Map not working

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  1. Dodung210655

    Dodung210655 New Member

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    I have a Prius 2009, 210,000 miles. When pushing the "MAP" button, there is a sentence " the external system is not connected". So, I cannot use the GPS when driving. What is the problem and how to fix it, thank you.
     
    #1 Dodung210655, May 16, 2023
  2. Tideland Prius

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    It's possible it didn't come with GPS (even though the wheel had the MAP button)
     
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    ... and if your car did come from the factory with GPS, someone has removed the navigation box from under the LH front seat.
     
    #3 dolj, May 16, 2023
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    Has it ever worked, while you've had the car?
     
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    mine just quit altogether after 10 years
     
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    The fix is to use your cell phone/tablet or buy a Garmin with lifetime maps. Toyota is no longer supporting the system and no updated DVD's may be provided by any third party so it is outdated and innacurate. Besides, the cost of a DVD update (when they were available) was more than the cost of a Garmin unit with lifetime map updates.
     
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    Really? Mine still worked on my 2010. (I had the Denso unit if that matters)
     
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    idk which one i have. when i press map, i just get the spinning circle forever.
    kinda like priuschat sometimes :p
     
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    Ohh... you probably have ScoutGPS or one of those Display Audio ones that Toyota experimented with.
     
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    I have the map button on my steering wheel and get the same message...but don't have NAV. Car never did. I wonder if I can reassign the button with a PAC steering wheel adapter to do something else.(n) Maybe when I upgrade the HU to Carplay someday.:whistle: Turbo would be nice. Or smokescreen, or even a parachute? ;)
     
    #10 ColoradoCrow, May 26, 2023
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