rcyoder said:
Has anybody figured out how to defeat the speed sensor on the NAV so that a passenger can enter destination information while you are rolling?
I started reading this thread to figure out if I wanted to spend some $ for XM traffic. If the NAV won't automatically reroute around traffic there is just no point. (I don't need / want XM radio - when I'm alone, I listen to podcasts, with kids in the car, they pick the music.)
If you've already programmed in a route the system will calculate a traffic detour for you. You can do that while moving (but not if you didn't create a route before the car was moving). I haven't had much success with it finding a better route though. It does look at traffic when calculating a route, I've seen it pick a longer route by distance because of traffic. I don't know if it'll automatically re-route for traffic though. You have to click on the green Info button, then traffic info.
You can also get traffic info while you're driving. The nearby traffic isn't as useful as it could be because it doesn't show you if the traffic on the nearby roads is north or southbound (east / west). You have to click into the detail to get that info. At least it lets you do that while the car is moving.
I still can't believe Nissan put out such a crappy system. I've decided the interface is bad enough I'm not going buy the XM subscription when it runs out. I also won't pay for a carwings subscription in its current state, but I'm hoping that by the time 3 years is up they'll have made it worth buying.