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Where On Earth... Which Direction Am I Go'n???

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Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

OK GUYZ..I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT BY MYSELF...BUT THIS IS RETARTED ...

I NOTICED THAT MY COMPASS IS READING THE WRONG DIRECTION...IF IM GOIN EAST..IT SAYS WEST..NORTH IS SHOWING SOUTH..AND SO ON...
I HAVE TRIED TO CALERBRATE MY COMPASS LITERALLY 10 TIMES,BY PRESSING THE COMPASS BUTTON AND HOLDING IT DOWN FOR A FEW SEC,UNTILL IT SAYS CIRCLE SLOWLY..,AND THEN HIT RE-SET..OK IT SHOWS ON THE SCREEN OK CIRCLE SLOWLY TO CAL..OK I DID THAT ONCE,2 X,THE 3X..EVEN AT TIMES SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT,AND REPAEATING IT...AND STILL NOTHING HAD CHANGED...WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS?..I MADE SURE I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THERES NO BUILDINGS,TREES,ANYTHING TO BLOCK IT'S PATH...AND STILL NOTHING...

I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING THE BATTERY TERMS OFF AND RE INSTALLING IT...U THINK THAT'LL WORK?

REALLY NO MAJOR ISSUES AT THIS TIME EXCEPT FOR THIS ANNOYIN THING...ANY SUGGESTIONS...

Posted by: lincolnboy

just like a women not knowing where shes going heheh sorry but that just funny.

you cali and nothing get a new module

Posted by: Chaoticbastard

Same EXACT thing happened to me today.No idea.I tried as many times as you to no Luck...

Posted by: 9_8_L_S_C

Anything magnetic near the compass-anything new in the car that would throw it off-that is the usual culprit.

Posted by: John Hubertz

Perhaps your personal magnetism? Maybe you have a male compass?

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

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Originally Posted by John Hubertz

Perhaps your personal magnetism? Maybe you have a male compass?

funny funny..

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9_8_L_S_C

Anything magnetic near the compass-anything new in the car that would throw it off-that is the usual culprit.

really nothing new..everything is same same....strange huh!

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

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Originally Posted by lincolnboy

just like a women not knowing where shes going heheh sorry but that just funny.

i resent that....
i definatly know where im goin....

Posted by: Chaoticbastard

Mine started working again...This time its accurate.I didnt fool with it anymore and all of sudden it said north.

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by LSCGODDESS98

i resent that....
i definatly know where im goin....

The GODDESS does know where she is going

Posted by: Moes8

find a empty parking lot,hold down compass and press reset.3 choices will come up,choose to cal for calibrate,then car will ask you to circle slowly.takes 2 or 3 circles sometimes,

Posted by: mespock

Have you tried the Hammer method!!! A few wacks with a Hammer always works!!

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

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Originally Posted by Moes8

find a empty parking lot,hold down compass and press reset.3 choices will come up,choose to cal for calibrate,then car will ask you to circle slowly.takes 2 or 3 circles sometimes,

HMM I DID THAT...MAYBE I HAVE TO GO TO THE BEACH PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING WHERE THERES NO LIGHT POLES..AND THING THAT CAN OBSTRUCT IT EYES .....

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

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Originally Posted by mespock

Have you tried the Hammer method!!! A few wacks with a Hammer always works!!

PASSING ON THE HAMMMER METHOD..THANKS FOR THE HELP ANYWAY...

Posted by: mespock

Quote:

Originally Posted by LSCGODDESS98

PASSING ON THE HAMMMER METHOD..THANKS FOR THE HELP ANYWAY...

Just trying to help! The Russian Cosmonaut in the Movie Armageddon used the Hammer method and help save the day!

Posted by: my95mark8

I think you have to hold the gas pedal to the floor while you circle.
Just kidding.

Posted by: Frat-man-du

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Originally Posted by Moes8

find a empty parking lot,hold down compass and press reset.3 choices will come up,choose to cal for calibrate,then car will ask you to circle slowly.takes 2 or 3 circles sometimes,

Sure enough ...that fixed mine.

Posted by: Terrance

Forget the circling routine, Find a street that you know for sure runs True North & South, park facing North and follow the manual for setting it that way, worked for me, besides the circling method will get you magnetic north instead of true north, park the car & set it.

Posted by: Dr. Paul

The "Caps Lock" key is located just to the left of the "A" key.

Posted by: pepperman

Dr. Paul, The GODDESS always does that.

Posted by: Dr. Paul

A point to such antics?

Posted by: pepperman

Thats the way she is.

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

tHANK YOU PEP!

and yes that how i speak..in CAPS!!!!lol ;-)

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by LSCGODDESS98

tHANK YOU PEP!

and yes that how i speak..in CAPS!!!!lol ;-)

Your Welcome GODDESS

Posted by: Redwingvksm

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Originally Posted by Terrance

Forget the circling routine, Find a street that you know for sure runs True North & South, park facing North and follow the manual for setting it that way, worked for me, besides the circling method will get you magnetic north instead of true north, park the car & set it.

:thread hijack:

Never heard of that - and isn't magnetic north "true north?"

I'm quite lost here - mind explaining the concept agian?

Also - godess, it does sound like your module is takin' a crap on ya. 2 options.

1. Just read it backwards (NE=SW, N=S, etc...)
2. Order the new Module (probally the best choice for looks, not for the walle though!

)

Posted by: LSCGODDESS98

well i do depend on my compass when going somewhere i never been before...so for a modual..where it it located(hmm..is it somewhere in the dash,and how much am i lookin in price?

Posted by: Terrance

RedWing:
The magnetic north pole is a bit south east of the true north pole. Depending on where you live the variation or declination can vary. In the Pacific Northwest it is off by 19.5 degrees east. If you happen to live near the line of longtitude that passes from the true north down thru magnetic north you would not notice any difference. If you have ever seen a nautical chart it shows a compass rose with both magnetic & true north readings. In order to navigate from compass readings to chart course you must always add or subtract the variation depending on what part of the earth you are sailing on. All compasses point to the magnetic north which is not necessarily true north.

Posted by: JMiles_T

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Originally Posted by LSCGODDESS98

well i do depend on my compass when going somewhere i never been before...so for a modual..where it it located(hmm..is it somewhere in the dash,and how much am i lookin in price?

It's in the trunk, in the vicinity of the stereo amplifier.

Posted by: torquemonkey

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Originally Posted by Terrance

RedWing:
The magnetic north pole is a bit south east of the true north pole. Depending on where you live the variation or declination can vary. In the Pacific Northwest it is off by 19.5 degrees east. If you happen to live near the line of longtitude that passes from the true north down thru magnetic north you would not notice any difference. If you have ever seen a nautical chart it shows a compass rose with both magnetic & true north readings. In order to navigate from compass readings to chart course you must always add or subtract the variation depending on what part of the earth you are sailing on. All compasses point to the magnetic north which is not necessarily true north.

looks something like this;

Posted by: Redwingvksm

Oooo - ok.

I rember when I had my Jeep I had to set up the compass and it asked for the region I was in and the owners manual had that exact same pic - just with zones 1-9 for the selection!! OK - thanks!

I bet you're just gonna need a new module LSCGodess - it really does sound like the computer is just confusing itself

Posted by: Dominus

If you stop typing in all caps, it will fix itself. Seriously.

Posted by: pepperman

Dominus, that is the way she is.

Posted by: Dominus

What's your point?