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Is the system still disabled if someone is present in the front passenger seat (modern vehicles have sensors for this)? Oftentimes the passenger acts as the nav
by digitallyfree 4y ago
Is the system still disabled if someone is present in the front passenger seat (modern vehicles have sensors for this)? Oftentimes the passenger acts as the navigator and it wouldn't make sense for them to be locked out of the system.
- kennend3 4y agoYes, it has been a while since i've been in her car.. i think you actually need to put it in park to "unlock" it, not just be stopped. This is why I said the system is very stupid.. one would think that a passenger can access the navigation system given they are not driving. The lesson I took away from this is: Never buy a car with a built-in GPS system. Android auto/carplay are a much better - They are not likely to hold your car "ransom" for map updates or such, and don't have stupid rules like must be in park.
- userbinator 4y agoIt's weird that they didn't think of the simplest solution, which is to use the speedometer, and instead chose to use GPS. I suppose that makes it so you can't even use the nav if you happen to be riding on a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off .