Multiple D4 Question/Comments (Media and Driving Experience)

[gavinwibrow]

I have almost completed my first D4 longish trip from Perth to Albany and back via Denmark and Margaret River.

1 My MY10 2.7 has the basic LR radio system. I'm ideally looking for the capacity for in car BT mobile phone answering, reversing rear view camera, GPS, reading Gap IID tool or similar (especially instrument mode), and USB pre-recorded music. CD is not a priority, but could be nice for music or talking books if there were not on USB.

However, if all of these functions were available on the 1 media unit, would that not mean I could not use multiple functions at the same time eg GPS and music? I'm interested in comments and any recommendations. It becomes a toss-up between room to fit multiple units vs. an uncluttered driving area.

Comments
2 - The driving experience is quite different to the D2a (and I haven't even been off road yet). Tracks beautifully on the bitumen with 285/60 tyres, but quite interesting on corners at speed where the turn almost seems like it has a bit of rear wheel steer assist at times. Also occasionally gets an air suspension wee see saw momentum up that could induce sea sickness if it were persistent. (has new control arms and air struts).

We both observed that the seating positions are not as comfortable/relaxing as the D2! Might improve with intended sheepskins to cover the leather.

More power of course - along with increased gears (4 to 6), this was the main reason for purchase as a tow tug, and will be enhanced a wee bit more with a mild remap to follow for a bit more low down grunt.

[Ferret]

I'm ideally looking for the capacity for in car BT mobile phone answering, reversing rear view camera, GPS, reading Gap IID tool or similar (especially instrument mode), and USB pre-recorded music. .

Do it all on my phone



BT Phone answering - pair the phone to the LR system
Reversing camera - ~$100 wifi camera system. Phone connects automatically to the camera's wifi unit. Put it into reverse and the camera pops up on a phone app.
GPS - For offroad I use the Orux maps app. Handles just about any mapping format there is. Have all the hema raster maps, Open Street vector maps and Aus Geo topography maps. Orux maps integrates them all. For plain vanilla street navigation I use the Syngic app.
Gap IID - pair to the Gap tool, just an app on the phone.
Music - pair the phone to a Kinivo (https://www.kinivo.com/collections/accessories/products/btc450-hands-free-bluetooth-car-kit) unit that lives in the console and use any music app, I use Rocket Player. Tell the Kinivo unit to let the LR system to handle phone calls, allow it to handle anything else.


Phone happily pairs to 3 different BT units at the same time, the LR unit, the Kinivo unit and the Gap tool. All functions capable of operating simultaneously. Just turn the basic LR radio system on and leave it set to 'Aux'.

[kelvo]

We both observed that the seating positions are not as comfortable/relaxing as the D2! Might improve with intended sheepskins to cover the leather.

I’ll agree with that as well. I think the seat base is flatter on the D4, whereas on my old D2 it seemed to angled up at the front. The D4 HSE seats are suppose to be better as they have seat base angle adjustment.