BC3
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Is there an easy way to send an address from my computer to my LEAF's nav? Ideally I would like to look up an address on Google Maps and send it to my LEAF.
BC3 said:Is there an easy way to send an address from my computer to my LEAF's nav? Ideally I would like to look up an address on Google Maps and send it to my LEAF.
mwalsh said:BC3 said:Is there an easy way to send an address from my computer to my LEAF's nav? Ideally I would like to look up an address on Google Maps and send it to my LEAF.
I dunno, but think that would be well cool! :idea:
DeaneG said:You can set up a route on your computer using Carwings (i.e. make a route from your home to a destination), name it, and send it to the leaf. The route will be available on the car's destination list. Selecting the route in the car will set your nav destination to the route's destination, and the car will compute a new route to get you there.
Good find.sdbonez said:4. Choose 'Car' in the left side, name your directions, choose Nissan, enter your Carwings ACCOUNT# (note - Carwings nickname doesn't appear to work)
BC3 said:Thanks. I was aware of this function but was hoping there might be something more user friendly. I perform most of my address lookups on my desktop using Google Maps and I am hopeful that one day I will be able to send the address directly from the web site to my car.
JasonT said:Good find.sdbonez said:4. Choose 'Car' in the left side, name your directions, choose Nissan, enter your Carwings ACCOUNT# (note - Carwings nickname doesn't appear to work)
I do not have my Leaf yet, but when I tried my Carwings PIN (which in my case matches my login name for nissanusa.com/owners/login - unsure if that is the same for everyone), Google Maps "accepted" it (The message I got was "Message was successfully sent to car!"). I tried even just changing a single letter in Carwings PIN and Google Maps would not accept it - so I believe it is the correct information needed. Whether or not it actually "goes" is something else entirely which I hopefully will be able to test myself in a week or so.
Intriguing. Could be a path to loading up charging stations into the NAV. You could subscribe to a sightseeing feed that included locations of interesting places to visit. You could even set up a feed for a road rally where the destinations are updated during the event.sdbonez said:Reading the manual, there's a vague reference to being able to use info from certain feeds with location information and 'setting a new destination' with it...
sdbonez said:It worked!!! The final trick this morning was something that's not immediately evident. When it's 'playing' (e.g., reading) the 'feed' (in this case, the directions you sent it from google maps), you have to hit 'pause' to get a menu which then lists 'new destination' as an option. When you click it, it takes the location data (start/end point I assume) from the feed, sends it to the navi, and then auto-starts nav-mode.
Goodbye Carwings Route Planner!
I checked the user guides and could find no reference to how to do this... so I'll type up specific instructions and place them in the 'tips' thread later tonight.
That's OK, I will. It's bad. You'd think these guys would have learned by now that if it CAN be abused it WILL be abused. As soon as I have first hand knowledge, you can bet I'll be writing Carwings a nastygram explaining that they need to keep their link to my vehicle secure.mwalsh said:BTW, I just realized....best to be a bit tight-lipped about your Carwings login, since Google doesn't need a password... I'm not saying it's anything bad...
mwalsh said:I checked the user guides and could find no reference to how to do this... so I'll type up specific instructions and place them in the 'tips' thread later tonight.
Urgh! I figured as much. Nice catch though.
IMO, the LEAF's interface is WAY more complicated than it needs to be. Important stuff shouldn't be buried 4 levels down in a menu.
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