I posted this on m5board.com as well. The other night out of nowhere, I noticed that my navigation map showed me driving in the middle of the ocean heading towards the Bahamas. I figured it would recalibrate itself, however it hasn't. I must say it started getting closer to where I was but still way off. I had a 2002 Lexus, and I remember being able to calibrate the map if something like this happened, however I can not find out how to do it on my 2002 M5. The build date by the way was 3/2002. Can anyone help, or has anyone experienced this before???
Thanks Tom
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Consider this:
Your nav might have been going crazy because of a power higher than BMW. The US government has the ability to reduce positioning accuracy or shut off all sat. navigation capability for civilian use.
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Quote: Consider this:
Your nav might have been going crazy because of a power higher than BMW. The US government has the ability to reduce positioning accuracy or shut off all sat. navigation capability for civilian use. | Probably just the Navy doing a few tests on their low-frequency transmitters. Did you notice if any whales were trying to cross the road?
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Quote: I posted this on m5board.com as well. The other night out of nowhere, I noticed that my navigation map showed me driving in the middle of the ocean heading towards the Bahamas. I figured it would recalibrate itself, however it hasn't. I must say it started getting closer to where I was but still way off. I had a 2002 Lexus, and I remember being able to calibrate the map if something like this happened, however I can not find out how to do it on my 2002 M5. The build date by the way was 3/2002. Can anyone help, or has anyone experienced this before???
Thanks Tom | Yes driving by the Boynton Inlet Nav . shows driving in Ocean 
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Such issues are known to occur if the car if hauled around on a flatbed etc. with the NAV shut off. The newer BMW NAV systems will recalibrate after a while after being 'rebooted' - that means the car is locked for more than 20 minutes.
 about a 2002 M5 - you might try to disconnect the battery for enforcing such a reboot/recalibration, however your owner's manual might be more specific here.
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Thanks guys. As far as the Govt shutting down the satalites, well I guess other people would be having problems right? Well i tried reseting last night and it still was off by a few miles. I did notice when i hit the emergency button, my lat and lon where not the same from google earth at my house. I just hope there is nothing majorly wrong here, which means a trip to the stealership. Though this could mean I can do the stereo overhaul I have thought about doing!!!
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