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I'm a little puzzled by the operation of the Navi system in my 2016 X3. The system was ordered with and I can confirm that it has Live Traffic updates however data received from the updates doesn't seem to be effective as the Navi system always guides me along the busiest route - no suggested alternatives.
Case in point; Across the top of the GTA are two highways, the 401 and the 407. The 401 is a free road, the 407 a toll road. At the start point of my route (Mississauga to Pickering) the two highways are only a kilometer or so apart. During rush hour, the time of my travel, highway 401, in comparison to highway 407, is always very slow between Mississauga and the Don Valley Parkway. The Navi system is set to use toll roads however it continually directs me to the 401. If I ignore the Navi system and enter the 407 at the west end of my trip the Navi system directs me back to the 401 at each major crossroad. When traffic on the 401 is heavy why does the Navi system direct me there instead of the 407. I thought manually selecting an optional route would do the trick however any optional route offered by the system directs me back to the 401. Is there a way to override this behaviour?
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Under navi option (knob to the right), I believe there is an option to show Traffic information in different colors.
It will show red/yellow/green on the map indicating how busy/slow the traffic condition is and it's been accurate so far for me. If you set a destination and there are red or traffic incident in the city you are travelling, it should show a list of alternative routes available to select from but it's up to you to decide to stay or take the re-route. It saved me twice so far on my way down to Seattle where it gave me the option/time could possibly saved with re-route. under normal driving without destination set, it also gave me warning for accidents/road works around my surrendering within few km, but it doesnt come up often for me. |
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When I look at the alternative routes, I find they always direct me back to the 401!
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Raising another question on the Navigation System.
I have found that when I reach a junction to turn left or right, the Sat Nav shows it as being another 20 yards. Is this normal? The systems have been much more accurate on other cars and of course on TomTom etc. |
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When I have some time I will update this post and take a picture of the settings, unless someone beats me to it. Edited. Self explanatory. Last edited by Peter_R; 10-05-2015 at 12:15 PM.. |
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That would be very helpful. Look forward to seeing them.
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When not actually navigating, simply press the Voice Command button and say "Split Screen Off" or "Split Screen Perspective View" depending upon your preference. Bottom Line: it is calling up the Arrow View during Navigating that makes all the difference . . . Right?
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Look at previous post. I edited it whilst you were posting.
Kimo No! Sorry we are now on a different subject. Last edited by Peter_R; 10-05-2015 at 12:23 PM.. |
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