navigation system question

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hybrid_batmobile @ Jul 11 2006, 09:11 PM) [snapback]284708[/snapback]</div>

Uhh... I can't recall exactly what buttons are on the screen when you have that view. Either there is an 'Enter Destination' button, or else you have 'Add Destination' or 'Replace Destination' (if there is already a destination set).

I believe there is another screen after that displaying up to three route choices if there is more than one route available. Press the 'Guide' button (or just start driving) to being turn by turn navigation.

That is based on memory, after using the nav for only 2 months, so hopefully I haven't overlooked anything... :mellow:

- Kevin

 

Go to the Lexus site. www.lexus.com. There is a tutorial on the navigation system, which is basically the same as the one on the Prius. It doesn't cover all the bells and whistles but walks through the general operation of the navigation system. Your navigation handbook covers it very well too, but is a bit hard to plow through. The Lexus site is the best tutorial to get up and running.

The arrows around the destination is only pointing towards where you said you want to go. If you do not select it, it will grey out as no destination has been selected at that point. Touch the screen on the proper command and it will return to where you are located and begin navigating you.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hybrid_batmobile @ Jul 11 2006, 06:11 PM) [snapback]284708[/snapback]</div>

When you get the arrows, you've made it to the "confirm destination" stage. If needed, use the arrows to fine-tune your destination on the map, then press the ENTER button to establish it as the destination. If you've already got a destination, the ENTER turns into ADD TO (add to existing destination list) or REPLACE (delete current destination and use this one instead).

You're almost there!

David

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hybrid_batmobile @ Jul 11 2006, 09:29 PM) [snapback]284717[/snapback]</div>

If you select 'Replace Destination', then any previous destinations will be discarded and this will be your new destination. Essentially, when you are starting a new trip.

If you choose 'Add Destination', you are adding an additional stop to your trip. You can program up to 5 total destinations (also known as "waypoints" in the GPS world) for a trip. Note that if you are in motion and programming a destination (by Quick Access, voice, etc...) you can only assign the next immediate stopover, not future stopovers (they will be greyed-out).

One other tip if you are new to nav - the instructions and route guidance read from the bottom up (not top down), which I found a bit unintuitive when I first began using it, but quickly adapted once I figured out that simple detail.

Hope that helps!

- Kevin

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Old n Bold @ Jul 11 2006, 08:47 PM) [snapback]284722[/snapback]</div>

http://www.lexus.com/assets/navigation_sys...xus_nav_56k.htm

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hybrid_batmobile @ Jul 11 2006, 08:11 PM) [snapback]284708[/snapback]</div>

I hope hybrid_batmobile will let us know if the answers to this question have made it any easier to use Nav. I too have had trouble getting it started but somehow I muddled through eventually. I now use it only rarely and still sometimes find myself unsure about the next step and have to start inputting my destination again and again. Are all nav systems as bad as this one in their interface with the user? I'm using the 2005 Europe version and am hoping that the next version (2006?) will be an improvement but I'm not optimistic about it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hybrid_batmobile @ Jul 12 2006, 09:47 AM) [snapback]285034[/snapback]</div>

In the 2005, when I see the destination with arrows I press Enter. Then I have a choice....3 Routes, Route, and Guide. 3 Routes gives me a choice, Route allows me to add (or delete) and Guide starts the navigation.