Just took delivery of my S85 and have driven it back/forth to work in the OC (logging 100 miles a day).
A few questions on the navigation system:
1) If I use the navigation system to route me home, the blue route is so thick that it almost fully blocks out what the traffic conditions are (so I had to cancel my route, so that I could actually see how bad traffic was ahead of me and then restart it again). Is there any way to adjust preferences? (My guess is no, but I wanted to ask).
2) It is hard to focus/see the traffic and route options because the map is cluttered with satellite images, including all the hills/buildings/etc. Is it possible to have it more like a regular navigation system so you don't have all the visual clutter and you just have the roads (and plain backgrounds)?
3) The big BIG routing box. It appears in the upper left quadrant. However, if I'm traveling to the NW sector, the box blocks my view of that entire area. Is it possible to move the box or make it smaller? If not, any workaround... such as making it disappear?
4) I know that the traffic conditions aren't synced with the ETA. I do hope that is fixed in future version (soon). I agree with others that the navigation is somewhat dated. My 2010 Jetta Sportwagen has better navigation with the Sirius real-time updates. Why isn't that possible here?
5) Recommendation for alternative route options or avoid highways? My 2001 Pathfinder even allowed me to have the option of avoiding highways...
A few questions on the navigation system:
1) If I use the navigation system to route me home, the blue route is so thick that it almost fully blocks out what the traffic conditions are (so I had to cancel my route, so that I could actually see how bad traffic was ahead of me and then restart it again). Is there any way to adjust preferences? (My guess is no, but I wanted to ask).
2) It is hard to focus/see the traffic and route options because the map is cluttered with satellite images, including all the hills/buildings/etc. Is it possible to have it more like a regular navigation system so you don't have all the visual clutter and you just have the roads (and plain backgrounds)?
3) The big BIG routing box. It appears in the upper left quadrant. However, if I'm traveling to the NW sector, the box blocks my view of that entire area. Is it possible to move the box or make it smaller? If not, any workaround... such as making it disappear?
4) I know that the traffic conditions aren't synced with the ETA. I do hope that is fixed in future version (soon). I agree with others that the navigation is somewhat dated. My 2010 Jetta Sportwagen has better navigation with the Sirius real-time updates. Why isn't that possible here?
5) Recommendation for alternative route options or avoid highways? My 2001 Pathfinder even allowed me to have the option of avoiding highways...