Mynav Screen- Can I Turn It Off? - Solved

[Sixchannel]

OK- I know where I'm going, there's c--p on the radio so I want to turn that screen ( and therefore by default the Nav and radio too) OFF for the journey. Is it possible?

Cheers

Sixchannel

[Johndouglas]

It doesn't look as though the screen will turn off - short of removing a fuse.   It seems that the closest you can get to off is to release the SD card to get rid of the map and turn the radio volume to zero.

 

I'm still trying to find an option to use a male voice for directions and an option to use metric GPS input rather than degrees, mins&secs.

[Sixchannel]

Thanks John.

[seefive]

radio can be switched off - look for the standard on/off type switch, probably level with the cd slot.

screen will revert to display date only (and maybe time)

[Sixchannel]

AFAYK does that still allow traffic reports through?

[seefive]

Doubt it, as these are picked up by the radio, which needs to be on . Live traffic works through Traffic Master (TMC) and designated FM stations.

 

But I'm not sure..

[paul.h]

You could leave the radio on but the volume set to minimum and adjust the traffic alerts volume to suit when one comes on.

[Sixchannel]

Thanks. That will work.

[seefive]

Checked yesterday and the traffic system does work with the radio off ( as does the sat nav, which is needed for the emergency system)

[Sixchannel]

SOLVED - BY ACCIDENT!

Can't find a way of editing the Header to add "solved" so -

Whilst waiting for Er 'Indoors to finish shopping i was tinkering with the buttons on the radio and guess what I found out -

On a Mk3 with MyNav, long press/hold down the "Mode" button on the radio unit ( bottom row, far left).

After a second or so the screen goes black. Then just Mute the radio so as to kill the "music" and still keep receiving traffic reports.

Ipso Fatso!!

Cheers

Ian

[paul.h]

As a moderator I have been able to edit the title.

 

If you hold down the Mode button does the screen come back on again ?

[Sixchannel]

Thanks for that.

Yes it does Paul.

AFAICT When you hold it down again it rapidly cycles through Nav screen and Radio screen to what ever you were on when you turned it off.

Cheers

Ian

[Sixchannel]

Just a minor update to the above - if you do have the screen blacked out as above, when you turn the ignition off and then restart the car, the screen comes on as normal.

If you want it off, you have to do the "Mode" longer press thing each time.

cheers

ian

[paul.h]

The navi drive on our 2007 C5 does not have a Mode button, but if the Dark button is pushed twice the screen goes off completely.

[Sixchannel]

Its even more bonkers than I thought!

Do the "Mode" button thing with the cars lights off and when you turn them on, the dashlights are all fully lit, as you might expect.

However, if you do it when the cars lights are ALREADY on, the dashlights go to Black Dash mode.

Only Citroen could have thought that one up!

Lol!

[paul.h]

Page 128 of a C5 handbook for 2010 gives this for the Dark button so maybe you can achieve what you want by using this:

 

DARK

Short successive presses:

One press:

Display of radio, time and temperature only.

Two presses:

Display off (blank display).

Three presses:

Return to the standard display.