General Fiat sat nav navigation
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General Fiat sat nav navigation
Hi Stujem, My 2006 Croma has the Fiat Connect+, which really looks like part of the car, and was £1100 extra retail on a new Croma. So not many around. If you are highly skilled in auto electrics, and electronics you just might get it working. I think there was someone in Eastern europe who managed it. The Stilo section have rather more experience with them. I would suggest it would have to be very cheap.
It runs so many functions that the instruction book has 160 pages.
It runs so many functions that the instruction book has 160 pages.
Don't you need a different steering wheel too?
I liked/loved my Stilo Abarth SatNav (or we should actually be saying "Telematics") unit. My Croma had none so I got a TomTom One.
Now I use Nokia OviMaps on a C5-03 and to be honest I don't think I would pay/opt for vehicle inbuilt SatNav again as Nokia Ovi Maps gives me up to date world wide maps for no fee other than the purchase price of the phone. Unlike other GPS enabled phones, with Ovi Maps you download the full maps and no network charges/connections are required.
Until TomTom, Garmin, etc. (including Fiat built in units) adopt the same 'for life map updates' as Nokia have then I won't be looking at alternatives.
Now I use Nokia OviMaps on a C5-03 and to be honest I don't think I would pay/opt for vehicle inbuilt SatNav again as Nokia Ovi Maps gives me up to date world wide maps for no fee other than the purchase price of the phone. Unlike other GPS enabled phones, with Ovi Maps you download the full maps and no network charges/connections are required.
Until TomTom, Garmin, etc. (including Fiat built in units) adopt the same 'for life map updates' as Nokia have then I won't be looking at alternatives.
You're right there. I have a Garmin unit from 2005 for which updated maps have never been available (paid or otherwise). As it has full European mapping I refuse to throw the whole unit away simply because of this.
Overall it gets me to where I want to go.
Overall it gets me to where I want to go.
If retro fitting a CN+ and if you want to be able to fully control it from the steering wheel, then yes you would need a steering wheel with the appropriate number of buttons and the button multiplexer. The steering wheel buttons only duplicate what's already on the CN+, so you don't have to have them.
The buttons are a NODE on the CAN so would need the proxy alignment procedure carried out if retro fitted.
Hi all,
I am new here and this is my first post.
I have a Fiat Marea 1.6 sedan, and it is time to change it for a newer car.
The choice is Fiat Croma.
There are two cars that made it to the final choice, both are 1.9 150 bhp, but first is 2005, packed up with leather, sat nav, panorama roof,
and the second one is 2008, middle of the range equipment.
Both are auto gearbox.
The question is if the sound system is better if there is sat nav comparing to basis cd palyer.
Also if there are some suggestions anyone might have regarding my dilemma I am open to suggestions.
Thanks
I am new here and this is my first post.
I have a Fiat Marea 1.6 sedan, and it is time to change it for a newer car.
The choice is Fiat Croma.
There are two cars that made it to the final choice, both are 1.9 150 bhp, but first is 2005, packed up with leather, sat nav, panorama roof,
and the second one is 2008, middle of the range equipment.
Both are auto gearbox.
The question is if the sound system is better if there is sat nav comparing to basis cd palyer.
Also if there are some suggestions anyone might have regarding my dilemma I am open to suggestions.
Thanks
