the specific things you can't do while moving?
This is an idiotic choice by Infinit. Thanks in advance.
Many other NAV systems have a disclaimer for use while driving. The Infiniti (Zenrin programmed) system simply does not care if you have another passenger. They have a disclaimer as well, then they lock you out of almost all usage while moving.
Pretty much all the functions are locked out or severely limited, in one way or the other, during any type of vehicle movement. If you have addresses saved, only the first few addresses wiill be available to you, during driving. The other addresses won't be avaialble unless you are ata a full stop.
During movement, one can't search for new routes, one can not search for a new address, (change your mind while on a highway, for example, to go somewhere else) or even search for an ATM or a gas station. You can't even start to your initial destination without having the GPS system programmed with your first destination IN FULL. What a pain.
One CAN check ones gas mileage while moving and one CAN get a detour route while driving, so I guess the idiots who programmed this system figured, if you are under stress because of bumper to bumper traffic, THEN IT IS OK to use the GPS system. Small minds.
I had my heart set on an Infiniti EX, when my lease is up in July, but I guess I'll look at the Acura series of cars. Their GPS system does not have any lockouts that I am aware of.
Good luck!
Thanks for the reply - it sure sounds like they have crippled the damn thing severely. Unbelieveable. This sure changes my thinking on the car. I don't want to depend on some after market device to bypass this, and to have to rip the unit apart to install it.