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Prius v computer "stall"

Discussion in 'Prius v Technical Discussion' started by martinontheroad, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. martinontheroad

    martinontheroad Junior Member

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    Just bought a Prius v with all the trimmings. Very satisfied with the car with <160 miles driven. I have noted only one negative thing so far - when interacting with the cockpit computer, such as entering map destinations, the computer behind it just seems to "stall" or go to sleep for 10s of seconds at a time. It is quite frustrating to wait 30 seconds between individual button pushes to enter in a destination address. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix? I haven't had the opportunity to contact the dealer yet.

    - Martin, San Diego
     
    #1 martinontheroad, Nov 16, 2011
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    pvogel '05 Five & '12 v

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    haven't noticed that at all in my v Five with AT, the nav is much snappier than in my '05 Prius V.

    Peter+
     
    #2 pvogel, Nov 19, 2011
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    I haven't noticed this problem but I did just notice something in the nav manual that might help. It says that, in the event of a slowdown in the display, you should push the volume/nav power button for 5 seconds to reset the nav system. Hope that helps.
     
    #3 Vinoh, Nov 24, 2011
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Just to clarify you are stopped when this happens correct?
     
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    does the prius v use a dvd based nav? if so, you may want to clean it....
     
    #5 V8Cobrakid, Nov 24, 2011
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    None of the new systems use a DVD.

    OP -> Are you driving when this happens? Idling?
     
    #6 MBRGuru, Nov 29, 2011
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  8. martinontheroad

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    It appears that the Toyota navigation system will not allow inputs while the car is in motion. This being my first Prius, I am not sure if this is standard or not. As a passenger, I could start entering info at a stoplight, but could not continue until the next stoplight.

    So, is this SOP for Toyota/Prius nav systems?
    Can this be modified at the dealer? Seems silly to have to pull over and stop so that nav info can be entered.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    #8 martinontheroad, Dec 4, 2011
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    That is standard for all Denso systems. It is a safety "feature". The way around it is to use voice navigation input, but I am not sure if any Toyota models have it.
     
    #9 2k1Toaster, Dec 5, 2011
  10. MarathonMarty

    MarathonMarty Prii 4-timer

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    Any 'v' with nav has voice command capability. And it works very well, I might add.
     
    #10 MarathonMarty, Dec 5, 2011
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