mikeinaustin

I hear a few complaints out there: small poi database and street names not appearing unless really really zooomed in. true?

also, does audi still refer to poi's as "special destinations"?

how you like that little joystick they put on top of the controller? is it really useful?

mikeinaustin

also, for ownwers in san antonio, texas...does the 2010 navigation database have all those new highways that opened up in the north part of town? [near the north bmw dealer and the mall and airport]

derXmasta

i've never owned another audi w/ navi
but i just dont like this one.
tall 3b buildings block roads

2d view theres no street names regardless how much you zoom.
its as if the street names are in a dedicated section (for example "Broadway" will only show on Broadway and 34th street regardless of zoom)
so if im zoomed in at broadway and 30th street i wont know what streets i am on...

Also
if you play around with the joystick to move the screen around to figure out what street you are on, its impossible to go back to your current location.
i will only see the location of where my joystick left me.


the only thing i like about the new mmi is the dvd feature.

acadia

They should higher the Garmin folks to do the nav system. Garmins are great.

tiger4366

If you hit the return button after you've "joysticked" around the screen, it will return you back to your route/current location.

That being said, the NAV system in my wife's 2008 Acura is far superior to what's in the Audi. Getting around the NAV isn't as intutive as with the Acura and when we tried to find a specific restaurant in POI we got so frustrated, we abandoned and just drove from memory.

kdstrunk

To get the cursor back after scrolling around with the joystick, you have to hit the return button that is on the bottom center of the mmi console.

derXmasta

Hmm... i couldve swore ive tried that but ill try it again

what about when you enter a destination and it only shows you the End point as opposed to current location??

Yes i agree about Acura Navs. Also Infiniti's old and New nav are far better as well.

topdowns5

In general, the Japanese navigation systems have been the best. Far better than the European. The one on my Honda pickup is vastly superior to the one on my wife's Mercedes.

mikeinaustin

when i last test drove a 2009 infiniti, the nav system restricted what you could do while driving...i don't believe the audi nav system does. for example, on a g37 if you are driving and want to see a specific poi, it will show you 1 screen's worth (about 5-7 items) and that is it, it will not let you scroll down to see the other 100. however, if you are parked, then you can see all of them. no destination entry while driving as well.

mikeinaustin

what year is your wife's car? i just drove an e350 coupe and found the mb nav very easy to use. also, i noticed no restriction on what you could do while driving.