thnx! downloaded it and extracted and my dang virus program keeps deleting a file. just doesn't like something about it, lol i turned off virus and tried to extract again and the program brings up a bunch of files not found. guess will have to do a fresh download, [email protected]#
Traffic and other Infotainment limitations
I don't know if it's the same in the US, but over here in the UK the Navigation only comes with "historical" traffic information, which seems pretty useless to me? I was annoyed to find that the "Live Traffic" option was greyed out. This was not how the system was sold to me when thinking about buying ("free maps for life based on TomTom with traffic included" was what I was told).
But last night I got it to work! Whilst parked in the garage I switched on the WiFi and connected to my home network. I found that I could now get live traffic and weather, but not any petrol (gas) stations. I was thinking how useless that was when it occurred to me that of course I can set up a WiFi hotspot on my phone, and the phone can provide the data connection. And that's what it says on the 124spiderinfotainment.com website, as well as stating that map updates are only free for 3 years after "locking" to the car after 100km/63miles.
I've found a few other limitations as well...
Not all of my contacts are imported, including the guys at the Fiat dealer that I bought the car from. On the infotainment website it says only up to 1,000 contacts are imported. I thought I only had around 700, but with all the extra ones that Google makes up from emails etc, I've got well over 1,000 and I think that some of the more recently added/edited contacts are not imported. Looks like I will need to trim down my contacts list, there are lots of people in there that I can't remember!
Whilst there is a list of "all calls" and "missed calls" there's no "calls made" list or "calls received" list, and when showing a contact, it doesn't show whether it is mobile, home or work, so when I select the entry, I don't know which number it will call?
When playing back music from a USB stick, the system annoyingly uses the manufacturer's "name" rather than the label I gave to the stick, and still fails to display some of the album art.
On a lot of menus or options, where the "wheel/joystick" can be used to move left/right or up/down, once it hits the end it stays there, so if I want to find "ZZ Top" in my contacts, I can't go "backwards" from A, I have to go all the way forwards to Z.
But last night I got it to work! Whilst parked in the garage I switched on the WiFi and connected to my home network. I found that I could now get live traffic and weather, but not any petrol (gas) stations. I was thinking how useless that was when it occurred to me that of course I can set up a WiFi hotspot on my phone, and the phone can provide the data connection. And that's what it says on the 124spiderinfotainment.com website, as well as stating that map updates are only free for 3 years after "locking" to the car after 100km/63miles.
I've found a few other limitations as well...
Not all of my contacts are imported, including the guys at the Fiat dealer that I bought the car from. On the infotainment website it says only up to 1,000 contacts are imported. I thought I only had around 700, but with all the extra ones that Google makes up from emails etc, I've got well over 1,000 and I think that some of the more recently added/edited contacts are not imported. Looks like I will need to trim down my contacts list, there are lots of people in there that I can't remember!
Whilst there is a list of "all calls" and "missed calls" there's no "calls made" list or "calls received" list, and when showing a contact, it doesn't show whether it is mobile, home or work, so when I select the entry, I don't know which number it will call?
When playing back music from a USB stick, the system annoyingly uses the manufacturer's "name" rather than the label I gave to the stick, and still fails to display some of the album art.
On a lot of menus or options, where the "wheel/joystick" can be used to move left/right or up/down, once it hits the end it stays there, so if I want to find "ZZ Top" in my contacts, I can't go "backwards" from A, I have to go all the way forwards to Z.
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I've got Chrome installed (with a shortcut to my own Google drive), and even though IE is my default browser, when I click on the 1.51 link, it brings up Chrome browser and I get the following message (which I just acknowledge and it downloads fine):
Google Drive can't scan this file for viruses.
V1.51_test.zip (46M) exceeds the maximum size that Google can scan. Would you still like to download this file?
Google Drive can't scan this file for viruses.
V1.51_test.zip (46M) exceeds the maximum size that Google can scan. Would you still like to download this file?
i use firfox and i get that same message and bypass that but this was after it was already downloaded onto the hard drive. Norton scans every file after it is downloaded before i have access to it to. It did not seem to scan/flag the zipped file. but once i extract it, right after that completes, norton throws up a message box that it automatically deleted files. it was easy just to disable the virus program until i have finished what i wanted to do. but i will need to store the files on a memory stick or something instead of the hard drive so if i need them they will be intact still.
Can you not just add the folder/file to your exclusion settings on Norton? that way Norton will ignore the files every time it does a background scan etc.i use firfox and i get that same message and bypass that but this was after it was already downloaded onto the hard drive. Norton scans every file after it is downloaded before i have access to it to. It did not seem to scan/flag the zipped file. but once i extract it, right after that completes, norton throws up a message box that it automatically deleted files. it was easy just to disable the virus program until i have finished what i wanted to do. but i will need to store the files on a memory stick or something instead of the hard drive so if i need them they will be intact still.
i did that initially but it seemed to ignore that request. i don't think i will use the program often enough that it will be too much trouble just to give norton a time out when i want to mess with it.
as far as the tweaks, that did enable the wifi on the car, yah. i did put the darker image that ameridan posted of the old n new 124 witht he blue highlights. it was hard to make out anything in daylight but better at night. i think if the dead space at the top was at the bottom and the cars at the top you would appreciate the pic more.
as far as the tweaks, that did enable the wifi on the car, yah. i did put the darker image that ameridan posted of the old n new 124 witht he blue highlights. it was hard to make out anything in daylight but better at night. i think if the dead space at the top was at the bottom and the cars at the top you would appreciate the pic more.
well if i watch the radio as it boots the picture is lighter in color until fully booted and then it throws a grey mask over top of the picture. i am not so worried about the daytime picture. but i was wondering if it truly does throw a grey filter over the picture, maybe i can just use the original photo, though i do like the blue accents more than the red ones, to and see what happens, i just need to convert it to png which i have to take home to do as my work computer is very limited on what it does.
Is there a way to make it connect automatically when you start the car? It seems that the car does not automatically reconnect to the phone hotspot (on an iPhone6 at least)Settings - Devices - Network Management
I then get 3 choices: Wi-Fi, Other Network and Delete Wi-Fi Network
Perhaps your phone is not broadcasting the expected SSID during CMU bootup?
I think it's an iPhone thing, the hotspot appears to go to sleep until you reopen the settings/hotspot page on the phone. My TomTom satnav works fine though with my iphone, as all the handshaking stuff is over bluetooth, so doesn't require the hotspot to be 'awake' (or the password) just to be turned turned on, so it's seemless, all live traffic is just on as soon as I turn on the satnav - I can't believe Fiat haven't worked this out, especially if they are expecting subs to the data service.Perhaps your phone is not broadcasting the expected SSID during CMU bootup?
Can't see the traffic info etc is going to get used if I have to go into phone settings to wake up the hotspot then into car settings to connect everytime I get in the car.
I live in California and bought my car from Mississippi; shipped it here with 800 miles on it.Im 99% certain we do not have lane departure on the 124 spider.. nor smart braking... nor forward obstruction...
My 2020 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso has all that. Lane departure, park sense, smart braking, etc. You can always tell by the buttons on the left lower dash; you'll see three buttons on the trims that have those options added; icon with the car swaying (turn off traction control); icon with the radar at the rear bumper (park sense and all the other sensor stuff); icon with the tire. These three buttons with actual icons and not blackened/blank show the features. Veer from the lane, and you'll hear the warning go off (if you don't have your blinker on). If you do have your blinker on, and start to change lanes with a car there, the alarm will sound.
124 spiders, of any trim, do not get lane departure warning. You must be confusing it with the Blind Spot Monitoring system (BSM)My 2020 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso has all that. Lane departure, park sense, smart braking, etc.
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