studiovette

And this is why you can't enter anything into the nav while driving because its way to dangerous to do it and GM wants to avoid law suits. You need a degree just to figure this thing out. That shouldn't be the case. I understand some of the features will be more complex then others but entering an address or POI should be 1,2,3 GO like a Garmin or tom tom etc..

j_digi454

My point exactly.

08VRZ06

The only good part of it is when you turn it off and get the C6 emblem displayed!!

I'm not a big fan of it either....... Wish it had the Alpine system that my 2011 Dodge Ram had in it!! Garmin Nav, USB, built in Hard Drive and really good sound!!!

Mark

01VETTECOP

GARMIN 1450

5 inch screen

Get U One

johnodrake

I have three different Navigation systems: The Denso in the Corvette, the Alpine in the CTS and a Garmin 1490LMT in my truck. They all work basically the same and all work better when set up properly.

Here is a wonderful tutorial on the nav system from Paul Pearson (Talon90) Using the C6 Navigation system - Parts 1 through 5

JoesC5

You're cruising down the Interstate at 70 MPH and you want to enter something in the NAV, can you have the person riding shotgun do this without stopping the car on the shoulder to use the factory NAV?

You're getting ready to do a trip and you want to program the NAV. Can you do this in your office or do you have to do it in your garage? I can program my Garmin in my office/home etc in front of the computer where I have Bing maps on to plan my trip. Then I carry it to my car, and stick it on the holder in my cup holder. If I'm on a trip and I want to change my route for the next day, I can do it in my motel room, not out in the car. And I don't have to lug around a 50 page, 5 part tutorial with me in order to work the Garmin.

BTW, I have the $1750 factory NAV and a Garmin, so I know the features and the disadvantages of both. The Garmin wins out 99% of the time.

AV8ForFun

Maybe for some you you guys it is reliable and accurate, but every time I use it on a trial basis to take me somewhere I know already, it routes me through strange indirect routes. Sure, it gets me there, but when I am driving on an interstate, and it tells me to exit 5 or 6 exits too early and drive through the side streets to get there, I can't trust it to take me somewhere I don't already know.

When I gives me a route through the middle of DFW during rush hour and I take an alternate route and it never adjusts its route...only continues to attempt to redirect me 30 miles out of the way of my current route...I can't believe that it is accurate and reliable.

Maybe the sophistication is there, but it definitely isn't accurate, and therefore I can't rely on it.

None of that takes into account the whole issue of requiring me to stop to do anything. Not practical, when I am trying to deal with the issues that I spoke of earlier.

I really wish I hadn't bothered to spend the money on it.

QUAKEJAKE

This system was designed in 2002/03. My now obsolete lap top was made in 2006. The only nav. used in my 07 now is Google Maps.

johnodrake

There are reasons for taking the routes that it does. They are not arbitrary. Your set-up likely has a lot to do with it. Take the tutorial and see if that helps.....

johnodrake

I have both as well and you will understand if I disagree. You can thank the lawyers and goodie two shoes for the programming on the fly issue - but there is a fix for that.

RO55

You can do this with factory one by sending your destnation to your car via map quest

jb_va2001

The auto manufacturers have a really hard time keeping up with the speed of consumer electronics change. The tech they build-in is already dated when introduced in a new car and feels very old just 2-3 years later. If GM keeps a car in production for 10 years the electronic options are absolutely Jurassic by the end of the model's run. The ability to integrate smart phone Apps into the on-board dashboard screen for GPS (and more things) seems the only real solution.

To the specific GPS issue, I have the TomTom App on my iPhone and highly recommended it. The TomTom App comes with maps so you don't need to download them as you drive through areas with spotty 3G coverage. (Download the App while you are on WiFi, its big.) It's really annoying to have a smart phone or handheld GPS bouncing around in the cup holder or seat next to you so I also use the TomTom windshield mount. The windshield mount also boosts the iPhone GPS signal and has built-in Bluetooth and speaker phone as an added plus.

Cheers,
JB

Travelor

I have read all the manuals more than once.

But it does not take a degree in computer science to know something is screwed when you ask it to mark your home and the POS tells you that you home is 39 houses away when there is no such address.

fnsblum

Ain't that the truth. I got so mad at her one day I wanted to put a .45 hole in the Nav. We have some very different addresses here in Utah where most of the streets run north, south, east and west. Here is a test for some of you guys that think problems are mostly operator error. Try inputting the address 835 South 150 West in Tremonton, Utah. If you figure it out, with out a problem, please PM me. I would be most grateful for the help. Until then I will use my online Road Atlas. Later! Frank

RJRSW

And here it is:

http://www.kawal.net/navigation.htm

I had to do something similar to the Kenwood unit that had the Garnin interface in my last vette by running the emergency brake wire from the units harness to ground in order to allow the passenger to program destinations while rolling down the freeway.

peter pan

Glad we did not get GM Nav and our Kenwood unit works awesome

RJRSW

That is not the unit that is the map data that came from Navteq who also supplies that same map database to Garmin. I have found that the latest GM map disc release is the same as the Garmin 2012.10 NA maps in my Garmin.

VatorMan

Plus the Navigation can't find one single racetrack.

red2012

when the new kenwood harness comes out in june supposedly it will integrate everything the way the factory nav does now. of course you will need the new kenwood h/u to go with it.

petes ZO6

No disrepect at all, but most people can retain what they read. Although complicated the stock Nav is certainly not rocket science. Again I understand how easy the Garmin units are to use. And like I stated earlier I disliked the stock Nav until I took some time to read the manual and play around with it.

For those of you on the fence. Take 30-45 minutes in the driveway and the manual. You may just be surprised at what the unit is capable of once you learn how to use it. BTW..the split screen is pretty cool.

You can also pull up previous destinations while driving. Yes, you do have to stop to place in a new destination and we all know why. That is the case with most if not all factory stock navs.