Searching for nearby points of interest is a little fiddly and brings up limited results, but overall the Renegade's
sat nav works well.
Not exact matches
The air - con, the
sat -
nav, the iPod connection, the Bluetooth, the alarm — all the gizmos that you might reasonably expect on a brand new 40 grand car — they're all crap and they don't
work properly.
The Ford's SYNC3 multimedia system is more advanced than the Toyota's comparable system, with easier - to - master voice commands, Apple CarPlay / Android Auto, and a more detailed
sat -
nav system that
worked far more effectively in the bush.
The
sat -
nav's graphics are a bit dated and not the easiest to follow, but the system
works well enough.
The integrated touch screen media /
sat nav system
works well, albeit it has slightly convoluted yet reasonably intuitive menus.
This
works with a MINI Connected smartphone app, allowing owners to check on their car, send destinations to the
sat nav and even lock its doors remotely.
These
work as shortcuts to the most frequently used systems (
sat -
nav, stereo and climate controls), while smartphone - style pinch - and - swipe allows you to easily zoom in on the map and flick between features.
The twin screens
work in a novel way, with the seven - inch lower touchscreen used to control vehicle functions while the upper eight - inch screen displays
sat nav and entertainment.
The
sat -
nav system itself is quite swish as you can upgrade to a Google Maps street view version, although the standard set - up
works just fine.
We didn't get to play with all the features (we'll leave that for a later update), but suffice to say, what I did use (touchscreen menu,
sat nav, Bluetooth)
worked faultlessly.