Has anyone found a way to unlock video in motion without a lockpick? I've decided I'm going to order the new tailgate handle assembly with lock & camera, and that can be installed without the need for a lockpick. So, the only other useful feature from the lockpick is the ability to unlock video in motion, so that my wife can watch DVDs on longer drives. But with a lockpick setting me back $300 - that's a lot of money to use functionality that's already in there. She might as well sit a portable DVD player on her lap for $300.

Has anyone come up with a way to enable this? Can a dealer do it if convinced to do so?

 

Navigation input while in motion is a concern for me. If you don't have NAV then a portable DVD is a good option.

 

Don't have nav. I always know where I'm going and have GPS enabled Google Maps on my Bold just in case. And if I'm going somewhere and I don't know how to get there then I always grab TomTom.

I just want to be able to actually use the DVD capability built into my unit.

 

It can be unlocked at a dealer that lives in a state that allows video in motion. Other than that, your only option is the lockpick.

 

I live in a state where apparently it's legal, however I've called 4 dealers and they all said it was impossible - not that they wouldn't do it.

 

This is something that we really need confirmation on. Any insiders around that can can help us out???

 

Exactly. How about an answer from someone who works at a dealership?

 

I guess previous mygig system were able to play video by keeping it in park and pressing the audio button and driving off. Hopefully someone will figuir out a glitch as i have been trying myself for a few days now. I am pressing and holding random buttons. I will also investigate and report back.

 

Yup - a lot of the people with Caravans could start playing in park, then press either audio or menu and put it in drive, and then go back to the movie and watch while driving. Apparently that glitch has been fixed as it didn't work for me either. Damn. It looks like I'll be getting a lockpick if this isn't figured out.

 

I believe there is some confusion on this. An insert in the MyGIG manual has a list of states that do not allow front seat video, even in park. The dealer in those states are not allowed to turn it back on.

If someone is in another state where front seat video is permitted they can have the dealer use their StarScan tool to enable the video feature. However, video in motion will still not work. Video in motion is not an option that the dealer can turn on or off, regardless of what state they are in.

The only way to have MyGIG front seat video while in motion is to purchase an aftermarket product such as the AllGIG from NAV-TV or the other aftermarket product that was mentioned.

One version of the MyGIG did have a bug where a combination of buttons enabled the front seat video until the vehicle was turned back off. It was fixed in later versions. You Tube how-to videos can probably be found.