Hi

Could anybody tell me how to disable those regular traffic updates that get broadcast over the radio when you are driving?

I never understand them so would prefer to turn them off......thanks!!!

You wouldn't also be looking for a towel or towel shop perchance??

It may vary by radio, but if there is a button marked TA and an icon TA on the display, then press the button until the icon goes away.

Otherwise, check your manual.

It might also be labelled TP (Traffic Priority).

Thanks (didn't get the towel comment bye the way)

I understand why...

OP - just a quick thing: have you considered that every car might have different settings, and even then the radio within the car might be different?


If you want specific answers, how about providing a bit more information?

Easy peasy... Find first and tick off TP (traffic program) icon in menu...

Just my two rappen, but I would not turn them off as they contain helpful info. My German is terrible so I have learned to listen for key words. Roughly:

• In der Region = In the Region, i.e. near Zurich

• A1 (ah-eins) or similar = name of the freeway or road

• Richtung = Direction. So A1 richtung Zurich means A1 traveling toward Zurich

• Zwischen = Between. Often used when mentioning a problem between two exits

• Stau = Traffic is either stopped or moving less than 10 kms per hour

• Stocken der Verkehr = Slow traffic between 10 to 30 kms per hour

• Unfall = Accident

• Baustelle = Construction

Hope that helps. Sorry, I don't know the French or Italian equivalents.

Gesperrt is also handy to know.

Closed or blocked, as often in the case of mountain passes in winter

der Stau = traffic jam or bottle neck

I always leave TP on as it's usually good source of traffic info. In case it interrupts my favourite song, usually it is handy to turn it off by half turn of the knob

Important. "vehicles driving against the traffic on motorways"

(German)
Falschfahrer
or
Geisterfahrer

(French)
véhicules circulant à contresens
or
conducteur circule à contre-sens

(Italian)
automobilista in contromano raggiunge

(English)
Contraflow.

Surely you should be using our massively subsidized public transportation system where you wouldn't need reminding of the traffic status anyway?

Hasn't anyone taught you about the evils of owning a motor vehicle yet ...?

I love this thread ha ha

A lot of helpful info but the guy wants to turn them off, not know what they mean

Here some of the useful Tram and or Train messages:

Verspätung. (Delayed service)
Ausfall, Busausfall, Tramausfall. Zugausfall. (Cancled service, Bus, Tram, Train.)
Kollision in XYZstrasse. (Traffic collision with other tram, car, or bicylce in XYZ road)
Laub auf Strecke. (Leaves on track, expext delays with tram.)
Personenschaden. (Collision with a person. In case of train mostly suicide)
Weichenstörung. (Railroad switch malfunction)
Türstörung. (Malfunction of door)
Bauarbeiten. (Construction work on line/road. Expect delay.)
Ersatzkomposition or Geänderte Komposition. (Train with same schedue as original train but with different carriages compostition then original train)
Ersatzzug. (New train for a delayed, stuck, broken down train)
Ersatztbus or Busersatz. (New bus for a delayed, stuck, broken down bus, train, tram, or line)
Ersatzttram. (New tram for a delayed, stuck, broken down tram.)
Schienenersatzverkehr. (In Germany. Bus insteaed of train service)
Unterbruch. (Closed line, look for Ersatzbus/Schienenersatzverkehr or Ersatzzug. Expect heavy delays)
Vorsicht Zugfahrt / Zugdurchfahrt. (Attention, train with high speed passes through trainstation)
Anschlüsse in XYZ sind gewährleistet. (In case of dealys, connections to other means of transport in XZY are guaranteed)

and most importantly.

Von den Tür wegtretten. (Hey, dude, your lazy ass blocks the door and thus we cannot leave on time. Move away from the door, jerk. Now!)

__________________
What?

Typical day on EF, ask for one thing and get another. At least he also got the info he wanted. But honestly, in this case I think it is better to learn what the words mean instead of ignoring them.

Die falsche Art von Blättern
Le mauvais type de feuilles
Il tipo sbagliato di foglie

Meh. Interrupting traffic updates are a PITA in UK too.