Testing the navigator

The car comes with a South Korean Speed Navi SQ navigation unit. I had used it earlier when my wife wanted to visit a school some 20km away from home. It works just like Google Maps: a blue line route was formed after the origin and destination were input. Moving along the route, the navigator moves and re-orientates itself with the car being a red pointer. You feel as if you are in James Bond Aston Martin DB-5 with its on-board gyro navigator but now on-board navigators are a norm. Today, I tried it without  O-D destinations. When switched on, it gives an overview map to orientate the user of his position from a macro point-of-view. The first click on the "+" at the upper right hand corner of the screen zooms view to a close-up of the macro view. A second click on the "+" zooms view to the neighbourhood level. A third click on the "+" zooms view to the micro level where service lanes can be clearly seen. I do not think a user needs to go any micro than that unless he is really lost. If you know your way around, you can live without but if in unfamiliar territory, an on-board navigator is a bonus but the addition of a real navigator beside you will be superduper when you need advise fast.