I am the owner of a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid in Limited trim. In two weeks it will be 3 years old. Aside from the issues that we all had to deal with my 36.000 miles have been thankfully uneventful. A few weeks ago I received and email from Toyota USA with kind of a threatening tone that if I didn't renew my subscription the navigation would revert to when the car was delivered and that I would loose all saved locations etc. They said that it could be renewed on the phone app. There is no way to renew on the app. I asked at the dealership and they suggested that I use car play. My wife does not like car play. I called Toyota USA and asked about renewing this subscription I told them that the app did not work. They referred me to the dealer. I visited the dealer again today and they claim no knowledge on how to renew. Has anyone with a 2019 succeeded in renewing their dynamic navigation? If so, how did you accomplish this. I know that I will have to pay for it, but I spend way more on my wife's coffee each week and am not worried about the cost. Thanks for reading this far and all of the things that I have learned here over the last three years.
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Thanks for your terrific posts explaining what you went through, thoots. I'm in your situation, and my experience with the app is precisely the same. Reading through the forum, I think everyone's experience is the same, even if they have an active Dynamic Navigation subscription. [sarcasm] Thank goodness I just updated the app. [/sarcasm]
I had actually convinced myself that Dynamic Navigation hadn't expired, since everything seemed to work as it had.
I Googled "Toyota Dynamic Navigation Renewal" as you suggested, and the first result directed me to Part Number TOYA00CY1719 here. It explains that this is what is included in Dynamic Navigation:
Dynamic Navigation is a cloud base service that offers:
- Updated Points of Interest
- Improved Routing
- Latest maps from the cloud
Soooo ... my question is whether the kit you installed actually worked, and did it seem to do all three of those things? Do you know if "improved routing" means consideration of traffic, construction, etc.? And if everything worked, can you direct me to a link for the kit you bought?
On a related note, apparently if I want to cancel auto-renew for any subscription in the app, I have to tap the "Cancel all subscriptions" button and hope it lets me manage them individually. I haven't had the guts to do that yet.
It's (searching for word, failing) astounding that Toyota has made all of this so hard.
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You bet. By all means, go find the "savagegeese" video on YouTube, in which a whole bunch of Toyota folks talk about how absolutely wonderful all of this is. And then Toyota couldn't have made it more difficult to keep all of these "Connected Services" working.
Here is a link to what I purchased:
TOYA0-0CY17-21 - Dynamic Nav Renewal - Nucar Toyota of North Attleboro
Dynamic Nav Renewal - toya00cy1721. Genuine Toyota® Parts & Accessories. Formerly Boch Toyota South Parts. Manufacturer Warranty. From the Dealership to your Door. Experts standing by.
toyotaparts.bochtoyotasouth.com
It's a source that has been reported a number of times here in this forum, so it seems to be trustworthy. "Worked for me."
It was exceedingly easy to prove that my Dynamic Navigation stopped working after it had expired, and when it started working again, after my local dealership installed the renewal kit. Just a couple of miles from that dealership was a new street that "disappeared" after Dynamic Navigation expired. So I went straight to that street again after the renewal was installed, and it showed up again. Simple as that.
Also, you can't help but notice the banner that pops up on the screen, which says something like "Optimized route now downloaded from the cloud" right after you finish setting a destination into your navigation system. Whatever the wording is, you'll get that if you have Dynamic Navigation installed, and you won't get it if you don't.
As for traffic and construction and such, I'm really not sure. I believe that the navigation system on its own will try to reroute you to avoid traffic jams and such. Dynamic Navigation will certainly provide the latest maps, and perhaps it'll take over whatever might have been reported for traffic and such -- but I certainly don't know for sure about that.
I hope this helps. And a few words of advice -- you might call around to all of the dealerships in your area, and ask about how much they would charge you to install the kit. You might find a better deal than I did. Good luck!
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I have a 22 RAV4 Limited and it was delivered without Dynamic Navigation. There are a few places where I live that have poor cell service. Can anybody tell me if Dynamic Navigation can be added to a vehicle post delivery?
Rethinking this, Google maps on a smart phone/tablet, buffers the map data so you don't loose navigation when the cell phone service is spotty.
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To anyone still reading this thread be advised that on September 15th; three years since delivery the dynamic navigation link on the app disappeared completely. The next day however it popped up and asked it I wanted to start a two year trial. I followed the steps and as far as I know the navigation has not stopped functioning as it did in the past. I guess one day at a time. Thanks to all.
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Navigation does not stop working when the trial period ends, only the cloud features.
If you subscribed to the $8/mo plan then you should have the same services as you did when it was free to you.
Honestly I was a built in nav advocate for decades and the new Rav did not offer it for our xse hybrid. So I went with wireless Carplay using an Ottocast U2-Air. No plugging in ever. Or I could have used the Android eqivalent.
The map button still works. Voice command works. Using Google Maps allows you to download maps to your phone which then provides directions even if cell service is gone. Nothing beats live Google Maps traffic, end of story. Plus all your saved destinations are on your phone.
How about having incoming messages read to you? Respond by voice as well. Announce name of incoming call? Sure.
Yes there is a short learning curve but setting Home and Work addresses simplifies things. Push voice button and say "Directions to Home" will get the spouse out of anywhere and heading home. Same with any other destination.
The map button still works. Voice command works. Using Google Maps allows you to download maps to your phone which then provides directions even if cell service is gone. Nothing beats live Google Maps traffic, end of story. Plus all your saved destinations are on your phone.
How about having incoming messages read to you? Respond by voice as well. Announce name of incoming call? Sure.
Yes there is a short learning curve but setting Home and Work addresses simplifies things. Push voice button and say "Directions to Home" will get the spouse out of anywhere and heading home. Same with any other destination.
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