I have a 2012 Cruze ECO with the Navigation/Touchscreen and have some questions/comments & info on getting into the Diagnostics and Test Menu:
- Is it possible to turn LCD screen off entirely? Don't want the Chevy animation/logo constantly displaying
- Is it possible to alter/customize the Chevy Logo "wallpaper" if not? (and how)
- Is it possible to save/load a "preferences/configuration" file for the system
(like station presets, etc)
- Has any firmware been updated since release?
- How to get updated maps w/o spending $150 @
GM Nav Disc Center - Program Overview ?
(given the limitations of the Bosch GM nav system (not being able to have
passenger enter addresses while in motion, expensive updates, slow street
name draws, i MUCH prefer my previous Garmin Nuvi)
- Anyone know if/how to disable the "in-motion" lockouts on the Nav?
- Garmin allows alternate voices, car icons, etc. But, Looking at the contents of
the GMNAV SDCARD looks like there's only one (possibly two) voice(s). Being
from Bosch, there's a lot of German in the config files, so
Anyway, while playing around with it, i came across the following:
Test Mode:
Press and Hold the <CONFIG> button for 6 seconds or so to toggle
black overlay saying something about "TEST MODE {in,}active"
The only difference i can find is that in TEST MODE=active the
<INFO> button now cycles through some rather detailed extra
information about the radio signals, lat/long GPS info, etc. (there's
about a half-dozen extra menus)
Anybody know any other options/functions available in this mode?
I suspect there is, but various alternative key press/chords/Holdings
produce nothing.
Diagnostics Menu:
Press and Hold the <CONFIG> and <TONE> buttons together for 6 seconds or so.
You will now be in the Diagnostics Menu. There's not much extra here, other than
a VERY detailed listing of all the firmware and software versions for all the
components of the Infotainment system (like 100 items). Examples are:
BOARD_ID_NAME IP3-SAMPLE
PRODUCT_ID_NAME GMGE
PROCBASE_SW_VERSION GM11.0V099
PROCBASE_SW_BUILD_DATE 20110517174559
ADR_HW_VERSION 15.05.2007
NAVI_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION sd2-GM-ENG_D_2011_NAR_v4
NAVI_VERSION_SW N4190VM_1.1C1P9
and the intriguing entry:
DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY /g_etna10
I created that directory on the NAV SDCARD as well as my MP3 USB Stick, wondering
if perhaps in DIAG MODE if something might get dropped there, perhaps on a key or
key-chord/sequence press, but haven't checked back, yet.
There's some other thing in there about "auto-{something} mode" for the Nav
system that prompts you to manually enter a location. That item, even if
selected keeps getting de-selected, and the NAV Screen doesn't look any
different after i select that option and enter an address.
To exit the Diagnostics menu, just press <HOME> (I don't think <BACK> worked)
At some point, i might grab all the details off the Diag Menu (Screen Capture if i can't
find a way to get the system to write it out to USB/SDCARD).
Anybody else have newer versions of the PROCBASE or NAVI code?
The one reasonable issue i have that i'd like a new firmware code for
(other than always wanting the latest), is that sometimes the music
playing off the USB Stick stops playing through the speakers (no sound)
though i can press next/prev song, and MP3 song data displays. I have
to power-cycle the system to get it working again. Also, it's really
annoying to have the multi-second MP3 Tag Info load delay on songs.
(displaying the filename, then delay, then song title shows up).
thanks,
--stephen
no did however find out that you can turn the radio on with the car off
