Anybody else think the GM Nav is sub par?

[gohawks3]

The thing that gets me is with such a big ride with plenty of dash space, they could have moved it up a bit and given us a 25-30% increase in screen size.

I just traded my 09 Highlander in, and although the Highlander also stunk in the accurate directions category, the screen was HUGE and easy to read.

This one not so much.

 

[mike1944]

The thing that gets me is with such a big ride with plenty of dash space, they could have moved it up a bit and given us a 25-30% increase in screen size.

I just traded my 09 Highlander in, and although the Highlander also stunk in the accurate directions category, the screen was HUGE and easy to read.

This one not so much.

Amen my friend. I was just looking at that today and wondering why they didn't reduce/split the ac louvers and get the screen up near the top of the dash. A bigger screen would be even better but I would settle for closer to eye level.

 

[KMeloney]

That's one of my beefs. You have to constantly take your eye off the road to look down and see what the distance bar says...at exactly the time you shouldn't be taking your eyes off the road.

Hmm... What would you rather it do? TELL you how many feet you have to go constantly? Not me. That'd be annoying as hell.

Again, I've never had nav before this. What's a better way to let you know a turn is coming up?

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

yes

I have an '09 tahoe and the sat nav is crap.

I can't enter addresses while moving, I can't speak an address.

I constantly confuse the MI and MIN on the display because they are 1 letter off and .000001 inches apart.

The directions are often stupid.
I'm not paying MORE for traffic when many GPSs do that FREE.

Entering multiple destinations, you have to go BACKWARDS from how your brain works. You think, ok i need to go here, then here, then here. BUT you are forced to enter your FINAL destination FIRST.. .WTF?!

THEN, when you get to a 'waypoint' it only gets you within 500 or so MILES of the actual place you wanted to go.

You can scroll recent destinations, but NOT the address book.

Basically, it's a system designed by an 80 year old for an 80 year old.

My 15 yr old sister could design a better system.

CHeck out the 'My Ford Touch'. If the Ford Expedition gets it, GM can kiss my a$$ good bye. They are so far behind it looks like an etch-a-sketch.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrLdMi_r7-Q&feature=related

 

[BigRed76]

Anyone????

By the way, does anyone know what are the light blue (cyan) dots on the map as you drive? I made sure I turned off all of my POI but I still see these cyan dots show up along the path that I am driving. Checked the manual and options but no where can I see any mention of that.

 

[Erebos]

Yaron -- you seeing those dots as well? Pheww...ok good, so it's not just me seeing things

 

[baron]

Most factory nav's are kinda crummy compared to stand alone units. I haven't had a chance to use one on the NNBS, but most other cars that I have used with them aren't all that great.

Quick hint, unless you are just being super spontaneous, look at a map (real or on the computer) before you actually take your trip so you know where to go, when to expect turns, etc. Even if you don't print it out, it only takes a few minutes to more or less figure out and remember what you need to do.

 

[BigRed76]

What the hell are the dots?!?!?!?

 

[KMeloney]

What the hell are the dots?!?!?!?

I don't think I know what dots you're talking about. Can you be more specific?

 

[stahlgrau]

To turn off the dots, press the menu button then select the nav tab. Look at the buttom of the screen and turn off the off-road mode. This will make the dots disappear, they are useful when you are on a trail or terrain that has not been mapped. It shows you the path you previously took.