Trafic Master

[momoore]

I have a Citroen C5 estate. I do not require Trafic Master and find it annoying to be shouted at every time I start the car. Can anyone tell me how to permanently disable this system. Is there a fuse to pull or some other means to achieve this.

[Guest Chilie]

I seem to remember you need to press the traffic master button twice in fairly quick succession - this shuts her up. I found the answer somewhere in these forums when I first got my car so its probably still here somewhere if you do a search.

[Guest Chilie]

Found it

 

http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citro...=traffic+master

 

Thanks to Random Bloke it seems for the fix.

[myglaren]

Does anyone use this system?

My account subscription had expired before I bought the car (I had never heard of trafficmaster untill the car started yelling at me six months after purchase)

It would have been nice to have it was any good as I just did a 600 mile round trip and my printer let me down at the last minute before I left - ran out of black ink so the maps and instructions were illegible.

It would only have been a 500 mile round trip if I'd had half a clue where I was going :angry:

[Randombloke]

Does anyone use this system?

 

Yes, very much, every time the car is driven in the UK. I also have an older hand held unit that's ten years old this year.

 

It would have been nice to have it was any good as I just did a 600 mile round trip and my printer let me down at the last minute before I left - ran out of black ink so the maps and instructions were illegible.

It would only have been a 500 mile round trip if I'd had half a clue where I was going :angry:

 

There may be a slight misunderstanding here - Traffic Master is a live traffic congestion system warning of delays and problems on the routes ahead (10 miles or 3 motorways junctions IIRC on the speech only versions) which helps you avoid big jams. It does not take the place of or function like a Sat Nav, but is a complemetary device, e.g.

 

TM says: "You are heading Westbound on M20 at Junction 7, M20 Westbound very slow traffic between junctions 4 & 5, expect 10 minutes delay. Traffic is flowing freely on the M26 Westbound."

 

You then put into Tom Tom "road blocked in 4 miles or avoid this place" and it does the biz. If you have built in older C5 Sat Nav you push the button on the left hand stalk and enter the same info. You then get a set of directions to avoid the jam.

 

Does this help?

 

PS. Pressing the button twice in quick succession will change TM from auto to manual mode(and back)=talk/light only or shut it up if the licence has expired.

 

Pressing the button 3 times puts it into the volume adjusting mode, you might want it to speak quietly if you don't like it but want to make use of existing subscription.

[myglaren]

Thanks Randombloke, that certainly clarifies things perfectly!

I was under the impression that it was satnav, which would have made life easier for a duffer like me who can't retain instructions for more than half a minute.

 

Looks like a TomTom or similar would fit the bill, no other inbuilt satnav system unfortunately.

 

As I rarely venture very far afield or to locations that are new to me it is doubtfull that it would be worth the outlay but £30 a year for trafficmaster would have been reasonable.

[Randombloke]

Looks like a TomTom or similar would fit the bill, no other inbuilt satnav system unfortunately.

 

Don't forget the problem with the windscreen glass on the C5 - you may have to site the Tom Tom carefully or use an external aerial. Details elsewhere on this forum.

 

HTH.

 

PS. I've used Tom Tom 5 on an old HP4150 PDA and it worked well. Also it has certain "extra overlays" relating to accident black spots. These black spots are usually marked by speed cameras too, if you know what I mean. Best thing is Tom Tom moves between cars no hassle. Just don't EVER leave it in the car.

[seefive]

Thanks Randombloke, that certainly clarifies things perfectly!

I was under the impression that it was satnav, which would have made life easier for a duffer like me who can't retain instructions for more than half a minute.

 

Looks like a TomTom or similar would fit the bill, no other inbuilt satnav system unfortunately.

 

As I rarely venture very far afield or to locations that are new to me it is doubtfull that it would be worth the outlay but £30 a year for trafficmaster would have been reasonable.

 

Trafficmaster do offer a voice only "smartnav". May be worth checking with them .