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I own a 24 Trailhunter; it has now 15000, mostly Hwy miles.
I live in Austin, TX, but because I am an avid large-format B&W film photographer, I make several trips out west in search of the great photo opportunity.
In my last trip, I managed to obtain a 2-day pass to Canyonlands National Park, Utah. It has a 70+ mile trail that is a bit challenging because of tons of rocks on the trail, ascents steep enough that you only see sky, no trail, as well as similarly steep descents with a precipice on one side and a solid rock wall on the other, and about 5 inches of clearance.
It also has long, up to 3oo yards parts where you are over solid, flat rock and hence no tracks to guide you ahead.
The Trailhunter GPS/Map combo on the 14-inch screen, I was able to verify, is accurate to within 8 feet, so in a situation where tracks disappear, it comes in super handy. Indispensable, really.
But some smart person in Japan decided that us americans are distracted often and not aware of our surroundings.
So, whenever your speed drops bellow 8mph, or you stop, you get a screen with 360 coverage and, therefore, your map disappears and, in this case, so does your trail!.
You can get rid of it(only momentarily) if you press the X in the upper left corner.
So, in my situation, when over the flat rock areas, I lost the trail unless I continuously hit the X. Once, during an ascent, I almost lost truck and life and came close to dropping down a 700-foot fall while fighting the X to see the road; the camera is not good enough for me to see rocks and edge. After that, the tension built up, and I was a bit mortified.
It all ended well, except a rock destroyed my driver-side step and another one killed a tire.
Upon my return, I went to the dealership to ask to get rid of the damned surround screen, but it is not possible.
I admit this situation described here is not a common occurrence, but I am planning on writing Toyota about it to see if, by paying a bit of cash, there is a way to eliminate it. But first, I want opinions on this from you to see if I am exaggerating or if there are others who have stories or are dissatisfied with the surroundings screen.
Please let me know.
Thanks a lot.
SO, when you slow down below about 8 milesper
SSs
I live in Austin, TX, but because I am an avid large-format B&W film photographer, I make several trips out west in search of the great photo opportunity.
In my last trip, I managed to obtain a 2-day pass to Canyonlands National Park, Utah. It has a 70+ mile trail that is a bit challenging because of tons of rocks on the trail, ascents steep enough that you only see sky, no trail, as well as similarly steep descents with a precipice on one side and a solid rock wall on the other, and about 5 inches of clearance.
It also has long, up to 3oo yards parts where you are over solid, flat rock and hence no tracks to guide you ahead.
The Trailhunter GPS/Map combo on the 14-inch screen, I was able to verify, is accurate to within 8 feet, so in a situation where tracks disappear, it comes in super handy. Indispensable, really.
But some smart person in Japan decided that us americans are distracted often and not aware of our surroundings.
So, whenever your speed drops bellow 8mph, or you stop, you get a screen with 360 coverage and, therefore, your map disappears and, in this case, so does your trail!.
You can get rid of it(only momentarily) if you press the X in the upper left corner.
So, in my situation, when over the flat rock areas, I lost the trail unless I continuously hit the X. Once, during an ascent, I almost lost truck and life and came close to dropping down a 700-foot fall while fighting the X to see the road; the camera is not good enough for me to see rocks and edge. After that, the tension built up, and I was a bit mortified.
It all ended well, except a rock destroyed my driver-side step and another one killed a tire.
Upon my return, I went to the dealership to ask to get rid of the damned surround screen, but it is not possible.
I admit this situation described here is not a common occurrence, but I am planning on writing Toyota about it to see if, by paying a bit of cash, there is a way to eliminate it. But first, I want opinions on this from you to see if I am exaggerating or if there are others who have stories or are dissatisfied with the surroundings screen.
Please let me know.
Thanks a lot.
SO, when you slow down below about 8 milesper
SSs
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