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Nargrakhan · 07-09-2018, 02:10 PM

New Update:

* My dealership owns three location. He had to call his "star mechanic" from one of the locations to fix my problem.

* Just as an FYI: the "computer part" of the NISMO Navigation System (not including the screen, plastic covering, or antenna wiring) costs more than $6000 from an authorized Nissan dealership.

* The activation key is tied to the Nav Unit itself. So you can't share the DVD with another Z with the same system. Have to call Navigation Support to get a new key.

* If you disconnect the car battery and leave it as such for 30 minutes, then reconnect everything and start the car again, it "hard resets" the Navigation System (and just about everything else except the odometer). First the Nav Unit will boot the Nissan logo and then just go black for about 45 to 60 minutes. Don't turn off the car. You can see the screen is "on" but its black... like the thing is getting power but not working. DON'T CUT IT OFF. After about an hour the Navigation System will boot and the GPS will center somewhere in California.

* The mechanic thinks (he's not certain; just knows how to fix it) the update doesn't replace the files, but creates a new folder, then re-points the computer to the new files if it succeeds. If it fails (as obviously case was for my car) and gets a hard reset, it restores the old files but does so without showing anything.

* Mechanic says this isn't his first rodeo. Someone else with a 370Z (he couldn't recall if it was a Nismo Tech though) had the same problem with a Navigation update (he couldn't recall if it was the 2018 version). From that experience he figured out the hard reset and not touching anything.

* After driving a few miles the GPS will figure out where you really are and stop showing you drive off road in California.

07-09-2018, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nargrakhan Base Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Nowhere Posts: 176 Drives: Nothing Rep Power: 11	New Update: * My dealership owns three location. He had to call his "star mechanic" from one of the locations to fix my problem. * Just as an FYI: the "computer part" of the NISMO Navigation System (not including the screen, plastic covering, or antenna wiring) costs more than $6000 from an authorized Nissan dealership. * The activation key is tied to the Nav Unit itself. So you can't share the DVD with another Z with the same system. Have to call Navigation Support to get a new key. * If you disconnect the car battery and leave it as such for 30 minutes, then reconnect everything and start the car again, it "hard resets" the Navigation System (and just about everything else except the odometer). First the Nav Unit will boot the Nissan logo and then just go black for about 45 to 60 minutes. Don't turn off the car. You can see the screen is "on" but its black... like the thing is getting power but not working. DON'T CUT IT OFF. After about an hour the Navigation System will boot and the GPS will center somewhere in California. * The mechanic thinks (he's not certain; just knows how to fix it) the update doesn't replace the files, but creates a new folder, then re-points the computer to the new files if it succeeds. If it fails (as obviously case was for my car) and gets a hard reset, it restores the old files but does so without showing anything. * Mechanic says this isn't his first rodeo. Someone else with a 370Z (he couldn't recall if it was a Nismo Tech though) had the same problem with a Navigation update (he couldn't recall if it was the 2018 version). From that experience he figured out the hard reset and not touching anything. * After driving a few miles the GPS will figure out where you really are and stop showing you drive off road in California.