I have only had this car (61-plate Ford Focus Estate Titanium X 2.0L TDCi) for a few weeks, but I have discovered to my dismay that when using the Navigation system simultaneously with (for instance) the radio, I can only hear the navigation voice instructions very quietly, realistically too quiet to be heard above the player audio, especially as my own hearing isn't as good as it used to be.

I have investigated the 'Nav Audio Mixing' settings in 'Audio', but I found that the system delivers the same 'output' volume level on all level settings, +0 to +7. I suspect what I am hearing is level 0.

Has anyone else noticed the same problem? If so, has anyone managed to solve the problem, and get louder voice instructions to be played. I'm fairly sure the output levels provided the 'Nav Audio Mixing' settings should be louder than the player volume levels, by the + level set.

Inspirations, please!

Technical data follows:

Map version: sd2-FORD-MFD_C_WesternEuropev1
Nav version: N2189VM__9.3C3P22
S/W version: 1915_110309
Part #: AM5T-14D358-DJ

TIA.

SamRick

On my focus when you hear the navigation voice just turn the volume up or down on the fascia panel.

1 minute ago, Typhoonf2 said:

On my focus when you hear the navigation instructions just turn the volume up or down on the fascia panel.

That's the solution, as soon as there a Nav instruction, turn the volume to the desired level it will remain at this level permanently . The issue is timing as it must be done while there is an announcement on going.

Reminds me of the old Nokia phones. The only way to adjust the earpiece volume was to do it whilst someone was actually calling you. You could not 'pre' set it which was always a hassle in setting them up for elderly relatives as you had to phone their phone 1st to adjust!

Thanks to Typhoon and Mark, both of whom pointed out the obscurely obvious solution to my problem - adjust the Nav voice volume while she's speaking. That works!

Obvious, because there is a certain amount of logic in that - obscure, because I couldn't find that vital information anywhere in either the manual that came with the car, or its digital counterpart from the web. That may be because the manual seems to be designed to cover so many different model and option variants that it would be impossible to include everything a driver might want to know. Perhaps Ford should put more effort into making their user manuals less wide-ranging, and more specific to model and option variants. Some hope, I'm sure.

Anyway, I am grateful for the information provided. Bravo!  I suppose I might have stumbled across that solution by accident one day, but that's unlikely, because I had all but written off using the MFG Navigation system, because what she said had been unintelligible.

P.S. Are there any other voices available? - I've not seen any reference to that option in the Menu. I'll admit that when I'm driving I prefer not to be nagged by a woman about where I should be going.

Only one voice which is a pity.
Also a shame that Ford didn't add a proper volume menu whereby audio, voice and hazard notifications can all be altered rather than waiting for the action to occur and pouncing on the volume knob like a hawk on a mouse.

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