nav safety feature

[johnups]

is there anyway to disable the feature that won't let you put in an address or search for a point of interest while driving?

that was extremly frustrating this weekend on a road trip home. we had a sleeping kid in the back, wife was trying to navigate, but we kept having to pull over...thus kid waking up.

such a pain. is there ANY override feature?

i understand why it is there, but should be owners decision.

 

[table5511]

As far as a hack, no one has figured it out. There is no option in the 00 - 99 pin input hidden munu, and also no option in the hidden "diagnostic" menu either, so as its not there in either of the hidden menus, it seems the only thing you can do is either install a cheap radio shack on/off switch connected to the speed wire, or install a "pulse generator" which is a custom made printed circuit board made by people on the internet for around 30-40 bucks.

 

[johnups]

that's crazy that you can't override it. I looked at a few posts and it seems that 100% of people dislike that feature. I emailed mazda navigation, so maybe they will eventually give a fix.

that being said, the speedometer isnt really needed for nav becasue the GPS is the main indicator of position...right? so the on off switch really wouldnt hurt anything...right?

what hidden diagnostics menu? what does that do?

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Yeah it's crazy but don't blame Mazda blame the lawyers as well as those people who can't concentrate on driving insstead of talking on their cell, doing their nails, reading the paper or any number of stupid ass things they do behind the wheel except DRIVE.

 

[table5511]

hidden diagnostic menu: nav menu, route preference, map verson, up up down down on the upper left and lower left of the screen.
other hidden menu is to press the "audio" button and once its on "audio" screen then hold in the power button and the audio button.

 

[johnups]

Yeah it's crazy but don't blame Mazda blame the lawyers as well as those people who can't concentrate on driving insstead of talking on their cell, doing their nails, reading the paper or any number of stupid ass things they do behind the wheel except DRIVE.

while I do blame lawyers, I also do blame mazda (dont hate) for not giving the user the choice. i doubt anyone has been sued when you have to click agree to not enter an address unless you are in a safe area/not driving/etc.

you can do it on every garmin and tom tom.

 

[johnups]

hidden diagnostic menu: nav menu, route preference, map verson, up up down down on the upper left and lower left of the screen.
other hidden menu is to press the "audio" button and once its on "audio" screen then hold in the power button and the audio button.

i got the audio one to work, it just gave me a blue screen for some kind of check. i didn't know any codes so it didn't work.

as far as the first one, i couldnt get it to work. i am in a 2011 GT

 

[Tirade]

This is my #1 complaint about this car. I had an Acura MDX before this CX-9, and the Acura's nav interface is so far superior it isn't even funny. Simple things like "Go Home" should not require multiple clicks on an integrated navigation system, and should be allowable while the vehicle is in motion. I honestly wish I wouldn't have gone with with the nav option...clearly not worth the price.

 

[ceric]

NAV lockout is nothing new.
All Toyota/Lexus vehicles have that (probably other brands also).
The solutions are like what helbigtw said. Cut the purple wire behind the NAV headunit or
install a circuit that generates fake VSS signal (pulse train) at 4mph to prevent lockout.
The latter one is a better solution, of course. The circuit can be found on the web.
Anyone who is electronic handy can get it done in one afternoon. You can sell the kit
if you really want to make a business out of this.
Check this guy out: www.coastaletech.com
Too bad he does not do Mazda.
Also this website,
http://www.prestigioussociety.com/?page_id=138
but, no Mazda either (sad1)

Knowing that Mazda uses Toyota's NAV system, I think maybe the kit for Toyota also works
for Mazda, but I haven't tried it yet. Therefore, can't confirm it.

 

[johnups]

mazda navigation wouldnt give it up. said there was no fix.

damnit.

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Not worth the price to you maybe. my wife and I prefer it to our garmin.