Firmware updates for RNS510 units in Australia/NZ

[DangerousB]

Hi guys im new in the rns world. So i bought a golf mk5 2004.. It has a RNS 510 with hdd 30gb the delivery part number is 1T0035680B (so B revesion i think?) the HW version is H03 and sw version 0900 HW radio is 0004.. Can anyone tell me how to update the software safe without losing codings in my car (dont have vcds) checked the gateway is Q index and the end.. that what i readed on the forums is the firmware 5238 is good.. So if anyone could pls help me to update the firmware and dont to brick the device.. Thanks

[kamold]

Yes you can use 5238.
Make sure you use the version for Euro, not Australia as the partition sizes will not leave enough space for your maps.
It is linked in the post below:
Firmware updates for European RNS510 units

[DangerousB]

Yes you can use 5238.
Make sure you use the version for Euro, not Australia as the partition sizes will not leave enough space for your maps.
It is linked in the post below:
Firmware updates for European RNS510 units

can you please provide me a safe and good tutorial how to update the firmware?!

[kamold]

Read the first post of this thread. It has the instructions...

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[Matty®]

Hi Members,
New to RNS units but not to VWs.
Read through the thread before upgrading to 5238 which completed successfully on a HW-Version H04 (can't tell you what firmware was on it before as the secret menu wouldn't appear, only saw a radio menu when holding setup button down).
Updated the maps with v7 DVD successfully.
Now am trying to get the Navigation to pickup my location.
Have driven around for about 20-30 mins and navigation appears to be seeing satellites but doesn't show the location on the map and thinks every direction I drive in is North! (I read somewhere that Passats use the GPS for compass reading)
The secret menu shows the GPS antenna is connected (and maps worked ok with the previous firmware), it shows the speed etc...I can browse around the maps.
Is it normally just a matter of time before it locates and the Navigation starts working?

[Hillbilly]

Hi Members,
New to RNS units but not to VWs.
Read through the thread before upgrading to 5238 which completed successfully on a HW-Version H04 (can't tell you what firmware was on it before as the secret menu wouldn't appear, only saw a radio menu when holding setup button down).
Updated the maps with v7 DVD successfully.
Now am trying to get the Navigation to pickup my location.
Have driven around for about 20-30 mins and navigation appears to be seeing satellites but doesn't show the location on the map and thinks every direction I drive in is North! (I read somewhere that Passats use the GPS for compass reading)
The secret menu shows the GPS antenna is connected (and maps worked ok with the previous firmware), it shows the speed etc...I can browse around the maps.
Is it normally just a matter of time before it locates and the Navigation starts working?

Yes and latest map is V8 you can change it to track up by touching the icon in top right of the screen.

[kamold]

Give it time. Very first GPS fix can take a while (have seen anything up to 50mins). But once it has done so will be instantaneous going forward.

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[Matty®]

Thanks Hillbilly and kamold,
This morning it got a fix on location after about 40 mins and showed the location on the map.
Will seek the latest V8 maps.

[Hillbilly]

Thanks Hillbilly and kamold,
This morning it got a fix on location after about 40 mins and showed the location on the map.
Will seek the latest V8 maps.

$55 at a dealers Wait for a few weeks V9 should be out in a month or so. Usually March / early April


Hardly any difference between 7 & 8 anyway

[MIG]

Any news on V9? Just picked up a 2012 Passat and want to update firmware and maps soon.