Help - RNS510 install backfired

[Transporter]

Yeah, definitely check the battery first. If the battery voltage is OK, turn the headlights ON and measure the voltage on the battery again. If the voltage is bellow 12V after charging with the lights are on, replace the battery.

[wfdTamar]

I did have the lights on and was mucking about coding for about 30 mins. The battery could have been low to start. Just connected my CTek charger and it's showing only 2nd stage out of 8, so I reckon that's it. Jeez that scared the crap out of me. I did check the dash panel fuses which are ok. I'll charge overnight and try tommorow.

Thanks, it'll be a relief if it's that simple.

Forgot to say I did put an updated CanBus gateway in (for the battery leak issue), but that's been fine for a couple of weeks since I did it.

I think it's the mad dash lights and clicking relays that threw me. Not like any low battery I've had before, but I've only had this car 6 months so I'm not used to its bad habits.

[LunchboxVRS]

my last car was a MY08 subaru liberty GT spec B and it freaked me out when the battery started to go. it would start shuting things down. first the aux power outputs then sat nav followed by radio and then the climate control would go as the volts droped. once it turned of the climate control screen but the A/C was still going and i couldnt shut it off untill i stoped the car.

[h100vw]

This happened to someone else recently in VIC, heaps of faults and the dash lit up like a Christmas Tree.. Well below 12 volts.

Gavin

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This happened to someone else recently in VIC, heaps of faults and the dash lit up like a Christmas Tree.. Well below 12 volts.

Gavin

Off topic, but recently had a similar experience. Just received new vcds cable and playing around with it unknowingly put it into transport mode. After auto scan had no interior lights, no radio, and no working key fob. Every scan I did threw up new errors. Thankfully, an email to Ross Tech soon had me sorted.

[wfdTamar]

Yes, that's what it was. Fine this morning. Except the RNS510 won't play CD/DVD's. It loads them and reads the album etc but won't play.

It's a H61 3970 model. I'll try the latest firmware.

[FJ Steve]

make sure the files are in the correct format etc

[h100vw]

Off topic, but recently had a similar experience. Just received new vcds cable and playing around with it unknowingly put it into transport mode. After auto scan had no interior lights, no radio, and no working key fob. Every scan I did threw up new errors. Thankfully, an email to Ross Tech soon had me sorted.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ is exactly why it's worth every cent to buy a real VCDS cable.

Gavin

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And it's worth noting that if you buy one second hand, it will cost another $99 to obtain this service.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ is exactly why it's worth every cent to buy a real VCDS cable.

Gavin