Since upgrading my nav to the new disc, I have recently started noticing something. they are like little zeroes all over the nav screen, not tied to anything like poi or restaurants and they are random throughout the maps... anyone seeing this too? or am I just going crazy?

 

Perhaps these are 'breadcrumbs'? Do you have your setup to include breadcrumbs (or perhaps it reset when you loaded the new NAVI disc)?

Breadcrumbs appear on the screen when you travel on roads, or offroad areas that are not included in the digitized road database.

 

^THIS IS TRUE. I HAVE THEM ALL OVER MY NAV. IT DON'T BOTHER ME. MAKES IT SEEM LIKE I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.

i have my settings to detect off road on my nav..

 

hmmm, didn't know that was even possible... how do I get them to disappear?

 

SETUP > VEHICLE > OFF ROAD TRACKING *OFF*

The breadcrumbs will disappear.

 

/\ Thanks for that. I think they appear at the point when you respond to the safety message at boot-up.

 

As always, Tampa gives great advice. This information is also in your navigation system manual under Offroad Tracking.

This useful feature is also entertaining. When I took the RL to Summit Point for a car control class, the GPS left breadcrumbs that clearly defined the entire layout of the racetrack we used.

Also, before I got a new nav disk that had a new highway on it, there were so many breadcrumbs left from travelling that new highway, it was almost a solid line. Actually two solid lines because the GPS was accurate enough to track the north bound and southbound lanes of the 29 bypass near Lynchburg, VA

Off-road Tracking

If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road.” appears at the bottom of the
screen.

The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the Setup screen (second)
is set to ON (see page 102).

By following the dots, you can backtrack
to the mapped road you originally left.
“Breadcrumbs” may occasionally be
displayed in urban areas, such as large
parking lots in shopping malls, or in new
subdivisions where the roads are not yet
in the database. In other cases you may
see dots, if the system temporary goes
off route, like in a parking garage where
the GPS signal is unavailable.

These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.

Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance. When you reach a
mapped road, the system stops
displaying dots.

 

Chas is also known to have taken his RL offroad in Baja competitions.

This has also created a builldup on dust on his dashboard.

Fortunately, Chas is adept at replacing in-cabin air filters.

*ducking*

 

LOL!

Too funny! Well I a still waiting for you to send me a microfiber towel so I can clean up the mess.

 

i have the same issue. they even appear in the water.

 

Those dots are mines.

 

^they are land mines lol..

only kidding lol

 

I have dots on my screen as well...



LL

 

that game is a classic.. i still play it today.

that game is cool on the Iphone.

 

crumbs have all been eaten by my pet pigeon... no more dots! thanks guys