Jmarti2148

I recently purchased a 2009 Vette with navigation. I don't care about the navigation as it is useless but the clock is always off by one hour. I have reset it and checked off daylight saving time as we are still in DST and it is fine until I shut the car off. When I restart it is off by an hour again. It is one hour behind. Is there a trick to keeping it on the correct time?

RIMike

Subbed!

07MontyRed

Sounds like it is might be confused by what time zone you are in (which it should not be) ... what time zone does it say you are in (the clock adjust menu should tell you).

The other option is to use the "no GPS" option int he clock adjust menu ... it should simply stay at whatever you set it to (rather than resetting to GPS time ...).

Curiosity, does the nav unit indicate a good GPS signal on the main nav screen?

george511

I wanted to buy one to put in my 05

Kent1999

C'mon man -- Get with the program! *ALL* the cool kids say Corvette Nav is useless!

Don't forget you can earn extra "Bro" cred by using the following thought-saving Corvette catch-phrases:

• "Bose Blows!" (alternate: "No highs, no lows -- must be BOSE!")
  
• "Fobs are useless! Why can't I have a metal key ignition, manual doors and roll-up windows like my 1972 F-150??"
  
• "You need to keep a C6 on a battery tender if you don't drive it every single day -- it's a design flaw! I heard it from a Corvette Engineer from Bowling Green!"
• "If you don't keep your fob in the freezer, any 14 year old kid can steal your C6 using a $20 gizmo from Amazon! I saw it on YouTube!"
• "If your battery dies while you are in the car, you're trapped, with no way to escape! It's a design flaw!"

There are more, but these will get you started!

george511

what is a good nav?

Jmarti2148

iphone options are a lot easier to use and are up to date without having to buy an new dvd every now and then

Jmarti2148

useless was too strong a term. The newer Chevy MyLink is better. You need to load a dvd for your part of the world. You need to select the area you are in. Any smart phone works faster and is usually up to date.

See5see6

The one in my '08.

Jmarti2148

GPS signal good. In correct time zone. Checked DST as it still should apply. Will keep trying variations on settings. Thanks.

DOOKEY

Quit turning your car off.

TCW

The OEM nav will get you were you want to go. (RTFM) Plus it works with your HUD.

Tom

4SUMERZ

That's the biggest Plus for the OEM Nav. It does indeed work very well, but it has a learning curve on how to use it properly.
If you use the memory points as a destination, it is the best way to use it. The one in my 2006 works very well, and has got me there and back without any issues for each and every 80K miles of our road trips.
Also, the clock in my navigation stays at whatever time I set it at. I don't use EST, as I'm in AST, which the Nav doesn't have an option for.

Jmarti2148

Thanks for the tip on Nav. I am just to used to my phone system. With some trials I am sure I will use it.

Kent1999

Have you tried setting your "Home" location yet?

dr_gallup

My '13 changed time zones randomly and switched sources, lost station presets, etc. when I bought it. Fortunately it still had some warranty left and my local dealer replaced the head unit when I got it home.

I don't care what anyone says about the NAV, it sucks. It won't take perfectly valid street names even though it will display them when I drive down them. It says my work street number doesn't exist even though it's been there for 40 years. It frequently gets the direction of the last turn wrong, says left when the destination is right. I know I'm dyslexic but not that bad! I even bought the update disc this year, total waste of money. And that's just the facts, nothing about the crappy user interface or antiquated looking display. So it displays turns on the HUD, big deal since I have to turn off the G meter, the best part of the HUD.

gwz51

Replaced factory system in 05 with Kenwood w/ back-up camera. Has Garvin nav, best investment to date.

airmed2

So true. The only reason for defense of this system (psychologically) is to make one feel better about their ownership...and maybe wearing GM colored glasses. Does it work? Yes? But it was antiquated when it came out, and is so user unfriendly, that to defend it is frankly silly. I do use it on trips, but my wife backs it up with the much more advanced and accurate system on most phones. I prefer not to mess up the clean look of the dash area with suction cups or ram mounts, therefore I use the GM Nav. But holy jib-jab, it is just plain bad.

If it was a ball park knock out, there wouldn't have been several GM sponsored seminars defending it and teaching folks how to use it, and it would probably still be in production today.....ha ha. The fact it made it nine years is baffling. That part of the design team should be tarred and featherd.

KyJim

Once you learn how to use the nav it works very well and has a ton if information, but you have to learn how to use it, and that's the problem with most who say they don't like it.

It contains a lot of informaton. I spent several hours learning how to use the one in my 2013 and use it all the time without problems.

As LV2TOUR indicated using memory points is the best way to program it.

Jimnc

The OEM nav system in my ZR1 is junk. So is the OEM nav system in 2013 MB 450GL. Both take forever to enter a new destination and often don't recognize street names. Waze is far superior and it's free. I can find and enter an obscure destination in seconds using Waze and the traffic congestion rerouting feature is getting better all the time.