Any1 else having problems finding locations with NAV.
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Pole Position
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From: NJ
Any1 else having problems finding locations with NAV.
This has happened to me more than a few times and just again today. I can find the location on map quest and MS streets just fine. The Nav will not find a location that has been there 20 years.
I have the right region selected and just had the 7.1 upgrade done. Any one else finding this problem or is it just my car.
I found myself driving to a client this morning with mapquest directions in my hand. I also found the location on the Nav screen manually and tried to select it manually and hope it would lock on that spot but nope.
I usually try and find a close by location and use that but I was time limited to search for one. It's 2008, I have Nav and it does not work.
I have the right region selected and just had the 7.1 upgrade done. Any one else finding this problem or is it just my car.
I found myself driving to a client this morning with mapquest directions in my hand. I also found the location on the Nav screen manually and tried to select it manually and hope it would lock on that spot but nope.
I usually try and find a close by location and use that but I was time limited to search for one. It's 2008, I have Nav and it does not work.
Intermediate
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Texas
Nope you are not alone. It happens all the time even though I have 6.1. BTW I was at the dealer yesterday with my daughter checking out the IS350 for her. During the sales pitch she brutally pointed out to the sales manager that according to the Lexus nav our street doesn't exist unless you select it manually. Even though we have lived there for ten+ years. LOL.... talk about someone losing their canned speil.
Pole Position
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From: Fl
Whatever your problems are - just be thankful you don’t have
a Mercedes Benz Nav! (I have an 08 E-350.)
It is the most pathetic, dull, useless piece of equipment ever
put in a car. After you Laboriously enter your destination, then
it will only take you to the “general” location.
The DTS I had .. and my current 06 C6 .. take me to the exact
spot.
Big Jimm
a Mercedes Benz Nav! (I have an 08 E-350.)
It is the most pathetic, dull, useless piece of equipment ever
put in a car. After you Laboriously enter your destination, then
it will only take you to the “general” location.
The DTS I had .. and my current 06 C6 .. take me to the exact
spot.
Big Jimm
Last edited by Big Jimm; Jan 5, 2008 at 10:24 AM.
Whatever your problem are .. just be thankful you don’t have
a Mercedes Benz Nav! (I have an 08 E-350.)
It is the most pathetic, dull, useless piece of equipment ever
put in a car. After you Laboriously enter your destination, then
it will only take you to the “general” location.
The DTS I had .. and my current 06 C6 .. take me to the exact
spot.
Big Jimm
a Mercedes Benz Nav! (I have an 08 E-350.)
It is the most pathetic, dull, useless piece of equipment ever
put in a car. After you Laboriously enter your destination, then
it will only take you to the “general” location.
The DTS I had .. and my current 06 C6 .. take me to the exact
spot.
Big Jimm
Lexus Test Driver
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From: TX
Interestingly, this is the first of 4 different nav systems I've had that actually puts my house in the right city!
We live on a street that is in one city, whereas the streets on 3 sides of us are in another one. Nav systems almost all place us in the "other" town, but the Lexus nav did it right.
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We live on a street that is in one city, whereas the streets on 3 sides of us are in another one. Nav systems almost all place us in the "other" town, but the Lexus nav did it right.
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Lead Lap
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From: Maine
The NAV system is a big plus.
This is my 3rd LS, and I find the navigation system to be about the same as in my previous 2003 LS430, which is to say excellent.
On a recent 2500 mile road trip, it was a valuable and much used tool, finding specific addresses, restaurants, attractions and lodging. It also found a local Lexus dealer as my 5000 servicing was due while on the trip.
In addition, I do volunteer driving where I have to pick up people at their home and drive them to an appointment. Only once have I had difficulty finding an address.
Because of the transient nature of many retail businesses, the POI feature is slightly less useful, sometimes taking me to a business that isn't there anymore.
One of only two annoyances is the much-discussed lockout, which occasionally gets in the way. The other is that it often forgets that I've arrived at a destination and keeps that destination on the map.
The touch screen NAV system on the LS was a major reason for selecting an LS over a Mercedes S550.
HBH
On a recent 2500 mile road trip, it was a valuable and much used tool, finding specific addresses, restaurants, attractions and lodging. It also found a local Lexus dealer as my 5000 servicing was due while on the trip.
In addition, I do volunteer driving where I have to pick up people at their home and drive them to an appointment. Only once have I had difficulty finding an address.
Because of the transient nature of many retail businesses, the POI feature is slightly less useful, sometimes taking me to a business that isn't there anymore.
One of only two annoyances is the much-discussed lockout, which occasionally gets in the way. The other is that it often forgets that I've arrived at a destination and keeps that destination on the map.
The touch screen NAV system on the LS was a major reason for selecting an LS over a Mercedes S550.
HBH
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From: CA
Many times the problem is that the NAV system must have EXACT street names. For example, you might enter "512 Main St., Los Angeles, CA" in Yahoo Maps and it finds it when in actuality the address is "512 North Main St., West Los Angeles, CA". Yahoo is good at finding the alternatives. The Lexus system must have the exact name including all directions and endings (ie. St., Pl., Rd. North, South, etc). Some people don't know that their street actually has a direction before the name. It is a pain in Beverly Hills where you can have the same address on North Beverly Drive and South Beverly Drive. So you can't blame the system for needing the exact address... but I wish it has the fuzzy logic of Yahoo and Mapquest of finding close matches.
dr hit is pretty well, that's what i found out as well on the nav, you have to work with it a bit.
so usually what i do is NOT entering the N S E W first, just the street name, and also just put in S for st, C for ct, B for blvd, etc.... THEN i press on CITY, and enter the city name of the address. MOST of the time that will immediately nail down to 4-5 choices that i can select from, and almost always, it's a hit (unless the address just doesn't exist yet on the map).
so usually what i do is NOT entering the N S E W first, just the street name, and also just put in S for st, C for ct, B for blvd, etc.... THEN i press on CITY, and enter the city name of the address. MOST of the time that will immediately nail down to 4-5 choices that i can select from, and almost always, it's a hit (unless the address just doesn't exist yet on the map).
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From: Texas
i have come across scenarios where the street is supposed to be "xxxx st", but somehow on the map it says "xxxx ave". why? that's beyond me
also, if you try to manually move over the map to the exact location, and then press MARK. it should give you the address that the nav is interpreting. maybe you can get a hint from there what's different from what you input?
Intermediate
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From: Texas
umm, but the street is there on the map (lexus map) right? and when you just manual move over the map to the street, what does it say the street name is (if you move along the street and increase resolution you should see)?
i have come across scenarios where the street is supposed to be "xxxx st", but somehow on the map it says "xxxx ave". why? that's beyond me
also, if you try to manually move over the map to the exact location, and then press MARK. it should give you the address that the nav is interpreting. maybe you can get a hint from there what's different from what you input?
i have come across scenarios where the street is supposed to be "xxxx st", but somehow on the map it says "xxxx ave". why? that's beyond me
also, if you try to manually move over the map to the exact location, and then press MARK. it should give you the address that the nav is interpreting. maybe you can get a hint from there what's different from what you input?
