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2023 - Limited - Navigation limitation - favorites?

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1.7K views 10 replies 5 participants last post by  dz302  
#1 ·
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Limited
I just tried to add a couple of 'favorites' that I will need as waypoints for a multi-stop itinerary that we will be taking next weekend, and had the navigation system tell me that it could not accept them because the favorite list was full.

What the hell?

No where in the documentation is there any warning that the navigation system can only store a set number of favorites.

I got around the problem by deleting a couple of favorites that we will likely not need again, but this issue came up as an unwanted and disturbing surprise.
 
#7 ·
I agree, but CarPlay has its own shortcomings. Subaru's design is premised on using a wired connection - that's a PITA. I've tried using a wireless dongle, but find that using Google Maps for navigation drains my phone battery at a rate that makes that approach totally impractical for a trip lasting more than an hour or so.
 
#6 · (Edited)
dz302 said:
@Monophoto
How many favorites did you have stored?
Just cuirous.
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It appears that it isn't possible to store more than 52 'favorites', but that's just where mine chokes - can't find any documentation that discusses what the limit is. To clarify - that's 50 'favorites' plus 'home' and 'work', for a total of 52 items.

I just find it strange that the navigation system in a 2023 model car has less capability than a standalone Garmin from 2007! And there is no excuse for this limitation to not be documented anywhere.
 
#5 ·
Phone sucks if you take car off cell grid. Yes you can download maps and hope you got it right before hitting the wilderness. I messed up with that last time.

Always like a stand alone nav back up on a car. This weekend it surprised me with red light camera warnings.
 
#9 ·
As far as I can see, there's no difference between wired CarPlay, and wireless CarPlay with the phone plugged into a charger. What I object to is the need to physically plug something in to be able to navigate - which is why I like the idea of built-in navigation which is powered from the car.
 
#10 ·
You may like the idea of the built in, but then you also have to live with its limitations.

The general consensus is it isn't well implemented, and not just for the issue you noted.

Subaru doesn't doesn't monitor this forum according to the admins, but you could send your suggestions to Subaru.

Just don't count on them doing anything anytime soon. ;)
 
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