I normally just use my phone , but since its there thought if try it

 

It's a 10-year old NAV system so what can you reasonably expect? My 06 has a different software version, so it operates differently. I don't know if it's an improvement or not over the 03-05 system.

Compared to modern GPS....it's outdated. The GPS in my Benz is voice controlled. Everything is done by speaking and it has traffic updates. So when I hope back in my G35, I find myself using my iPhone and letting Siri guide me turn by turn vs using my GPS.

I used to leave the Nav screen up all the time in my car...now I just leave it down. If I go somewhere where I don't want to use my phone, but need GPS, I'll stick a garmin on the dash and use my NAV screen for fuel economy

Those pf your without GPS, your not missing much. My next car I buy for myself will not have GPS unless it's required for some other cool feature that I want.

 

Hey be thankful yours even works. My nav screen is blank when I pop the screen up. Completely stopped working.

 

That sucks. It does nothing?

 

Getting the latest DVD always helps.

 

It seems cars normally don't provide some feature I want unless you go with the navigation system.

With my 2004, it was relatively minor. The MPG calculator (even though it displays about 1mpg higher than I actually get), maintenance schedule, and GPS clock.

If I could get the other features, and integration with an external GPS or phone for navi, it would be nice. But what? Pick a popular phone, and it may be a joke in the coming years. In 2006, for instance, it would probably have been a Windows Mobile phone. Real useful now

In 10 years, will iPhones still be popular? Samsung Galaxies? Or even if still around, an eternity in the phone industry, will they still be backward compatible with the cars?

 

I agree,Mine sucks...Wish I could do that mod to where I could turn it into a dvd player..