Did I buy a pirated NAV DVD? Assist please.

[chris1020]

My 06 has been at the dealer 3 times in a month and I've received 2 discs, both that look like DVD-R from the NAV center and when it works it says I'm at LA int. airport but I'm in Alexandria VA. They have changed the head unit and it still does not work. I just got it back yesterday and they say I have the wrong disc and have to call the NAV center. I have not checked the part number but the number you have is supposed to be correct. I'm starting to get pissed.

[FlyFlip420]

LOL...they are morons...there is nothing wrong except operator errror.....IT takes time to see where its located and you need to manually set it sometimes, then it locks on and everything is great....Stoooopid dealer

[JimmyH]

when I first got my new nav disc, It was stuck on LAX for a few blocks. I was like WTF? Then, at some point, I looked down and it was on my current location.

[eblend]

The disks hae copy protection and on them so they are not easily ripped, but are rippable none the less. I got both 6.5 and 7.3, yet I don't even have a gps in my car haha. I am working on that

[odysseus]

LA is the programmed default 'home' spot for the CTS Nav. For all GPS receivers, it takes approximately 6 minutes to download a complete almanac from the GPS satellites, and get a fix on your current position (called a cold start), if it hasn't been powered on before, or has moved significantly from it's last known position. From then out, you're lat/lon location is stored on the Nav, and it will lock on much quicker (called a warm start, where it already knows your current position, and where each satellite is, so it knows which ones to look for). It takes three satellites for a 2D fix, and four for a 3D fix (with altitude).

If it's still not getting a fix, it's because it's not seeing satellites, which could mean your antenna is bad, or the wire or connection to it is bad. Go to the Nav setup screen which shows which satellites you're locked on to. Most likely you're not seeing any (or less than 3, which would mean your antenna view is blocked).