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Old 06-19-2006, 09:19 AM
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navtraffic bar question, disappointed with XM..

if you see the bar (traffic) do you have a working navtraffic? would like to know since i have never enjoyed the navtraffic in the rl since day 1. it has never worked. that is something i am very disappointed with XM and acura not to get this right.
Old 06-19-2006, 09:47 AM
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Are you sure you're in an area that has traffic coverage?
Old 06-19-2006, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by christopher1
if you see the bar (traffic) do you have a working navtraffic? would like to know since i have never enjoyed the navtraffic in the rl since day 1. it has never worked. that is something i am very disappointed with XM and acura not to get this right.
There are only about 20 something areas in the US that have XM traffic information avaialble. Are you in one of them?
Old 06-19-2006, 08:10 PM
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can anyone tell me if traffic bar is there do i have navtraffic?

I have traveled all over and it never worked. but i have the bar. do i have it?
Old 06-19-2006, 09:26 PM
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Not sure if the TRAFFIC icon goes away if you don't renew your subscription. Have you been to the cities listed on the XM site? Also, even in the covered cities, the roads covered varies. In Chicago, you only get the traffic speeds for the major expressways and incidents for some of the secondary roads. Also, you need to make sure you're zoomed out/in so that the arrow is within the TRAFFIC icon.
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Traffic bar question

You also have to have the traffic icon selected.
FYI
Push the jog dial in to select icons on/off. Make sure the Traffic icon is shaded On.
Old 06-20-2006, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by lflorack
There are only about 20 something areas in the US that have XM traffic information avaialble. Are you in one of them?
There are 31 areas (with incidents) in total. 21 have flow data (Portland, OR; Denver; Dallas; San Antonio; Orlando; Miami; Baltimore; St. Louis; Cincinnati; and Cleveland lack flow data).
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Originally Posted by christopher1
if you see the bar (traffic) do you have a working navtraffic? would like to know since i have never enjoyed the navtraffic in the rl since day 1. it has never worked. that is something i am very disappointed with XM and acura not to get this right.

Chris, may be a faulty XM unit. I had to have mine replaced because NAVtraffic bar never showed up. There was a faulty production of these units back in Nov 2005 for the 06 RL's. Just go to a dealer, have them turn on a RL and compare. If their RL shows and yours doesnt, then its a problem. Remember to leave the car on for ~15-20 mins to get updates, so you can compare. Hope this helps.
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