![]() However, I now find it more adequate than ever before, and the few places that were lacking on my older 2007 (I think) maps - are now clearly visible and can be found at last. ![]() Unlike many people, I do like a car that talks to me. Yes, it's not in 3D styling like Garmin, or the trusty TomTom Western Europe on my iPhone - but there's something almost quaint about a Navigation system that's so different from everything else on the road, it doesn't even allow Postcode searches!!! But I do love the split screens that execute when needed, the amount of data available on that 8 inch MFD, and THAT voice. Also, the NAV chatterbox, (she reminds me of the Planet Express Ship's computer), has now taken to mentioning street or highway designations among other things. ![]() It does appear to have been updated well, and the POIs reflect this fact well. Personally, I'm very impressed with my latest purchase. Naturally, I'm using the DVD that covers the UK and Ireland. One for Western Europe, One for North Europe, One for East Europe and methinks the last one concentrated more on the Mediterranean area - I'm too lazy to check right now. Yes, the aforementioned table on what discs for what year is absolutely right! My DVDs arrived with 13.1 emblazoned on them - they really are the latest. Oh yes, I am perfectly aware that I could have bought a standalone device with a 5 inch screen and lifetime maps for the same amount of money - even less if you know exactly where to look. I simply wanted to keep my little bit of "Futurama"* technology completely up to date and really DID want to utilise the built in SATNAV to the max. There's actually 4 Dual Layer DVDs in the pack. Yes, it did cost me an eye watering €170, and yes, you heard right - DVDs. I recently bit the bullet and bought the latest set of Navigation DVDs for my, er, spaceship. So this is not a case of installing some "program" to enable it.I have a 2008 Prius T Spirit (UK) - and for all intents and purposes, it is pretty much identical to the 2009. This is not a software case - even the original Toyota nav system is a standalone unit (located under the driver's seat) and in your case it is simply not present. If you want to play around and hack your car and nav, then it is the right project for you - but if you want to simply use a nav, buy an external standalone unit and don't bother trying to integrate it. Try to google around if you are interested.īut in my opinion, it is not worth the effort. I believe there was a thread on this (how to integrate an aftermarket nav), I saw it somewhere in the past. It would probably be possible to somehow hack the MFD to get the touchscreen to work with your aftermarket unit (there has to be some interface connecting it to the "original" Toyota unit), but I am afraid that this would be far too complicated. But you would have to solve the wiring, a switch allowing you to select the composite input on your MFD, antenna and connection of your nav to the audio system, if you want to hear the instructions (this should be the easiest part - do not know if it is standard, but my Prius has an audio input connector in the center console).īut still, you won't be able to use the touchscreen of the MFD, so you would still have to somehow solve the problem of the "user interface" to your nav. It would be possible to somehow integrate an aftermarket nav so that you could see the map on the MFD, since even the "original" Toyota nav is a completely standalone unit, connected to the composite input of the MFD. Buy a standalone nav system, it will be a lot cheaper and simpler. In my opinion, it is not worth bothering thying to install and integrate an aftermarket nav. So this is not a case of installing some "program" to enable it. Click to expand.This is not a software case - even the original Toyota nav system is a standalone unit (located under the driver's seat) and in your case it is simply not present.
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