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2008 Prius Touring Navigation System WILL NOT LET ME INPUT MY STREET OR HOUSE ADDRESS?

mypineprius — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:00:17 GMT

Has anyone else had problems with the Navigation System NOT Recognizing their own street address? Our subdivision is 15 years old, and the streets were mapped and platted out at it's inception. Our County Road Maps show this street, as do the local telephone book maps? MY NAV. SYSTEM DOES NOT?
After checking with the dealer and Toyota, we DO have the latest update disc so that's not the issue. I even gave them the compass coordinates, but the system STILL DOES NOT RECOGNIZE OUR STREET ADDRESS? It shows our street as being in an undeveloped area. The system also tells us I quote.
"Turn by Turn Directions ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA, Please use line of sight to find your home destination" It knows area but NOT our street?
Any thoughts you may have on this are welcome. I am baffled on this one!
Thanks Robert

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