Navigation questions on 06

Sorry to hear the NAV software override no longer works. You did menu, volume, upper-left, lower-left, upper-left, lower-left, correct? There is also a hard-wire override...

The '05 was not able to enter a destination using voice commands. How is that feature working out for you?

The only way you can dial while moving is through 1-touch, or interrupting the speed input to the MFD. The '05 could not voice dial.

The '05 also says "please say the command after the beep", which is a bit slow. Edit: Sorry, I was thinking about what I always tell people. The '05 doesn't say anything!

Several radio items, like text messages, also do not show up while moving. I wish Toyota didn't do that... To override this you have to do the same hard-wire mod you have to do to get Bluetooth functionality during motion. As least I assume that's the same for the '06!

Keep this stuff coming, we are all curious about whether workarounds that have been developed over the years will continue to function or not...

 

Please look at the instructions and try it again! Toyota may be "spying" on us and "fixing" some of the "features" on our cars. We need to know. Other 06 owners test it out. "First thing, kill all the lawyers!"

 

Hopefully a new '06 override procedure will get posted by someone. How 'bout it, master techs?

On voice recognition: The computer loves my voice, so I might be able to offer a few tips. Of course I'm a corn-fed Indiana boy with little accent, so that might have something to do with it.

Always make sure there are no other sounds to compete with (windows up, fans down, no kids or passengers talking)

Always wait for the beep, sometimes it's delayed.

Speak firmly but clearly, with a reasonable cadence to your words, but clear separators between words.

Make sure you are using a valid command. I'll attach a couple of different cheat sheets here, but you should probably see how close they match the '06 -- I'll bet it has new commands! The way you find out is to go to the voice recognition 'help' screen. Just press the voice recognition button on the steering wheel, then 'help' on the MFD. Hate to give you yet more homework, but we'd love to hear about the differences!

 

I forgot to add one thing -- after you call up the help screen, you have to scroll down to get more commands -- even if the list of commands looks complete.

 

That is terrible and disapointing.. I use the override function quite often. Can you use the MP3 at all while moving?

I am upgrading from 04 to 06 in January for tax credit and MP3. Now I am not sure if this is worth it or not. No nav and no mp3 while moving uggggg....

 

Ched,
If you are talking about 04/05 Nav, I only use the Nav override from the menu. I never press other buttons. If you press the wrong buttons, it can disable your nav for good. It takes a lot of work to get the Nav to work again.

Click at your own risk. If you decided to click, let us know how it went.

 

My 2005 doesn't say "Please say the command after the beep", it just beeps.

 

I was going to say the same thing, but it occured to me that I tend to drive with the "voice" volume way down.

Unless I need the map guidance, I keep the lady's voice muted. My wife hates getting interupted when she's yelling at me about my driving. :lol:

 

Just this little bit to add...

A month ago, I attended a Lexus driving event. I drove the IS250, which had the new improved display, like the '06 Prius. The override function through the MFD worked exactly like my '04 Prius.

From that experience, I assumed the '06 Prius would have the same override. This is really disappointing.

 

my car just beeps before voice recognition too.

can 2005 use voice to dial phones?

btw, my car can't understand me more than half the time. and when the car is moving fast, it hears ALL ambient noises

 

Nope. That's a new feature for 06.