Meep Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hi On the Sony DAB/Navigation system, when navigation is active the compass in the top right is reversed for the East and West directions. North and South are fine. Is this a known issue? Car was new May 2014. Thanks in advance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'll have to check this on mine, I picked up the car end of April 2014 so it probably has exactly the same system as yours. Have you tried doing a factory reset of Sync, or whatever the reset option is called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meep Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 No I haven't tried a reset, I assume I would lose all the custom settings I have selected...? Here are the version numbers: Maps: Sd2_Ford_MFD_E_WesternEurope_sys_SW2253 Navigation system: N2189VM__9.3C4P17 SW Version: 2428-131220 Part No: F1BT-14D358-DA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPig Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Silly question, which way was the car pointing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meep Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Silly question, which way was the car pointing? Car was pointing in the direction of travel! Driving due west, compass points east (right) Driving due east, compass points west (left) Driving due north, compass points north (up) Driving due south, compass points south (down) Driving north west, compass points north east, etc etc. Only east and west are reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Can you take a pic? I can't even remember where the compass is shown on the Fiesta Navigation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meep Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Sure here you go. Top right. Here the car is pointing east. Direction shows west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Does the main icon showing your position face the correct direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Isn't that just always pointing north? So if the car is pointing East that arrow will point to the 90 clock position to indicate North. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Isn't that just always pointing north? So if the car is pointing East that arrow will point to the 90 clock position to indicate North. Possibly, just like a real compass. I'll have a look next time I use my nav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Possibly, just like a real compass. I'll have a look next time I use my nav. If it didn't point north it wouldn't be a compass, lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 If it didn't point north it wouldn't be a compass, lol Lol yes exactly. I was thinking of the compass settings on an old tomtom I had, it could point north or towards your destination, and maybe some other setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanW Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Easy way to test the theory it points North Drive along a North South road in both directions. Observe the arrow. Repeat on an East West road. Sat Navs often do show course up. At sea we have a similar setup on our Radars (course up, head up or north up - ground stabilised or sea stabilised, relative motion or true motion) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 From my interpretation of that direction arrow I would say that it always points to north so by that screen I would say you are heading east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meep Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Aha, yes, the penny drops! It now makes perfect sense that it always points North. For some reason I had it in my head that it was supposed to be showing the direction of travel. Thanks for all your replies, clearly this is a non-issue! Cheers all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1969 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi , I am sure that icon is fixed to NORTH only ! it does not spin round to the direction of travel , having said that why is that feature there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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