KiwiChick Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I have a 350Z facelift model with built-in sat nav. The sat nav is driving me round the bend (no pun intended). I cannot enter a destination postcode - the only way to input a destination is to type in the street, city and building number. This has proved useless on a number of occasions. Is there a setting that needs to be changed so that destinations can be entered by using postcodes? Quote
Mickeywheelspin Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Nope and it drives me crazy! The satnav is great and rubbish in equal measure. Quote
martinmac Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I had the same problem which is why I changed it. Quote
Ebized Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Not sure if this true, but I was told at the weekend during a ZED mini-meet that if you insert the first 4 digits and the first one of the second 4 it will default to the road you are looking for. I have yet to try in the 370 as the early models with the 'connect premium' also, and surprisingly) do not have the post code feature. Good luck, and BTW - Welcome to the forum Quote
martinmac Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Welcome to the forum, sorry i forgot that. Username Nurrish on here does a very good system so I took the birdview out. Quote
KiwiChick Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Ah right, ok. Looks like I'll just have to live with it then. Thanks for all your replies :-) Quote
martinmac Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 No problem, stick a post in the intro section so we can all say Hi. Quote
KiwiChick Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Probably a stupid question, but I do wonder why they have designed such a useless sat nav for the Z. I also have a Nissan Qashqai which has a brilliant (normal) sat nav, using postcodes. What made them make the sat navs so different between their models I wonder. Quote
martinmac Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Its Nissans way of making us pay for the joy of driving the car, that and the cassette player. Quote
spursmaddave Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I don't get why people moan about not having full post codes, unless you know where you are going then you need the full address don't you? I much prefer the way the Nav works in both my cars, takes the first 4 digits then asks you for a road and house number Quote
HaydnH Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Probably a stupid question, but I do wonder why they have designed such a useless sat nav for the Z. I also have a Nissan Qashqai which has a brilliant (normal) sat nav, using postcodes. What made them make the sat navs so different between their models I wonder. I believe it's not a difference in models rather than the age of the sat-nav, all Nissan satnavs had no postcodes until recently. I'm guessing your Qashqai is newer than the Z? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I don't get why people moan about not having full post codes, unless you know where you are going then you need the full address don't you? I much prefer the way the Nav works in both my cars, takes the first 4 digits then asks you for a road and house number Yes, but you also have to mention that we (read as you, me and others that have installed aftermarket stereos) don't use the Nissan Sat Nav system. Quote
spursmaddave Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I don't get why people moan about not having full post codes, unless you know where you are going then you need the full address don't you? I much prefer the way the Nav works in both my cars, takes the first 4 digits then asks you for a road and house number Yes, but you also have to mention that we (read as you, me and others that have installed aftermarket stereos) don't use the Nissan Sat Nav system. Yeah I know I just meant in general, when I got my RNS510 for the Leon people moaned about it not taking full post codes I just don't get it that's all If the Nissan SatNav takes 4 digits then road etc then it would be ok for me Quote
KiwiChick Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 There's absolutely no way to enter any kind of postcode in my Z, so not sure what you mean by enter the first 4 characters of the postcode, that doesn't make sense as the only option is to enter the full street name. Yes my Qashqai (or Q as I call it - ha ha) is only 1 year old, my Z is 3 years old. Have been living with Z-sat-nav-rage for a year now and finally decided to find a forum to ask about it to see if I was just missing something obvious.... Quote
spursmaddave Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 There's absolutely no way to enter any kind of postcode in my Z, so not sure what you mean by enter the first 4 characters of the postcode, that doesn't make sense as the only option is to enter the full street name. Yes my Qashqai (or Q as I call it - ha ha) is only 1 year old, my Z is 3 years old. Have been living with Z-sat-nav-rage for a year now and finally decided to find a forum to ask about it to see if I was just missing something obvious.... Ahhh I see... well rip it out and get an aftermarket one then, the Bose is crap anyway so 2 jobs at once Quote
KiwiChick Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Funnily enough, I had a Sony Xplod in my previous car which I think I prefer to the Bose I've got now :-) Oh and yeah, who the hell plays cassette tapes these days?? Thought I was seeing things when I first clocked that!!! Quote
spursmaddave Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Funnily enough, I had a Sony Xplod in my previous car which I think I prefer to the Bose I've got now :-) Oh and yeah, who the hell plays cassette tapes these days?? Thought I was seeing things when I first clocked that!!! It isn't a 'real' Bose It is cheap tat with a Bose badge It stayed in my Zed for 2 days but then I had previous experience on in-car Bose in my Mazda Quote
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