Hello all,

I need your advice/suggestions ref the following:

1) My auto gear box surround console (pic attached as to what I mean exactly) has got scratches here and there. I would like to replace this. Is this possible, and likely costs please?

2) How does one get the Sat Nav to give audible directions(voice guidance) continually. The Sat Nav on my RRS (year 2006) doe not give audible directions. Only speaks once when I press the voice guidance icon on the screen, and then goes back silent. I have checked the manual and followed the directions and have the 'audible feed back on' selected (don't know whether this is relevant or makes any difference, but that's the only setting I can find that has anything to do with audio).

3) As per the manual, to access the Sat Nav DVD, it states "It is necessary to raise the left-hand seat to its highest setting and then power the seat forward to its foremost position, before accessing the navigation DVD unit".
I have done this, however, the front of the DVD unit (where the slot and controls are) is actually facing forward (i.e. towards the front passenger seat footwell. so can't access it from the rear seat, and can't access it from the front seat either). Am I doing this correctly?

Many thanks for your assistance.

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1) - Make sure you have your VIN to hand and give site sponsor Duckworth Parts a call.

2) - Don't think you will find detailed instructions in the manual but mine was the same until I delved into the 'User Settings' - the one you need to change is 'Voice Guidance' which can be toggled on or off. However you will eventually get fed up with the shouting plummy-voiced woman giving you the wrong directions and turn her off again.

3. - You are doing the right thing to access the DVD but just need to stand outside the car and look under the front of the seat with a torch. Need the key in and at position I. It is possible to reach over the top of the tin plate, slide the DVD switch to unlock and then press the eject button. If you are upgrading be prepared for a disappointment; the latest disc isn't up to date with all the new roads either. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Paddi wrote:

1) - Make sure you have your VIN to hand and give site sponsor Duckworth Parts a call.

2) - Don't think you will find detailed instructions in the manual but mine was the same until I delved into the 'User Settings' - the one you need to change is 'Voice Guidance' which can be toggled on or off. However you will eventually get fed up with the shouting plummy-voiced woman giving you the wrong directions and turn her off again.

3. - You are doing the right thing to access the DVD but just need to stand outside the car and look under the front of the seat with a torch. Need the key in and at position I. It is possible to reach over the top of the tin plate, slide the DVD switch to unlock and then press the eject button. If you are upgrading be prepared for a disappointment; the latest disc isn't up to date with all the new roads either.

Hi Rab,
OK checked carefully this time. You need to be at the 'Navigation Menu'. In the bottom right of this screen there are two icons with Nav)) in them but one has a cross through it. Press the one without the cross and voila - shouty woman is back 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Paddi wrote:

Hi Rab,
OK checked carefully this time. You need to be at the 'Navigation Menu'. In the bottom right of this screen there are two icons with Nav)) in them but one has a cross through it. Press the one without the cross and voila - shouty woman is back

Ok Paddi, many thanks. Will give this a try tomorrow.

Paddi wrote:

Hi Rab,
OK checked carefully this time. You need to be at the 'Navigation Menu'. In the bottom right of this screen there are two icons with Nav)) in them but one has a cross through it. Press the one without the cross and voila - shouty woman is back

If you press the "speaking woman" icon or one without the x in English, she will talk. While she is talking turn the volume on stereo and should get louder. It will continue at that volume unless you got stereo at 35 then she shouts proper over the music  2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜

simple1 wrote:

If you press the "speaking woman" icon or one without the x in English, she will talk. While she is talking turn the volume on stereo and should get louder. It will continue at that volume unless you got stereo at 35 then she shouts proper over the music

rabcnesbit wrote:

Just to say it now works! Many thanks for your advice. My 'woman's voice' is actually normal, I actually find it too low. Is there a setting somehwere to increase the volume? Also, just wondered do you know a cheap way to get the up-to-date dvd? Thanks

And another way is to press and hold for 5 seconds the tone button on the audio unit until you see 'AVC level' then press the tone button again to scroll through the menu until you see 'Nav Vol Offset' then rotate the volume control knob to increase/decrease the offset. But as Simple says she shouts over anything playing so is frequently still too loud. It seems playing loud music and using the Sat Nav are incompatible activities

There are inexpensive copies of the LR DVDs available through t'internet of varying quality from good to useless and as not legitimate, any links posted on this site are quickly deleted by the moderators. Let Google be your friend? 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

rabcnesbit wrote:

Paddi wrote:

Hi Rab,
OK checked carefully this time. You need to be at the 'Navigation Menu'. In the bottom right of this screen there are two icons with Nav)) in them but one has a cross through it. Press the one without the cross and voila - shouty woman is back

Hi Paddi,

Just to say it now works! Many thanks for your advice. My 'woman's voice' is actually normal, I actually find it too low. Is there a setting somehwere to increase the volume? Also, just wondered do you know a cheap way to get the up-to-date dvd? Thanks

You must be the only man on the planet that wants your woman's voice to be louder!!!  2007 Black on Black colour coded TDV8

Paddi wrote:

rabcnesbit wrote:

Just to say it now works! Many thanks for your advice. My 'woman's voice' is actually normal, I actually find it too low. Is there a setting somehwere to increase the volume? Also, just wondered do you know a cheap way to get the up-to-date dvd? Thanks

And another way is to press and hold for 5 seconds the tone button on the audio unit until you see 'AVC level' then press the tone button again to scroll through the menu until you see 'Nav Vol Offset' then rotate the volume control knob to increase/decrease the offset. But as Simple says she shouts over anything playing so is frequently still too loud. It seems playing loud music and using the Sat Nav are incompatible activities

There are inexpensive copies of the LR DVDs available through t'internet of varying quality from good to useless and as not legitimate, any links posted on this site are quickly deleted by the moderators. Let Google be your friend?

Thanks for the tip Paddi.