Nav SD Card Lock to VIN

I think it just writes something to the SD card after 100 km (that's where the 62 miles comes from). I'll bet we can use the Mazda Toolbox, but since my Google finds indicate that the maps haven't been updated yet from our version, I'm just going to wait, although it would be good to make a backup file in case the card goes bad. I wouldn't want to use Mazda Toolbox and find out I should have waited for the Fiat Toolbox to come online.

wedgewa said:

Real time traffic (via FM radio's RDS data system) is in the Fiat Connect book but likely just copied and pasted from Mazda's original book.

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I've seen evidence of FM traffic data within minutes of turning the system on, but I'm not sure if it is presented in the maps like my TomTom does it, or if it just remains in the background for calculations. All we may see on the map is that yellow diamond icon.
I don't have XM, so it has to be coming via FM.

If you hit info, you'll see a current map with traffic data on it, but I haven't hit a busy road while navigating to a destination yet to see whether the data is on the regular map. You can set the delay time, so that you won't be overloaded with recalculations, and you can set the automatic rerouting to off. The Fiat seems to be set up nicer than what I expected reading the Miata forums. I think the traffic icon only shows up when driving to a destination, rather than map following your current path.

wedgewa - Are you in a rural area? Do you receive HD radio stations (this is one disadvantage to using the stubby antennas - you get poorer reception). Mazda (& our Fiat) stopped the XM radio traffic data but has reactivated traffic data via HD radio instead. That's what my TomTom uses. I see Seattle and Spokane areas for Washington.

wedgewa - Here are coverage maps http://www.ttwnetwork.com/index.php/solutions/2013-04-02-15-39-16/coverageareas for RDS traffic and weather data. Fiat has activated this coverage in our CMUs as I said, but I don't know whether Mazda has.