dodge downunder Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hey guys im new here just bought a dodge journey r/t and have noticed that the 8.4N does not alert for speed or red light cameras...is this normal or do I have a problem with mine? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Welcome to the forum. My quesrtion is, are you referring to the car alerting you to radar traps or traffic cameras? I assume you mean the NAV? Excuse my ignorance, I don't have the big screen but that would be cool if it IS supposed to do that. Some one will chime in soon I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgusto82 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't have a nav 8.4 but I've never seen anything or heard anything that suggest the nav on the DJ supports speed trap/red light camera warning. It DOES support traffic alerts though. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) I don't have a nav 8.4 but I've never seen anything or heard anything that suggest the nav on the DJ supports speed trap/red light camera warning. It DOES support traffic alerts though. Seems it would need some sort of built in radar detector, which can be illegal depending on what state you live in. I don't know how it would detect red light cameras. Edited January 3, 2014 by jkeaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guls Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 No it doesn't support traffic cameras, etc. just traffic alerts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1276 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Is that feature is in the nav or in sirius radio. How can we use traffic alerts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge downunder Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks guys but im referring to redlight/speed cameras not radars, on the portable gps navigation systems it does show u those so im guessing this one should aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks guys but im referring to redlight/speed cameras not radars, on the portable gps navigation systems it does show u those so im guessing this one should aswell Ah I see. They dont have those things around here. They were deemed "illegal" so they took them all down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge downunder Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ok thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 The 8.4N will alert you if you are exceeding the posted speed limit of the road you are traveling on if you are navigating on that road. For example, if your navigation system is guiding you, it shows the posted speed limit of the route you are currently on. Your actual speed is shown in red next to the posted speed limit for that road. There is no audible warning. I don't know if it will tell you if there is a red light camera present at a particular intersection. We've only owed the car for seven months and have only used the navigation a few times so I'm not as familiar with it as I'd like to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge downunder Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks 425 I just drove 1800 km and went through maybe 40 cameras and I can guarantee u that it did not give me any alerts, but apart from that the car is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgusto82 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I don't know of any OEM nav that does red light cam warnings. I know most new portable GPSs do. Even free phone apps do. Try downloading an app called WAZE. It's a navigation app built community reports. It warns of hidden cops, traffic, accidents etc.. It's what I use when I have to use a GPS. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I love Waze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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