Discovery 2017

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  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 231
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    Navigation confusion.

    Recently, I hitched up the caravan and set off to Hampshire to visit some friends. I entered their postcode and trusted the navigation system. Unfortunately, we ended up being directed down a number of tiny one-track lanes. No fun with an 8 metre caravan in tow! I knew that our final destination was just a mile or so off the motorway along a couple of A roads.

    Naturally, I assumed that I had set the preferences incorrectly and started to look at the settings. In addition, I also looked at the handbook (many times!) and tried to find detailed instructions in the web-based manual which was next to useless.

    What's confusing is that the handbook says that the route preferences should be selected to AVOID a feature whereas the Incontrol screen says INCLUDE, i.e. tick/select to include a feature. One must be wrong! In all other GPSs, it has been the convention to select the preferences, not select to avoid certain features such as ferries and motorways.

    I have run a few routes with and without "motorways" being selected and have proved that the on-screen preferences which say "include" i.e. tick a feature to include are correct. Therefore, it looks to me that the written instructions are the opposite and therefore wrong.

    Has this been picked up by anyone else? Am I totally mis-reading something?
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    29th May 2017 9:56 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    My sat nav told me to go right when I had to go left. I just followed the sat nav and ended up on the motorway and even when I went back off the motorway it was still saying go right, even though the signposts clearly said otherwise. The postcode was correct I may add Shocked
    29th May 2017 11:37 pm
  • J77
    Member Since: 07 Jun 2016
    Location: Fife
    Posts: 1008
    Scotland 

    LRs sat nav has been rubbish since the day they started fitting them regardless of the system.
    18MY Velar R-Dynamic SE D240 Fuji White
    30th May 2017 9:54 am
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Yes tell me about it. The one on the D4 was a waste of time also. Resorted to carrying a physical copy of the the AA road map instead, not to mention the prices charged for upgrading the satnav.

    Tom Tom has free lifetime updates. Thumbs Up
    30th May 2017 10:08 am
  • Teemo
    Member Since: 12 Feb 2017
    Location: Buxton
    Posts: 130
    United Kingdom 

    At least you get 3 years worth of free updates (quarterly) with your D5 - no need to shell out 200 quid every time.

    Simple procedure to update as well:
    https://disco5.co.uk/forum/thread567.html

    Although system takes a couple of seconds longer to initialise after the update and it took about 20 minutes to recognise my iPod Touch again which was connected by USB.
    30th May 2017 10:44 am
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 231
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    This slid off topic! Any comments on the observations in the OP?
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    5th Jun 2017 11:37 pm
  • J77
    Member Since: 07 Jun 2016
    Location: Fife
    Posts: 1008
    Scotland 

    My one has the standard system and it has AVOID.
    18MY Velar R-Dynamic SE D240 Fuji White
    5th Jun 2017 11:53 pm
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 231
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    I ran a couple of tests this evening and set up a route to Glasgow. If I selected "motorways", the route was a pretty direct route using motorways. When I deselected "motorways", motorways were left off the route where it was practical. Therefore selecting a map preference, i.e. ticking it, includes the preference and doesn't avoid it, contrary to the manual.

    Happy to be proved wrong Shocked
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    6th Jun 2017 7:51 pm
  • J77
    Member Since: 07 Jun 2016
    Location: Fife
    Posts: 1008
    Scotland 

    It wouldn't surprise me with LR if they've cocked the manual up
    18MY Velar R-Dynamic SE D240 Fuji White
    6th Jun 2017 8:54 pm
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 231
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    To prove my point:



    Here's an extract from the web-based Route planner. Preferences to be included when selected.



    Extract from the manual.

    QED Razz
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    7th Jun 2017 9:01 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1457
    United Kingdom 

    Being generous, that could be regarded as an ambiguous statement!! Whistle
    7th Jun 2017 9:49 pm
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