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Post by Alanović on Feb 21, 2017 15:23:04 GMT
Oh yeah. The other thing I spotted out there a few times. Renault Talisman. And (swoon, thud) Renault Talisman Grandtour.
Why can't we have them here? Why?
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Post by Rob on Feb 21, 2017 16:54:20 GMT
Because not enough people would buy them? I might be tempted - nice looking car.
I take it this is the Laguna replacement? We don't get the Espace either.
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Post by Hofmeister on Feb 21, 2017 17:48:18 GMT
Oh yeah. The other thing I spotted out there a few times. Renault Talisman. And (swoon, thud) Renault Talisman Grandtour. Why can't we have them here? Why? Banned under the dangerous dogs act.
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Post by Alanović on Feb 22, 2017 9:49:31 GMT
Because not enough people would buy them? I might be tempted - nice looking car. I take it this is the Laguna replacement? We don't get the Espace either. Yeah, Laguna replacement but looks loads bigger, same sort of size as my old E Class. Really lovely thing. No RHD versions at all, for any RHD market.
The Espace is a funny one. Saw a few of the new ones also, and they seem much lower and smaller than previous models. More like an S-MAX, but seemed even smaller than that. Perhaps there's a "Grand" Espace version too but it seems odd that the smaller ones aren't badged Scenic. Perhaps the name Scenic has been done away with.
Renault seems just be peddling small hatches and daft SUV Crossover crap for the terminally suggestible in the UK. Shame.
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Post by Alanović on Feb 22, 2017 11:02:29 GMT
Just remembered something I couldn't get to grips with on the Leon. The "Infotainment" system. Never used one before. Had it running the satnav, with destination programmed, all well. The voice directions were a bit quiet though, so turned the volume knob. This just turned up the radio noise (Italian pop music, grim as it gets), which I hadn't even realised was on. Couldn't work out how to increase the satnav voice volume at all. Stabbing the various "function" buttons at the side just had the effect of switching off the satnav and showing other screens, and then having to start all over again selecting the destination. Obviously a wetware problem, and I should have read RTFM, and something I suppose I'll have to get to grips with in my own car sometime in the future. How do you have satnav on and radio off? Couldn't suss it.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 22, 2017 11:21:48 GMT
Just remembered something I couldn't get to grips with on the Leon. The "Infotainment" system. Never used one before. Had it running the satnav, with destination programmed, all well. The voice directions were a bit quiet though, so turned the volume knob. This just turned up the radio noise (Italian pop music, grim as it gets), which I hadn't even realised was on. Couldn't work out how to increase the satnav voice volume at all. Stabbing the various "function" buttons at the side just had the effect of switching off the satnav and showing other screens, and then having to start all over again selecting the destination. Obviously a wetware problem, and I should have read RTFM, and something I suppose I'll have to get to grips with in my own car sometime in the future. How do you have satnav on and radio off? Couldn't suss it. ...there are usually default volume settings for the various functions hidden deep in the menus, somewhere. However, with systems of various makes, it is not unusual for the volume adjustment to be context sensitive. So, whilst the radio is playing, it controls the radio volume; if a traffic announcement interrupts, then (for the duration of the announcement) it will adjust the "interrupt" volume (and set a new default); with a navigation instruction being read, the function is similar, and for those that have bluetooth/phone capability, the same again. It is by no means guaranteed, but I've had it like that on most "multifunctional" systems of very differing makes I've had over the last few years (and the new Smart system is exactly like that).
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Post by Alanović on Feb 22, 2017 11:35:26 GMT
Thanks, TNE. I'll work out what you're on about one day. I'll get a teenager to explain it to me, in an actual car.
;-)
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 22, 2017 12:19:49 GMT
Thanks, TNE. I'll work out what you're on about one day. I'll get a teenager to explain it to me, in an actual car. ;-) I could probably tell you how to adjust the "balance" as well, but...... (No, let's not go there...) ;-)
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Post by Humph on Feb 22, 2017 17:57:55 GMT
No, he wouldn't want a car that was all to one side or something would he. Well I wouldn't. 😉
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 22, 2017 18:02:45 GMT
No, he wouldn't want a car that was all to one side or something would he. Well I wouldn't. 😉 ...well, I've got one now that is all to one end (the front), but that's different, innit....
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Post by Humph on Feb 22, 2017 18:03:36 GMT
On my car, if you press the mute button while the radio is on, then it just mutes the radio, but if you press it while the nav is "speaking" it only mutes the nav. I think that's what the Mobile Ice Pick bloke means.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 22, 2017 18:06:48 GMT
On my car, if you press the mute button while the radio is on, then it just mutes the radio, but if you press it while the nav is "speaking" it only mutes the nav. I think that's what the Mobile Ice Pick bloke means. ...yup, context-sensitive......
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Post by Humph on Feb 22, 2017 18:23:04 GMT
That the Lincolnshire Context-Sensitives? I was at school with their youngest son I think...😉
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 22, 2017 19:04:29 GMT
That the Lincolnshire Context-Sensitives? I was at school with their youngest son I think...😉 ...I think you may be confusing them with the Gorbals Concept-Incomprehensibles.........
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Post by Rob on Feb 22, 2017 23:12:22 GMT
Turning on the voice for navigation on the Audi MMI is separate to the volume for radio/media. In fact you can also select in a menu somewhere how much the music/radio/media playing should be turned down for the voice-over for instructions. And the volume for instructions are set to.
I'm pretty sure it was similar on the Passat's RNS-315 setup, i.e. there's a menu for the sat nav setup to configure volume, how much to reduce media sound by (or off totally) etc.
On the Audi I have the * button on the steering wheel set to turn nav voice instructions on/off. Although you could also do using the steering wheel controls in the info display between rev and speedo dials.
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