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Tommo
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Post by Tommo »

Hi all
On starting the car this morning a directional compass appeared in the btm of the dashboard between the speedo and the Rev dials thought this had somehow appeared due to a possible update overnight but when I turned off the ignition and then on again the compass has now disappeared not to return
All I can find in the manual about the compass is to turn it on and off in the rear view mirror glass via a little hole in the btm of the mirror housing but when I poke something into the hole there dosnt appear to be any kind of button inside
Has anyone else found the compass appearing in the dash ??
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pjm007
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Would be interested to know what shape/form the compass icon had. I see a triangle in the driver console when starting up. It shows the direction the car is “pointing” wrt the map shown in that display.

I think the compass you mention with ref. to the rear view mirror is a totally different feature which would show up IN the rear view mirror. As far as I know, our UK spec cars don’t have this compass feature installed. Like you, I can’t find any button on the base of the mirror to toggle the feature on.

Interested to hear if any others have different thoughts.

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Post by chingf0rd »

Probably a glitch. The compass between the dash dials is when you select off-road drive mode.
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Tommo
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Didn’t think the direction indicated has been installed in the rear view mirror I couldn’t find anything through the hole
As far as the compass showing in off road drive mode I’ll have a look I’ve not placed the car in that so I’ll have a look and see if the compass comes on thanks for that 🙂
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ZED
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pjm007 wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:38 pm Would be interested to know what shape/form the compass icon had. I see a triangle in the driver console when starting up. It shows the direction the car is “pointing” wrt the map shown in that display.

I think the compass you mention with ref. to the rear view mirror is a totally different feature which would show up IN the rear view mirror. As far as I know, our UK spec cars don’t have this compass feature installed. Like you, I can’t find any button on the base of the mirror to toggle the feature on.

Interested to hear if any others have different thoughts.
I have the very same feature in my TT Roadster. I never ordered it as an option, it just came with it on.

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