Developed in conjunction with the new Holden VF Commodore MyLink system, customers taking delivery of a Cruze SRi-V from late-June production will now receive integrated navigation as a standard feature.
All new locally-made Holden Cruze variants also now offer voice control which is tuned to the Australian accent, as well as Siri eyes-free integration which enables compatible iPhone owners to perform a number of functions in hands-free mode.
Like VF Commodore, Holden Cruze drivers can have their text messages read out to them while driving and depending on phone type, can reply via touch-screen or voice command.
Philip Brook, executive director of sales and marketing says: “We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to the engineering and technology updates we made to the Holden Cruze, since we launched it in March this year.
“At the time of launch we promised we would add navigation back to the range-topping SRi-V model as soon as we were able.”
Through voice control, Cruze drivers can select a music track, switch between embedded apps, listen and reply* to text messages, dial a contact, or via iPhone, instruct Siri to perform a range of tasks in eyes-free mode.
To activate voice control, the driver presses the push-to-talk button on the steering wheel and can state a number of commands including “navigation,” “play artist,” “dial,” “tune Pandora” or “read SMS.”
A high-clarity full colour mapping system offers turn by turn and audio route guidance, displays speed limits and includes points of interest.
MyLink navigation offers split-screen intersection views and split-screen zoom view with moving vehicle indicator that enables simple guidance through complex intersections.
Other features of the MyLink satellite navigation system include:
– Touch screen keyboard to facilitate easy text entry
– Isometric and 3D map views – map appearance can be customised to suit (2D North, 2D Direction or 3D Direction)
– On-screen, turn-by-turn and audio route guidance
– Add/edit and detour stages allow addition of intermediate stages and detours to a trip
– Simulate trip feature
– Point of interest – navigate to the nearest service station, restaurant, Holden dealership, hotel, tourist attraction and more
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