Jaguar Sat Nav - Detour Function

[RingSpanner]

Can anyone throw any light on the "Detour" function of this marvellous piece of kit....

What is it supposed to achieve, given that the parameters of a journey (i.e. shortest distance or time) have already been set/inputted via another command page...

Puzzled of Yorkshire

[Phil Hopkins]

Never used it personally, but i'm lead to believe that it'll choose an alternative route for you should you encounter traffic etc.

[RingSpanner]

Appreciate your input.

But, the unit will automatically calculate a new route if the car deviates from the existing one.

Clever. Seems a bit of duplication though.
Leads me to think it's there for another reason.

[Phil Hopkins]

*goes to get nav manual*

[Phil Hopkins]

Bugger, no manuals anywhere (they're all stored elsewhere).

[RingSpanner]

Ahhh, the manual....

I've read, re-read, and read it backwards - but it still doesn't make its purpose awfully clear.
The manual tells you how to set/configure it, but doesn't really tell you what you'll achieve, by doing so.

The trick would be getting into the *mindset* of the designer..

[TVRTimH]

I think - though could be wrong - that detour allows you to set another desination mid journey while maintaining the original destination, am going to try it on the way home in the XJ!!

[Phil Hopkins]

That's waypoint I think Tim.

[TVRTimH]

[Phil Hopkins]

This is rather embarassing actually.

[TVRTimH]

OK try again, allows re-route during journey, maybe to miss traffic etc? Setting a max. no. of miles you are willing to go off course to avoid jams / roadworks. Looks like it is a duplicated function, however wont try and take you back onto the motorway (for example) you have just left to avoid the traffic.

[Phil Hopkins]

Phil Hopkins said:

Never used it personally, but i'm lead to believe that it'll choose an alternative route for you should you encounter traffic etc.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[TVRTimH]

Oh well just trying to be helpful

[Phil Hopkins]

I wasn't being a tit there Tim, just happy that i'd got it right

[RingSpanner]

Thanks for the input, guys.......

I tried it out last night on that basis, and I can kinda now see where the system designer may have been coming from, when he modelled the function.

Good to know that I wasn't alone in the RTBM side of things....

[8Pack]

You think you got probs....


Mine says I'm in the middle of the North Sea......