Defeat voice command lockout?

BoilardZ

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I use the phone frequently with the top down. The phone button on the steering wheel works (opening up the phone book on the touch screen). So, I can make calls "manually" by using the touch screen. And of course I can receive incoming calls. So, if your point is that the voice command function isn't really that valuable or necessary, I agree. I just am puzzled why Nissan would intentionally prevent me from using this function with the top down. I was hoping there was some way to get around this. But I appreciate your information that it's next to impossible to reprogram the computer logic.

Bummer

I do not mean to make a judgment about what is or is not important to you. What I'm saying is the road noise is so loud it's nearly useless. For me anyway. I always have to stop to use it because people keep saying "What?"

Is it a matter of not using voice commands with the top down (I haven't tried. All I do is answer calls coming in. That works.) or while in motion? I've found I'm locked out of a lot in the nav system when in motion, and telling it that there's a passenger doesn't help.

I was hoping to be able to go to Nissan and have them change little things here and there. It is after all a computer. I change stuff on my computer all the time - I'm a Linux nerd, so when I say stuff I mean big stuff. But no. it's stock only. Now, if UpRev (or someone, anyone) would only add "everything else" to their computer mod system... Among other things I'd like to turn off the ability to drop the windows and top by holding the unlock key. I can't keep my fob in my pants pocket - learned that lesson the hard way.

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Steve

BoilardZ

Yeah, I agree. It seems that there should be some way to modify the lockout--as you say, in 2017 the concept of modifying a computer program seems routine. I was assuming that someone had already done this. But perhaps not. And maybe there's little interest in even un-doing the lockout feature.