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Lulu KC

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11. The simple answer--this works

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 01:00 PM

Dec 2022

Very simple. If it's plugged in to the dash, the car thinks it's a faulty CD. (2015 car--smart, but not that smart.) If I just unplug it while I need the voice, it works fine. I plug it in for charging when I'm on the long stretches with no new instructions.
This was making me nuts.

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My Maps app doesn't always talk to me [View all] Lulu KC Mar 2022 OP

Happens to me too!!! the only way I can get the voice back is to unplug it from the car and mitch96 Mar 2022 #1

I just did a little more digging Lulu KC Mar 2022 #3

Thx.. mitch96 Mar 2022 #8

usually it's because it is connected to your car via bluetooth drray23 Mar 2022 #2

My car is too old, I think. Lulu KC Mar 2022 #4

There is a new option to have the app to work Phoenix61 Mar 2022 #7

This is what my kid tells me. It's so confusing to a 70 year old. vanlassie Mar 2022 #5

I use a wired connection and it happens to me.. nt mitch96 Mar 2022 #9

A couple of ideas Louis1895 Mar 2022 #6

Thanks! Lulu KC Mar 2022 #10

The simple answer--this works Lulu KC Dec 2022 #11