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04-17-2008, 02:42 AM
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Can a new address be established by entering the Lat/Lon coordinates?
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AFAIK, there are only 4 ways to enter a new address / destination:
- Manually (using street, junction and postcode information)
- Via voice command (using street, junction and postcode information)
- From the stored POI information
- From scrolling through the maps and selecting a "target" destination
There's no option to enter map coordinates. However, you can use the map scroll information with "vehicle position" selected on your right-hand info screen (assuming you have Prof Navi with the split screen) - the right-hand screen will show you what coordinates you're hovering over, and you can then select the destination that way.
- Manually (using street, junction and postcode information)
- Via voice command (using street, junction and postcode information)
- From the stored POI information
- From scrolling through the maps and selecting a "target" destination
There's no option to enter map coordinates. However, you can use the map scroll information with "vehicle position" selected on your right-hand info screen (assuming you have Prof Navi with the split screen) - the right-hand screen will show you what coordinates you're hovering over, and you can then select the destination that way.
04-17-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='562961' date='Apr 17 2008, 03:42 AM
Can a new address be established by entering the Lat/Lon coordinates?
04-17-2008, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by FiveThirtyI' post='563351' date='Apr 18 2008, 01:03 AM
Yeah because entering coordinates would be so much easier...I think you're on to something
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But now with ConnectedDrive you may not need to enter anything between Google Maps and the Nav, the system does it for you.
04-18-2008, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MacSid' post='562974' date='Apr 17 2008, 07:48 AM
However, you can use the map scroll information with "vehicle position" selected on your right-hand info screen (assuming you have Prof Navi with the split screen) - the right-hand screen will show you what coordinates you're hovering over, and you can then select the destination that way.
A bit of a round-about method but that should work.
I have a number of location coordinates saved on an old hand held GPS that I have used for 15 years or so.
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