MDI niggles

**Ryan_R** · 18-07-2011, 07:17 PM

I had a passenger with an iPhone 3G (I think) and got them to connect it up via the iPod cable, after a small delay their content appeared on the RNS510, but the audio was all choppy and distorted (it was playing music before it was connected, not sure if that's a problem). I noticed it said 'Device connected' but didn't have the VW logo on the phone. Also, the skip buttons on the steering wheel didn't work - the sound just cut out for half a second then continued. By contrast, connecting my USB thumb stick works perfectly. I also have the 3.5mm AUX MDI adapter (as well as the original car AUX input), but neither have functioned since installing the MDI.

I installed the latest firmware a few months ago (perhaps there's a new version out since). Has anyone had this problem before?

**ctan** · 05-08-2011, 01:04 PM

Not sure if anyone has asked if there is a way around this. To me this niggle is top of the list.

When browsing through the songs, the system does not remember where you are positioned. When you take your fingers off to attend to something else, you are returned to the current song screen after a few seconds. Then you have to press 'Selection' and start all over again. If you have a large number of albums and songs, you will know what I mean.

Is there a way around this?

**Ryan_R** · 05-08-2011, 02:28 PM

That would be more a RNS510 niggle I think (same thing happens with other drives). Don't think there's any workaround for it.

**ctan** · 05-08-2011, 08:08 PM

Would be nice if the rns manufacturers had a forum where customers can log in suggestions for product improvement. Maybe there is one already but I don' know where. Would be a nice feature to be in the next firmware upgrade.

**Ryan_R** · 05-08-2011, 09:53 PM

I think they're made by a company called Continental (they also make the system in the new fancy Holdens). They might not have forums, but some Googling might reveal a contact email address.

**Corey_R** · 06-08-2011, 10:40 AM

You're assuming that the OEM writes the firmware/software and not Volkswagen...

**police state** · 13-09-2011, 11:58 AM

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this or posted about it, I couldn't find anything?

There have been a number of posts on the "skipping" issue at the beginning of tracks from an ipod. After downloading the firmware update a few months ago, I initially thought it was fixed, but back it came. Sometimes I would get no skipping at all for days on end, then it would be back with seemingly no rhyme or reason? Well I now know what causes it.

Manually skipping (fast forwarding) to the next track starts the problem. If I do not use the skip function, my music will play seamlessly without the issue. If I do manually skip to the next track, turning the 510 off and on again gets rid of the skipping.

Plan is to make sure that all the music on my ipod is actually stuff I want to listen to

**chylld** · 10-10-2011, 01:43 PM

taking delivery of my R in 4 days... ordered with MDI, should i expect it to come with the cable? if so, which one: USB, iWhore or both?

**Ryan_R** · 10-10-2011, 01:52 PM

By default, none I think, unless you're able to persuade the dealer to chuck one in. Otherwise you can get them from Ebay for $30ea.

[+] Apparently you get the USB connector by default, ignore the above.