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Lastly, be careful about which version you get as there are now three different operating systems in existence - GEN 2 or 3, GEN 4 and finally GEN 5.
In regards to the NHTSB they won't get involved since it doesn't have anything to do with safety.
thx so much
Get into the NAV system.
1. Press MENU. You will see Set Up button.
2. Press Set Up. You will see a list of set-up choices.
3. Scroll down about 2 or 3 screens and you will see Previous Points DELETE
4. Press the DELETE choice. This takes you to the Prev Destinations screen.
5. To delete individual destination, select the destination by pressing it. A dialog box comes up to ask for confirmation and it will delete the chosen destination when you press YES.
6. To delete all, just press the Delete All button.
Toyota needs to study how Apple Computer, Inc. design User Interface (UI). Putting the Previous Destination deletion operation in Set-Up is really dumb.
ssdsteach
First, a disclaimer . We never change the Guidance View when only one person is in the car because it takes the driver's eyes off the road. It is a dangerous action. We change the Guidance View only when there is a passenger who knows how to change the views .
For the guidance screen, I will assume "successive exits" to mean the "view" that shows a list of turns and exits on the RIGHT when guidance is functioning. We know how to pick the views but we notice it will automatically change. When we are far from an exit, it shows the list but when we are close, it changes to some other views. The following shows the steps we use to select views.
Enter Guidance Mode. Car is moving and Guidance is ON.
1. In the lower LEFT corner of the screen, passenger will see a little magnifying glass with "+", the zoom-in icon.
2. Just above that zoom-in icon is normally a circular icon with a darkened slice. This icon represents the current view of the Guidance screen.
3. Press that icon and it will expand to have 5 more View Selections, all in icon forms.
4. The fourth one from the LEFT or second from the RIGHT shows a circle with a stack of lines like "zebra" lines. Press on that icon.
5. The Guidance View will change to show you the "List of Turns" views. I hope this is what you want.
Once you know how to deal with that "View Selector" icon, you will know how to select other views using the same sequence of actions.
Note that when the car is sitting still, it does not show all 5 choices, it shows only 2 or 3. The car has to be moving and Guidance ON for it to show all 5 choices.
Hope this works for you.
Yes, Apple with the MAC and Wang with their GUIs had the whole world by the tail and blew it. Now Apple is barely able to keep afloat. I am not sure I would model anything after Apple or Wang.
HMI is a whole new ergonomics and productivity field. But hey Toyota is not the only one making mistakes, if BMW doesn't correct their I-Drive they will begin losing larger and larger numbers of sales.
MidCow
My wife noticed this morning that there is also a highway icon in the "View Selection" thing. It seems the icon shows up when we are on the freeway and it shows a list of freeways connections and turns. This icon does not appear when we are driving on city streets. On city streets, only the little circle with a stack of zebra lines shows up.
So instead of 5 icons, there may actually be 6 icons. I am sure all these are in the manual somewhere but we are too lazy to read the manual .
I got my HH in Aug, and I believe is has the 5.1 CD.
How does the clock/NAV system, tell if I should be on DST and adjust when we go off it?
Is it on the NAV CD, or somewhere else?
thanks
Seems to me that the system should do that for me, but...
I wonder if any owners with older models have to do the same thing? With the government changing the start/end dates for DST beginning in 2007, maybe Toyota removed the start/end dates from their system. I am curious.
I have a 6 CD changer which indicates it will show the title of a song. I have put in many store bought CDs (not home burned) and it never seems to detect the title. Any thoughts?
Finally, I park in a garage. The screen starts out with a black background and then changes to white as I've been driving a few minutes. NOrmal behavior? Thanks, everyone - there is no number to call for these kinds of questions.
Yes....and No...There is an aftermarket product that automates this process, maybe called Lockpick. Try this site: CoastaleTech Or try a search for Toyota (or Lexus) Nav override. I believe it is not cheap, and needs to be instlled behind the radio. Most of us have become used to hitting "I agree", and it becomes a non-issue.
I have a 6 CD changer which indicates it will show the title of a song. I have put in many store bought CDs (not home burned) and it never seems to detect the title. Any thoughts?
Dunno, sorry, I play my iPod exclusively in the car
Finally, I park in a garage. The screen starts out with a black background and then changes to white as I've been driving a few minutes. NOrmal behavior? Thanks, everyone - there is no number to call for these kinds of questions.
Yes, It is in "night time" (headlights on) mode while in the garage, and when you get out in the sunlight, it senses that, and switches. You will also notice this at night...
Thank you.
I have a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid (the 7 seat version if that makes any difference). I have the navigation system in it, and it seems to get really bad reception. Pretty often, it doesn't get a GPS signal and the nav system gets all confused about where I am. (It will think I'm across town or something!)
I had a nav system in my previous car (a Volvo XC90) and it just always had a signal and was always right.
I took this one in to the dealership to ask if they could check that the antenna is all hooked up right and everything. They said it looked fine (and of course, my problem is only intermittent, so they couldn't replicate it).
Anyway, I just wanted to ask whether anyone else has this problem, and if there is a solution? Is there a better antenna I could put on there or something? Thanks!
Anna
2. Burned CD-Rs include ID3 tag information if you used Windows Media Player (WMP) or Nero burning software. The ID3 tag will display the artist, track title, etc. only if your CD player is MP3 or WMA compatible.
3. The display changes from night mode to day mode automatically.
I also got the part numbers for the Highlander or hybrid:
86271-GEN04-09 86271-33049 2004-2007 HIGHLANDER
86271-GEN05-09 86271-53024 2008-2011 HIGHLANDER
86271-GEN06-09 86271-73011 2011 HIGHLANDER
http://bruce.pennypacker.org/sirius-highlander/
Thanks!
Since your Highlander is an 08 model year (MY) the map data version loaded when the vehicle was manufactured is probably a V7.1. Therefore, the new disc has 2 new years of information on it.
V9.1 can be purchased from any Toyota dealership for a MSRP of $199. The part number for the 08MY is 86271-GEN5-09.
The beep 'OFF' was incorporated into the GEN5 (08MY Highlander and newer) navigation system due to so many complaints about this characteristic. This also applies to the GEN6 systems too.
thanks
I am currently working through another issue with this truck, nothing is easy. It has not started for me once, I am on my 3rd 12v battery, my tires are done after 25k or so, my rear DVD (factory install) is on number 3 and is not working..... so now I want to change it.
I am trying to install a Kenwood deck with a new DVD, it has been suggested by the parts guy at Toyota that I would not be able to change this out due to the integration with the Hybrid system... Does anyone know about this. Additionally the only faceplate available for me is based on a non-Nav system dash which has different sized Security/Hazard/Pass Airbag lights.... another issue.
It was also asked recently to me how long the battery will last (hybrid) and from further discussion with a tech from another manufacturer it was indicated that theirs are about 10yrs and 10k to replace.
Not sure really how long I will be keeping this vehicle though in general I love it... just one of those love hate relationships. It bothers me that buying new from the dealer this thing is such a pain in the [non-permissible content removed] pretty much right from square one.
Anyway, thanks for any ideas or suggestions about the after market install.
Haadman