I have check all of the threads on it and can't find an answer. I know that if you are in motion, the navi partially grays the screen and you can't use some things. My question is, can you use voice commands to work those grayed out options? Or do you have to stop to be able to change them at all? I forgot to ask my dealer when we were on the test drive about that. Thank you.

 

Look up navi hack, you can install that, it bypasses the feature so that you can access disabled functions.

 

Yes, anything that is not accessible on the Navi while driving IS accessible via voice commands. I use voice commands whether items are greyed out or not since it promotes safer driving. Why take your eyes off the road when you don't have to?

Anyways, not sure if you have seen it or not, but there is a thread that is stickied at the top of the page that has a voice command cheat sheet. I find it very handy, I've printed out a copy and keep it in my car.

https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sedan-v36-2007-08/125273-voice-recognition-cheat-sheet.html

 

I think you may be talking about the Navi on a 1st generation G, no?

 

Actually, I find that you can voice command the activities, but you can't voice command the scroll. For example, if you voice command to find the nearest restaurants, the screen will only allow you to see the 5 closest. You need to be stopped to scroll to see the rest. Makes it hard to pick a good rest stop in route.

 

Yes, I do find that annoying. Yes, it's suppossed to be for safety, but oftentimes, I have a passenger (e.g. wife) who wants to find points of interest in the nav while I'm driving. My Garmin nuvi 350 GPS gives you a warning on its startup page, and then lets you do anything you want with it (there is a setting to disable certain activities if it knows you're moving, but I don't use that setting).

I believe the Lexus/Toyota NAV is even more limiting, though. If I recall correctly, it will only let you find emergency (e.g. hospitals, police) and car dealerships while driving. It won't let you find other points of interest (e.g. restaurants) while driving.

 

Ok, I thought it was going to be totally locked from those, including Navi. Thank you.

 

It'd be cool if the Navi was able to be unlocked if there was a passenger in the car. Kinda like how the airbag gets disabled in some cars when there is no one in the front seat.

 

That would be a great idea! Some type of sensor in the passenger seat that when it senses weight on the seat, the Navi would unlock completely.

 

Nice idea. Then, there would be a thread requesting to be a sticky entitled "What do you put in the passenger seat to fool the Nav into thinking you have a real passenger?" :-)