Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 235
SATNAV TMC Icon
Currently I have Disco 4 MY13 and a long story short the dealer upgraded the map on the Sat Nav. The problem is that Traffic TMC icon has stopped working. When TMC receives traffic ahead the TMC icon changes colour and I use to press the TMC icon on the screen and the screen would display details of the traffic ahead. After the upgrade of the maps when I press the TMC icon nothing happens.
The car is with the dealers and they have given me a brand new MY16 to drive around in and the TMC icon works fine from the map screen when I press it on the screen, traffic information is displayed.
The dealer says that they have another car with similar VIN numbers to mine in the workshop and the TMC does nothing also and they said that theirs nothing wrong and the way to get traffic information is to go into the main NAV menu and press the large TMC image and then press the soft key "Traffic ahead" to get the traffic information, this is very long winded and I told the dealer that even the owners manual says that the TMC icon on the map screen can be pressed to get traffic information.
I wanted to ask anyone and especially anyone who has a MY13 Disco 4 if they can test on their car the TMC button and see if it works for them from the MAP screen.
11th Aug 2016 6:46 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
Location: York
Posts: 853
I've just checked mine for you and it's the same. The TMC icon on the map screen does nothing apart from change colour depending on the traffic. I agree with you that it would be really useful if it did take you to the traffic screen, as it is a long winded process going there manually.
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12th Aug 2016 11:52 am
Peakwayfarer
Member Since: 25 Apr 2016
Location: Uk
Posts: 434
Probably doesn't help a lot but on my 2013 Freelander the icon just changed colour, but on a my16 disco 4 is changes colour and links to the information.
I recall putting that as a main criticism of the Freelander sat nav on a Land Rover survey about the car
12th Aug 2016 12:50 pm
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
In my MY14 it changes colour but you have to press it to get anything else. But TBH I find TMC of very little use anyway. It's often incorrect.
12th Aug 2016 1:35 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26702
This is interesting. I have a 2013 D4. If I press the TMC icon on the map screen, nothing happens and it never has happened. I have always had to go to the menu, press MORE, then press TMC, then select Events Ahead. Like you say, so long winded to be more of a distraction than use.
However, I also have a 2014 Jag F Type, with the same nav system. If I press the TMC icon on the map screen, it short cuts straight through to the TMC events ahead. Much more useful.
So there must be a different version of the firmware for the system?
12th Aug 2016 2:41 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
Location: York
Posts: 853
The plot thickens then Gareth!?! Wasn't it around the MY14 D4 time that they introduced the InControl Apps? So it's probably fair to assume that they were tinkering with the firmware around that time.
What would be really useful to know is whether our MY13 firmware can be updated to the same sort of level as you have in your F Type.D4 MY14 XXV - RLD/IID BT
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