[Necron99]

Hey all... I'm new to Touareg, just last week bought a gently used 2014, under warranty etc. I have a weird issue... or I think it's an issue. Is this normal? My Nav display has a blue bar across the top ONLY in 3D mode. See images. Would appreciate your thoughts.

 

[fincher]

The blue bar is the horizon when in 3D mode. This is by design.

 

[Necron99]

The way it looked, I didn't THINK it was a malfunctioning screen. It just seems weird to me to have it. Thanks!

Does this serve some useful purpose to which I'm ignorant? Because it seems to be just a big waste of screen to me.

 

[fincher]

Agree the horizon could be smaller. I dunno...doesn't bother me. Maybe it's that way to help with the 3D effect. It's less noticeable when the NAV is in daylight mode.

 

[Necron99]

What I guess my point is, I don't get why it's there at all. The horizon.. to eliminate part of a map. What's the purpose in that? I mean, a map, by definition, is to help you get to a place you can't directly see. So...why make it harder to see everything you otherwise could? It just isn't logical. LOL It's not killing me or anything, I just think it's weird. Thanks! Stupid question 2 on the way.

 

[Fourdiesel]

3D mode is the key here - how can you even THINK of 3D without sky? [if you are a VW engineer] It surely wouldn't be appropriate to make the sky grey as in rainy day.!

 

[Necron99]

I've seen plenty of 3d displays that didn't find it necessary to represent the sky. It's a matter of downward looking perspective. What's odd to me is that it's the opposite of what (imo) it should be. At 10,000 feet, like when skydviing, I get that you'd see the sky and horizon. But when you're only a few hundred feet off the ground, and you can see details only a couple blocks away, right before you go SPLAT! LOL Not so necessary to represent, again, IMO. But hardly the end of the world. Just glad it's not a defect.

 

[Necron99]

just don't drive off the edge of the map....like Columbus....

I hate it when that happens.

 

[x10003q]

It is a horrible 2D representation on a 3D map. Who needs the sky? It is so stupid. I rarely use 3D because of it. Why would anybody think losing 15% off the top of a map would be a good thing? What we have here is a classic german overthink.

 

[nickm]

Push the icon in the bottom left corner to regain the bottom 15% of the screen.

Now what I'd really care to see is a vertical split screen showing audio/radio/media on one half, and nag map (for traffic) on the other half.

 

[AndyCar]

I find it useless when in night mode but when in daytime mode it contours the topographic mapping.

 

[Necron99]

Now what I'd really care to see is a vertical split screen showing audio/radio/media on one half, and nag map (for traffic) on the other half.

That would indeed be cool.