RNS510 Sat Nav

**P-HATR36** · 02-04-2009, 09:13 PM

Just got my R36 last week, loved the Bora for 5 years and didn't think I'd part so gave it to the wife!(heaps of brownie points now). The only dissapointment is the Sat Nav. My 3 year old Tom Tom has more features, how can I get the school zones, cameras, speed limits etc? VW have been completely unhelpful - "sorry that's the way it comes". Is there an upgrade I can download, buy?????

**passatpout** · 03-04-2009, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by P-HATR36

Just got my R36 last week, loved the Bora for 5 years and didn't think I'd part so gave it to the wife!(heaps of brownie points now). The only dissapointment is the Sat Nav. My 3 year old Tom Tom has more features, how can I get the school zones, cameras, speed limits etc? VW have been completely unhelpful - "sorry that's the way it comes". Is there an upgrade I can download, buy?????

I'm not sure if RNS-510 will handle that, I never tried to put anything extra on to it when I had mine, however others may know more. Apparently other info can be displayed on it, like altitude and GPS speed, but I never saw how to do this on mine.

I solve the problem with speed limits, cameras, and school zones by paying attention to the signage and surroundings - particularly in NSW where every speed camera has at least one warning sign, and even the mobile ones have to display one. Having lived in the state of hidden cameras (wheely bins, private cars, unmarked fixed ones, etc) for 7 of the last 10 years, and only being pinged once, I must be doing something right.

**Flipper Dog** · 03-04-2009, 06:25 PM

Have been looking into adding extras to factory navigation as well.
The RNS510 does not allow user friendly input of additional data, you need to modify the DVD supplied and that is a real pain useless you are comfortable with programming.

From what I can make out the RNS510 does not have audio alerts for your POIs so unless you are looking at the screen all the time you may drive pass the old cameras without knowing. Also features such as TMC is still not supported from VW with Suna (the national supplier for this service in Australia), that along with availability of updated DVDs for new road networks make the factory system look some what 2nd rate in our market. Nice looking though and great as a media player.

Stick with you portable unit on unfamiliar territory is the best advice until VW get their act all in the one sock.

**Swallowtail** · 03-04-2009, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Flipper Dog

you need to modify the DVD supplied and that is a real pain useless you are comfortable with programming.

Tell me more...

please...

**tryingavw** · 04-04-2009, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

Tell me more...

please...

i read about it elsewhere on a uk site. - you need to get the nav dvd, copy to you h/drive then edit the map information, burn a new dvd with this info added.

apparently even then it only comes up with points of interest - no warning bbeps etc which is what you really want..

also the editing is a very difficult process

.

i decided not worth the trouble.