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Discussion in 'Prius v Audio and Electronics' started by prevee5, Sep 16, 2022.

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  1. prevee5

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    2012 Prius v Model 5, Non-ATP, 130K miles

    Gps suddenly doesn’t know its location. Home is now 12 miles away. Anyone know of a fix?

    Radio and Satellite / SiriusXM working normally so probably not antenna?

    Don’t use GPS much since we have cellphone GPs but nice to have as a backup.

    Please advise.
    Thanks!
     
    #1 prevee5, Sep 16, 2022
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    Gps has a separate antenna
     
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    Has the GPS antenna failed?
    Anyone had this issue?
    Where is the GPS antenna?
     
    #3 prevee5, Sep 22, 2022
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    It is under the dash, passenger side if I remember correctly. @gromittoo is the resident expert on the mfd.
     
    #4 rjparker, Sep 22, 2022
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    If displayed GPS location changes as you drive, but is wrong, it is the system logic or the satellite ephemeris reads/captures that are erroneous.
     
    #5 Air_Boss, Sep 24, 2022
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    Yes, gps updates while driving and instructs you to turn on streets that don’t exist in the area I’m driving.
    Any fix for this or is the GPS circuit in the head unit “dead”?
    Would a system reset do anything?
     
    #6 prevee5, Sep 25, 2022
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    If the gps antenna is weak it may not be capturing multiple satellites which degrades its accuracy.
    @gromittoo ?
     
    #7 rjparker, Sep 25, 2022
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    If there are streets the nav system doesn’t know about, it means they are newer than the nav database. Nothing the GPS can do to map streets it doesn’t know exist.
     
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    Just to clarify, GPS thinks Home is about 20 miles away from where my actual Home is. No matter where I am, gps mostly routes me to n entered destination starting at my “Home”. Tells me to turn here and there on actual streets but they are nowhere near where I currently am. Seems to call out commands at random. Pretty weird
     
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    Then it is a system logic or satellite ephemeris issue.
     
    #10 Air_Boss, Sep 26, 2022
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    Any suggestions on a fix?
     
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    Knowing nothing of the specifics, can you unpower and reset the system, force it to rebuild the ephemeris file?
     
    #12 Air_Boss, Sep 27, 2022
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    Is there a calibration setting/button like in the ATP NAV? (Vaguely remember there's one hardly ever drive our v).

    REVVL V+ 5G ?
     
    #13 jzchen, Sep 27, 2022
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    I have no idea. No issues with our 2012 v Five GPS nav, though it will not lock onto Sirius XM satellites.
     
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    GPS antenna is usually near/in front of the radio underneath the dashboard. See this manual pg 26 (Moderators this is a link to a Toyota Owners website manual if you need to please approve) also pg 46:

    https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/omnav-s/OM33A02U-00/pdf/OM33A02U-00.pdf

    "Location & GPS Information" button, see that it acquires at least 3 satellites, (for triangulation).

    On pg 64 there is a "Settings" tab on the top but the manual doesn't appear to explain it. Please check there for possible calibration...
     
    #15 jzchen, Sep 27, 2022
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    Not on the non-ATP, but this looks very interesting.
     
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    So I pulled 2 fuses associated with the nav system according to the owners manual. Unfortunately, no effect. Any other suggestions?
     
    #18 prevee5, Oct 9, 2022
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    So did you check if the unit is getting satellite signal/lock???

    REVVL V+ 5G ?
     
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