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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by falcon3, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. falcon3

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    I have a 2007 with nav and in the radio screen bottom right there is a place with "'msg'. It never is lite so I can't access it but my friends is lite and it will show different features. Anyone know why this won't work and how to fix it?

    Thanks

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    #1 falcon3, Jan 9, 2010
  2. Paradox

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    You touch it and it just displays a message if the radio station you are listening to has a message to be read. I never even bothered with it when I had my 2006, mostly useless messages anyways lol
     
    #2 Paradox, Jan 9, 2010
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    You have to be tuned to a FM station that uses the RDS message system. There are a few in Sacramento, but not all stations use it.
     
    #3 dogfriend, Jan 9, 2010
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    I don't know about gen II, but in my 2010 it's ironic (read idiotic) that the MSG is locked out while driving. You get a six line message telling you it's unsafe for you to view the one line message while driving.
     
    #4 thebeed, Jan 9, 2010
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    Sometimes you gotta wonder what the hell Toyota is thinking... If the point is not to distract you, why flash a message saying you can't read the message....think about it!!!
     
    #5 KK6PD, Jan 9, 2010
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