I found the solution: Do not set the language parameter to xx_XX, but
to xx (in my example de_DE instead of de). Both actually work (if you
check out what's returned by the API URL, you can see that de_DE is
treated as de_DE, and de as de_ALL), but setting de_DE will not
translate the driving instructions.

I'm pretty sure this is a bug, but at least there's an easy
workaround.

On Aug 23, 12:22 pm, Pil <[email protected]> wrote:
> The language parameter is working well for me, also for directions
> requests.
>
> On Aug 23, 11:45 am, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm experiencing the same issue, but unfortunately neither of the
> > solutions you offered takes care of it. I am setting the language
> > parameter in the API reference, and it translates pretty much
> > everything properly into the set language, except for the instructions
> > returned by the DirectionsRenderer. Appending a region parameter to
> > the DirectionsRequest does not help, because all that does (and is
> > supposed to be doing according to the documentation) is bias the
> > search toward a certain region. This does not have anything to do with
> > translating the driving instructions.
>
> > Is this an actual bug (or not-yet-added feature) or is there a way to
> > solve this problem? Any heads up would be appreciated. :)
>
> > Cheers,
> > Martin
>
> > On Aug 18, 6:44 pm, Pil <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > You can use a language parameter in your API reference
>
> > >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html...
>
> > > You can also use a region parameter in your directions requests
>
> > >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/services.ht...
>
> > > On Aug 18, 6:08 pm, inotipiedideipitoni
>
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > hi, how can I set the language for the driving instructions?
>
> > > > now I make a request, but google maps give me the istructions in
> > > > English, and i wanna it in Italian!
>
> > > > where I can specify it?
> > > > this is my request (that works)
>
> > > > var request =
> > > >                                 {
> > > >                                         origin: lat1,
> > > >                                         destination: lat2,
> > > >                                         travelMode: 
> > > > google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
> > > >         };
> > > > thanks

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