Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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I think it's Ok - ETA OK, but why does it still (try) and take me off the motorway only to get back on it again at the same junction - seems to only do this on the M5 for some reason
Also some of the 'alternative' routes to avoid congestion seem to be ridiculously long
But, it is better than the one in my D3 and I assume the MY13 is better still than my MY10
2nd Apr 2013 1:47 pm
Rich_S
Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 120
adam wrote:
but why does it still (try) and take me off the motorway only to get back on it again at the same junction - seems to only do this on the M5 for some reason
No, not only M5 - did it to me on the A55 yesterday. Problem was that as I swept off the A55, around the roundabout and back on to the A55, the wife and father-in-law were following behind....except they stayed on the A55....So they have been laughing at my expense ever since....
2nd Apr 2013 3:09 pm
DeeJay
Member Since: 07 Jan 2011
Location: Devon
Posts: 265
I think the thing to remember with Sat navs is they are not intelligent, they only do what the programing software allows. For example if you put in shortest route it can take you down a very narrow back lane and then back on the road that you just came off a few miles further on, because it is a few hundred yards shorter via the lane. So an element of common sense is always required.
2nd Apr 2013 5:35 pm
Rich_S
Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 120
Just added the camera POI to the system, now pinging me every five seconds in town.....
I note that I don't have the speed sign icons, but only the camera icons. Is there a way to get gpx files with the speed sign icons included? I tend to travel around areas where I have no idea from one second to the next what the speed limit is (dual carriage way, but with lamposts, but are they far enough apart...blah blah...then dual carriageway with no lamposts) and the TomTom very effectively shows me the speed limit in the bottom of the screen, as well as warning me with a speed sign icon for up and coming GATSOs etc..
2nd Apr 2013 7:39 pm
2929twin
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: by cheque book
Posts: 174
Still playing with my newly aquired 06 D3. I agree the sat nav is a complex beastie to set up. Plus I still have previous owner visits all over it On a recent run out, up thro the potteries, it also steered me off motorway and back on. most confusing. When back in area I know, it didn`t know of new roads and layouts. Where do I access new info/upgrade? Presume can`t down load from Tinternet! , I`d like to persevere with it but would be happier if it knew more than me.
As a replacement from a P38 RR,I am impressed with a lot, a little worried by it`s electrical shortfalls and Her with the big list [ of jobs, not leaning over] isn`t happy with the "park bench" seat cushioning. Thanks to everyone who kept me entertained/educated me about EGR`s. reverse sensors, height sensors, dry joints etc I still like D3 and will celebrate my new knowledge by buying it some 2 stroke oil in morning.
2nd Apr 2013 9:11 pm
steveraspberry
Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: Nr Sevenoaks,Kent
Posts: 2081
Satnav is updated via disk usually. Nick ( The Large One on here) is the guy to speak to about buying a genuine one at the best price. I agree, the satnav could be a little more user friendly but ultimately, it does the job 95% of the time for me
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3rd Apr 2013 8:31 am
GlosBoy
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Adam
On my D3 and D3 (MY10) the sat nav would always try to take me off the M5 - going south from Gloucester to Deven and then back on again. Never trusted it
This new one doesnt seem to do that so I am a lot happier.
Like most have said before, the LR sat nav is best used when you are close to your destination and I find if I plan the route in my head and only allow it to take over from me when in the vacinity all seems OK for both me and the sat nav
I do like the full post code over the Merc I had which could only cope with 4 or 5 of the lettersD4 HSE - Aintree Green
D4 Orkney my13 - gone
Stornaway D4. Gone, Didn't like it at all
D3 silver manual. Loved my first LR
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
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I've got a TomTom GO 940 and the LR system is pants in comparison. The unit is simply detachable and the charging wire runs below the steering wheel to bottom right of the windscreen. I plug it into a base attached to the PC at home and plan my journeys with the help of Google maps, viaMichelin etc.
SWMBO uses the nav in the D4 as a passenger just for something to do on long journeys.MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
5th Apr 2013 1:23 am
Swiss-LR
Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
Location: In the middle
Posts: 55
Rich_S wrote:
Is there a way to get gpx files with the speed sign icons included?
Hi Rich
I got my data from scdb and in these dataset, you can select the speed sign icons before downloading if you want.
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5th Apr 2013 7:21 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Swiss ....are you saying your LR sat nav displays the speeds at camera points ? If so can you give a link to the site in your picture please 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
5th Apr 2013 8:21 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
Location: In the middle
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DG wrote:
Swiss ....are you saying your LR sat nav displays the speeds at camera points?
At least it displays the speed signes on two garmin navs I own. My disco is still waiting for production (april, 10th) but one of the first things I will do, after it is delivered, is to copy the scdb-data in the nav.
Perphaps someone else can verify if the signs out of the scdb-dataset are displayed in the LR nav.
6th Apr 2013 7:52 am
Ted Newman
Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: SE London
Posts: 840
Unless the Swiss D4 is different to the UK spec there is no way to copy POIs to the D4 on-board Sat Nav.
I also use Garmin units and also have the safety camera POIs on them.LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
6th Apr 2013 10:17 am
Swiss-LR
Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
Location: In the middle
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Hi Ted
I don't think, the difference is between Swiss- or other country-versions but between MY 2013 (or 2012?) and the earlier versions of the nav.
In the manual of the MY 2013 there is a part explaining the import from POI over USB-storage.
As stated above: perhaps somebody with a '13 nav can try this out.
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- seems to only do this on the M5 for some reason
I agree, the satnav could be a little more user friendly but ultimately, it does the job 95% of the time for me 
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