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Mar 25, 2009 | 01:27 AM

driftway

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Blinking nav icon

I got into my sc430 2002 tonight and noticed that the little circle with triangle inside, that represents the car on the nav screen is blinking.

I could swear that it is usually steady. Someone confirm, it's normally steady or blinking!

thanks

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Mar 25, 2009 | 12:31 PM

Dragnet

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Originally Posted by driftway

Maybe that indicates that the nav-system is not sure of the exact position?

(Can't check right now, the car is sitting under a car cover in my garage waiting for April 1

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Mar 27, 2009 | 03:08 PM

driftway

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Hi, anybody can let me know if the icon is blinking or steady?

thanks!!

Mar 27, 2009 | 03:58 PM

CBG

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Hi, anybody can let me know if the icon is blinking or steady?

thanks!!

My 2005 icon does NOT blink. It is steady.

Mar 27, 2009 | 06:08 PM

driftway

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uh oh. what does the blinking mean? Malfunction? It seems to otherwise work ok....
Anyone else have a blinker?

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:20 AM

thang tran

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Mine is blinking ( for model year from 2001 to 2003 ), after 2003 is steady , that i was told .

Mar 29, 2009 | 06:07 AM

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The icon in my 2005 does not blink - it is steady.

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Mar 29, 2009 | 09:34 AM

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I have an earlier production '02 and it does NOT blink.

Mar 29, 2009 | 11:49 AM

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I have an earlier production '02 and it does NOT blink.

But what nav version are you running?

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:25 PM

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But what nav version are you running?

I updated to the last version (before this new one) a while ago.... but it didn't flash w the original version either.

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:44 PM

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My 2005 icon does NOT blink. It is steady.

I checked my version after I got my car and if I remember right I have nav version 4.1 though I am not sure. I forget how do you find out what version you have?