Prius Navigation changing route from speed to distance

[onlynark]

Hey Guys, We just got the 2007 prius with all the options except leather. So it has the Nav system on it. Anyways, I read through pretty much the entire nav system manual and I couldnt find the option for switching the nav from setting the route by fastest speed to shortest distance. Is that possible to do on the prius nav?

[jrfaris]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nark @ Mar 11 2007, 04:58 PM) [snapback]403967[/snapback]</div>

Hey Guys, We just got the 2007 prius with all the options except leather. So it has the Nav system on it. Anyways, I read through pretty much the entire nav system manual and I couldnt find the option for switching the nav from setting the route by fastest speed to shortest distance. Is that possible to do on the prius nav?
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After you input the destination, there is a button on the bottom left of the screen that says 3 routes. Pushing that button shows the routes on a map and allows you to pick from two quick alternatives or the shortest route.

[onlynark]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jrfaris @ Mar 11 2007, 08:17 PM) [snapback]403971[/snapback]</div>

After you input the destination, there is a button on the bottom left of the screen that says 3 routes. Pushing that button shows the routes on a map and allows you to pick from two quick alternatives or the shortest route.
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Great, I found it. Thanks a lot. I dont understand why they couldnt put this in the manual.

[Bill Merchant]

The Lexus has the same nav unit, but they get a web tutorial... Lexus Navigation

[onlynark]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Mar 12 2007, 01:39 AM) [snapback]404098[/snapback]</div>

The Lexus has the same nav unit, but they get a web tutorial... Lexus Navigation
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thanks for the info guys.

kinda offtopic, but I was wondering if its possible to watch movies on the console display. That would be pretty cool. Let me know guys

[Bill Merchant]

If you buy the right interface, you might be able to, but not as you get it from the dealer. Use the Search function to uncover lots of answers.

[John in LB]

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After you input the destination, there is a button on the bottom left of the screen that says 3 routes. Pushing that button shows the routes on a map and allows you to pick from two quick alternatives or the shortest route.
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To complicate your life (or to better it - depending on how you look at it...) in this car, you dictate the speed you drive at for the purposes of calculating the 2 quick alternatives.

search for related topics... and it is also described in your manual.

Enjoy - I think this is one of the best NAV systems out there (for installed units that is).

[Charles Suitt]

Bill is right on the online NAV DVD - Lexus; however, there's one that's a little more suited to the Prius NAV from the standpoint of dash layout and buttons. Basically, the Toyota NAV systems are the same, but this one is a little better for the Prius. This runs better if you have a high-speed computer connection:

http://www.toyota-eshowroom.com/consumer/T...toyota_nav.html

[auricchio]

John, at first I thought the preset speeds (in the Setup screen) would simply complicate life as the Nav calculated arrival time based on those speeds and not actual speed.

But then I realized the Nav will constantly recalculate arrival time based on how far the destination is. So if, for example, you set a preset speed of 50mph, the Nav starts calculating based on that speed. Later, after you've been doing 75mph, the Nav realizes you're closer to the destination than it expected. It recalculates (still using 50mph), but the new calculated time is closer to reality.

As you get closer faster, the recalculations improve, because at some point, you're close enough that 50 vs 75mph doesn't make a significant difference in arrival time.

Lexus vs. Prius

Yesterday, my wife and I were walking and a woman in a Lexus stopped to ask directions. I didn't know where the street was, and I would have sent her completely wrong based on my guess.

Then she said she had Nav but couldn't enter the street name (Kendall Lane). She couldn't add the "Lane" suffix. I realized hers was the same as the Prius, so I talked her through it.

It was fun being able to say "Press this, press that, enter this..." without having to stop and understand her Nav system!

Press Destination. Press Address. Press on the street name and enter K E N D. Press City; choose Cambria. Press on the name Kendall Ln. She entered the house number, though the street is only one block long. Now press Replace and press Guide. Off she went.

[Bill Merchant]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Charles Suitt @ Mar 12 2007, 11:17 AM) [snapback]404269[/snapback]</div>

Bill is right on the online NAV DVD - Lexus; however, there's one that's a little more suited to the Prius NAV from the standpoint of dash layout and buttons. Basically, the Toyota NAV systems are the same, but this one is a little better for the Prius. This runs better if you have a high-speed computer connection:

http://www.toyota-eshowroom.com/consumer/T...toyota_nav.html[/b]

Thanks for the URL, Charles. This appears to be almost identical to the Lexus tutorial. I had looked for this and hadn't found it, finding the Lexus one first. I would prefer to refer people to this URL so I'll use it in the future.