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inspiration!!!
hook up am FM/ TMC Transmitter to your D3 and when you select your destination on sat nav have it transmit road closed data to everyone else...... may help with congestion management..... for us anyway 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
22nd Sep 2006 11:52 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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You just lost me there DD!
22nd Sep 2006 11:56 pm
dylansdad
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think of it like a parting of the waves.... a clear the roads I want to use them system
(wonder if LR would consider an update to add such a useful feature )2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
23rd Sep 2006 12:00 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Ahh yes, but that would be rather selfish, especially for your fellow D3 owners
I find it rather annoying when I am flying down the motorway, and the nav says "Do you accept the improved route" What do you do?
???? I usually respond yes, and then carry on as before, most times there is no incident as its been cleared and the system has not caught up.
I usually find the fantastic road prescence of the D3 clears any obstructions rather well
23rd Sep 2006 12:03 am
dylansdad
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very true.
btw its not selfish as all D3s would be aware of the missinformation ... cant have D3s burning up the atmoshphere in traffic jams .... there... another reason for the system... its ecologicall... we should suggest it to UK Gov... itll be law before you know it. 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
23rd Sep 2006 12:12 am
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23rd Sep 2006 6:58 am
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Beaker wrote:
I can see this is an old thread, but just for info: I have the basic nav system but had the TMC module fitted by the dealer. Works like a charm! 8)
How difficult would it be to upgrade from basic to premium, e.g. the 4x4 info display? Is all the hardware already in the D3? Is the difference just in the sofware?
Nothing is impossible, as you have discovered with the TMC, but I suspect it would be far from cost effective to do, even if you could find a dealer willing to try....
I know that it is theoretically possible to even rebuild the car if you want to but I was curious about the actual difference between the basic and the premium nav. I know that my car has the position sensors on the suspension, it shows the steering position of the front wheels (on the driver info display) so that sensor is there too. So, what actual hardware is still missing compared to the premium nav vehicles? The electronic compass maybe?
I had a look at the nav system description in GTR, and could not find any reference to a difference in nav installations, just the mention of different options like TMC for different markets...
If there is no difference in hardware, then it wouldn't be too difficult or expensive to upgrade, wouldn't it? 2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
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23rd Sep 2006 10:36 am
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Will need to consult the parts list to give you a steer on that.
I would be very interested.... 2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
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My TMC has been useless for the last 4 weeks - It hasn't picker up any signal! Is Classic FM still transmitting the signal? Has anyone else found that it's rubbish at the moment?Loving the power of the TDV8!
23rd Sep 2006 9:01 pm
Winger Site Moderator
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The Classic FM signal, on RDS, is a bit regional. One of the downsides of the TMC module is the length of time it takes to scan for a transmitting station. This is clearly a weakness, and yes I have noticed that the little red line does, from time to time, seem to appear more regularly than wold be ideal.
I have no idea why the module takes such a long time to scan the available stations........
23rd Sep 2006 9:20 pm
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TMC = Totally Misleading Communications, no I am not blaming LR or the technology - if anybody knows who the regional system is 'managed' by for NE Scotland can you let me know. If it is a regional system. Road works warnings are left on for months up here, for works which may have been there a couple of days. It's more or less useless, I dont believe any information it gives for this area & for any where else at the moment, I certainly would not trust dynamic navigation to it. . 2007 TDV6 HSE 'Silver Lady'. With 'free' privacy glass LOL.
Taking the greenpi$$ is: Green taxing your citizens more & using some of the money to buy nukes.
24th Sep 2006 7:36 pm
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Its broadcast by Classic FM, but I don't how or who is the organisation behind the system.
24th Sep 2006 10:38 pm
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You just lost me there DD!
2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
2007 TDV6 HSE 'Silver Lady'. With 'free' privacy glass LOL.
