drpepper Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) OK Appears Ford attention to detail is at it again. Anyone else notice that with v3.8 on MFT/MLT the breadcrumb feature in navigation changed? Or am I experiencing yet another oops take to dealer to reprogram something or reboot to rest something? Breadcrumbs on v3.8 does NOT seem to clear out. I have seen my prior routes all this week to/from work & last week. I almost now have a full white line of connect the multiple white dots from the repeated routes. Seems Ford has played with this setting over the past 12 plus versions never getting a "good" setting for it to purge out at an acceptable distance so the map is not covered with the dots. Edited October 28, 2015 by drpepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I used bread crumbs this summer when I was running around garage sales in a confusing subdivision. Helped alot, I could easily see which streets I had already been down and which ones I hadn't. Don't know how breadcrumbs works on other versions of navigation, but on mine they stay on until I turn them off. Have you tried turning off the breadcrumb feature (should clear the screen)? NAV》Map Prefs》and tap off breadcrumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nope, in fact I've been waiting for a version of Sync that will actually keep the bread crumbs long enough to show my round trip from work. Even with V3.8 I still only get about 30 miles of breadcrumbs. I wish it was like my 2010 MKT that will keep them for about 300 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I thought breadcrumbs were only useful when you were driving in an unknown area. What is the benefit to leaving it on all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) The point is FORD is very inconsistent!!! They USED to stay on all the time-Screen filled up -and became useless. People complained then in newer versions they were limited to a very small distance- almost useless small distance--and then disappeared people complained and then on newer versions the distance was extended slightly & stayed that way for a few versions NOW seems to be back to a default stay on for very long time again As posted above very useful in certain situations but if they never disappear .... GEEEZE Edited October 30, 2015 by drpepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I know exactly what your point is - that wasn't my question. Other than finding you way back in an unknown area, what do you use them for that would cause you to want to leave them on all the time? Just trying to understand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I know exactly what your point is - that wasn't my question. Other than finding you way back in an unknown area, what do you use them for that would cause you to want to leave them on all the time? Just trying to understand... Great for determining where people are taking your car when you're not around. But I don't get drpeppar's point, on my Fusion the breadcrumbs have remained on for only about 30 miles in every version of software I've ever had, including the latest one updated last week. Only on the previous gen system (hard disc pre-MFT system) do they stay on for much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) My experience is different. Breadcrumbs did not last only 30 miles. They would rotate off. As stated I have seen 2 weeks of driving to & from work with the dots still there. It became VERY obvious in my driving that with 3.8 white dots STAYED on MUCH LONGER compared to prior version 3.6 5+ years ago they always appeared to say on for local driving - so maybe 30+ miles... But then on update 2.8? 3.0? it changed to a VERY small amount & rotated off. way to early to be useful at all. Then on 3.5? it came back to a reasonable distance & rotated off. So YES- make another FORD feature that you can NOT just leave in the "on" position without ill effect. Breadcrumbs can be a useful feature. BUT if Ford forces you to REMEMBER to turn on &have to Turn off.. it is not as useful Useful to have on and drive say ....in a housing development of winding curvy roads at night that you are not familiar with. You go to leave and even with nav- is confusing and not yet the major roads that nav wants you to use to get home. Easy to look at map screen & let the white dots help guide your way out. Same for a state park or camp site that doesn't have street signs. You go deep into the park & there are turns... you can use the breadcrumbs to get out. Local neighborhood... you can see that short cut through a rush hour neighbor hood that you found by following the pack of cars...but have no clue how they made all the turns to get out... can duplicate with the crumbs... The point was not to REMEMBER to turn on when you THINK you may need & then turn off.... but my experience if left Always set to on... was there and was not intrusive & came in handy if needed. Now it BECAME intrusive by not deleting in a reasonable distance & clutters the map Edited October 31, 2015 by drpepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well... I called ford- opened a case number & weeks have gone by with nothing. 3 weeks now ...Several times I have called in with case number asking for a status update...reps have ALL not been able to read back the file notes- transfer call - all claimed to be a supervisors ( five or so names now.. can't be that top heavy at level 1 cust service call center) when you call the 877 #... and they can ot read back proper protocols on escalation. I have turned feature off & on to reset but I still can drive all week to and from work 20 miles round trip 20*5=100 miles & still see all the white dotes ( breadcrumbs) So again- the point is... I can turn feature off & see it then not be broken because the feature is off... ...but if I do get "lost" or question who drove the car where- you would need to go BACK in TIME to turn it on to see the results... not practical I have asked of this is something the dealer can view & reprogram the apim or something on those lines... they are not that savy understand that... So is this just a feature no one with nav uses so it is below he radar? My observation after several on/off cycles have duplicated the mess of white dots that do not clear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Don't mean to be unsympathetic to your problem, but it does seem to be a non-issue. Their use is duvious at best, and they seem to be working as designed. I doubt the locals could program around the distance setting as it's probably written into the software. Like I wrote in a previous message, I used it last summer garage saling in unfamiliar subdivisions. Not much use otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 NOT WORKING AS DESIGNED!!! As designed was not to fill entire map and not clear out. NOT by Design when in prior software versions it did clear out. NOT BY DESIGN is when this "clearing out or not or distance to clear out" has changed over software versions. Ford was YELLED out back 5 years ago on this topic of it not shutting off then shut off WAY too SOON. The issue is Ford's CARLESSNESS in not picking a standard and ensuring that "standard" is MAINTAINED on subsequent software releases and not letting it revert back to say some old default setting and being clueless that it did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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