[UmmGooD]

Okay so I have my new to me 2008 Odyssey Touring and yesterday at Sonic drive in my wife and I realized that the previous owner left about 100+ addresses in the NAV system plus their home address and phone number. I managed to replace the home address and phone number. The issue is while I figured out how to delete a single address from the NAV system I cannot find a way to delete ALL of the addresses at the same time or with a few steps. It takes about 30 seconds to delete a single address so it would be quite painful to delete every one individually. Any way to delete them all?

I read the Navigation manual and also searched the forums and didn't find a thread about deleting all the addresses. Maybe that is why the previous owner didn't delete them?

I do have to say they have the same taste in stores we do but they lived in Dallas so they don't help us much here in Austin

 

[cnn]

I read the thread title "Help me get rid of the previous owner"...I laughed my gut off!!! Maybe hire a hitman LOL. OK enough joking around...

OK back to business, why don't you ask the local dealer if they have a solution for you.

 

[dvpatel]

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/52-2005-2010-odyssey/42819-new-pre-owned-owner-nav-radio-question.html

search term I used was : erase addresses

 

[EE4Life]

How To Clear the Memory on a DVD-based Navigation System

Okay so I have my new to me 2008 Odyssey Touring and yesterday at Sonic drive in my wife and I realized that the previous owner left about 100+ addresses in the NAV system plus their home address and phone number. I managed to replace the home address and phone number. The issue is while I figured out how to delete a single address from the NAV system I cannot find a way to delete ALL of the addresses at the same time or with a few steps. It takes about 30 seconds to delete a single address so it would be quite painful to delete every one individually. Any way to delete them all?

I read the Navigation manual and also searched the forums and didn't find a thread about deleting all the addresses. Maybe that is why the previous owner didn't delete them?

I do have to say they have the same taste in stores we do but they lived in Dallas so they don't help us much here in Austin

Here is the Honda Service News article from December 2010 about how to do this:

Clear All Personal Information Before Selling a Used Vehicle
http://techinfo.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SN/A10120I.PDF

Since it does not give the steps, here is what you need to do:

Note: Mem Clear is for factory use, and should never be used unless instructed by the factory. Accidental selection will erase the customer's personal data, PINS, and settings. If selected, a pop-up box appears asking if you want to clear the memory. If so, select Yes.

Steps:

Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position.

Press and hold the Menu, Map/Guide, and Cancel buttons and keep them pressed for about 5 seconds. The display screen then goes directly to the Diagnostic Menu.

Select Unit Check.

Select Navi ECU.

Select Mem Clear.


Good luck.....let us know how it went.

 

[UmmGooD]

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/52-2005-2010-odyssey/42819-new-pre-owned-owner-nav-radio-question.html

search term I used was : erase addresses

Sorry I was so dense. I actually searched for delete all addresses and only about 10 to 12 threads came back and none had the info. I should have tried Erase but I was dense. I figured delete would work since that is the title on the button in the NAVI device.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll try this this weekend. I saw the van will have to be driven some and my wife won't let me take it to work because it is too new.

 

[UmmGooD]

I read the thread title "Help me get rid of the previous owner"...I laughed my gut off!!! Maybe hire a hitman LOL. OK enough joking around...
.

I would have but I spent all my cash on the van.

 

[cnn]

The other option is hire a little kid and ask him/her to sit there and delete the whole thing (some 100 addresses) for you.

Pay him/her an ice cream.

 

[whoa]

Sorry I was so dense. I actually searched for delete all addresses and only about 10 to 12 threads came back and none had the info. I should have tried Erase but I was dense...

Don't feel bad. dvpatel is in the upper 99th percentile of all searchers. He's gifted you know.

 

[UmmGooD]

Don't feel bad. dvpatel is in the upper 99th percentile of all searchers. He's gifted you know.

haha I try my best to search before I ask again but I probably give up way to early I wish I had the gift of search. That would be awesome then I wouldn't have to ask my wife where all my stuff is at. She has the gift of search not me

The other option is hire a little kid and ask him/her to sit there and delete the whole thing (some 100 addresses) for you.

Pay him/her an ice cream.

haha Great idea!

I would try my daughter but about 2 addresses in she would complain and quit. She is very high maintenance. The 2 year old would just add addresses to the unit.

Okay on to my next question. I went through all my paperwork, manuals, etc.. looking for the codes for the stereo and NAV and couldn't find them. I figured they would be in there because everything else under the sun is in there. I even found a speeding ticket from the original owners. Someone had a lead foot!

Anyway on the glove box are two stickers. They look like they could be codes but I am not sure. Each sticker has 2 numbers on it. One has a 4 digit number with digits ranging from 0-9 and a very long number. The other has a 5 digit number with digits ranging from 0-6 and another long number. I am assuming the second is for the radio because it has digits less than 6 while the 4 digit number is for the NAV. Is this correct or are they just part number stickers or something like that?

Here is a picture (Notice the two white stickers on the glove box. One is not very visible in the photo sorry):

 

[fusionrx]

Generally yes, those are the radio/NAV security codes. You'll need those if you change the battery etc.

 

[UmmGooD]

Generally yes, those are the radio/NAV security codes. You'll need those if you change the battery etc.

Thanks I knew I needed the nav code if I reset the nav system to get rid of the addresses. I just wanted confirmation that those were indeed the codes because I was confused about the extra number on the sticker. I think that might be the serial number of the unit.

 

[wild willy]

Man...that is dangerous

 

[UmmGooD]

Here is the Honda Service News article from December 2010 about how to do this:

Clear All Personal Information Before Selling a Used Vehicle
LinkDeny

Since it does not give the steps, here is what you need to do:

Note: Mem Clear is for factory use, and should never be used unless instructed by the factory. Accidental selection will erase the customer's personal data, PINS, and settings. If selected, a pop-up box appears asking if you want to clear the memory. If so, select Yes.

Steps:

Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position.

Press and hold the Menu, Map/Guide, and Cancel buttons and keep them pressed for about 5 seconds. The display screen then goes directly to the Diagnostic Menu.

Select Unit Check.

Select Navi ECU.

Select Mem Clear.


Good luck.....let us know how it went.

Thanks these steps worked! I took it for a drive after doing this and everything seems to be good. I put our first tank of gas in. I think the Odyssey gets about the same mileage as our Pilot. That isn't too bad I was hoping for a mpg or 2 better.