RNS 510 points to Germany on cold start everytime

[Maverick]

So - entered my home address (which satnav was quite happy to look up, since it had the Aussie map) and saved it as the unit's 'Home' address. Problem solved, as that wiped out the stored Lat/Long (which is, of course, the factory location).

There is no unit home address, the RNS 510 saves the last location it was at when the unit powers off (20 minutes after the car is turned off). The home address you enter is purely a name of a location that you have shortcuts to. It has nothing to do with the location that is saved.

Units that have the problem don't save this last location and start up in Germany and the maps cannot be used until the GPS location is updated as which point you can enter an address.

[fergy]

There is no unit home address, the RNS 510 saves the last location it was at when the unit powers off (20 minutes after the car is turned off).

Manual. Booklet 3.4 RNS510 Page 89 "You can specify an address as a home address or edit the stored home address" etc etc.

As delivered to me, my RNS510 had a stored home address which (since it doesn't exist in Australia) showed as a Lat/Long position. Page 80 of same manual also makes it clear that the unit is quite happy to store locations which aren't on its current maps. Deleting this paticular entry (by replacing it with an Aussie location) killed all reference to Germany. Forever.

Personally, I don't care how it stores things - but the above is what the manual says and it agrees with my experiences.

[mikinoz]

Hope this extra bit of information helps;

Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 1K0-907-530.lbl
Part No SW: 1K0 907 530 S HW: 1K0 907 951
Component: J533__Gateway H16 0210
Revision: H16 Serial number: 3400K08C03022B
Coding: ED807F06400202000003
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200

1 Fault Found:
01044 - Control Module Incorrectly Coded
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 13
Mileage: 25366 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2011.14.03
Time: 23:49:02

Address 37: Navigation (J0506) Labels: 1T0-035-680.lbl
Part No SW: 1T0 035 680 C HW: 1Z0 035 680 A
Component: RNS-MID H05 2660
Revision: AB001001 Serial number: SKZ6Z7J5062007
Coding: 040004020400008100
Shop #: WSC 00875 272 21183
ASAM Dataset: ------------------------- ------

1 Fault Found:
01523 - Microphone for Telephone (R3
011 - Open Circuit
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101011
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 236
Mileage: 25518 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2011.14.05
Time: 19:45:43

Pretty simple to google the fault codes and find how to clear them. Did you replace the CANBUS?

[vortex]

No I have not replaced the can bus do i buy the lastest version from dealer noticed they sell them on ebay as well.

[mikinoz]

I don't think you need the new CANBUS version unless it is draining your battery (ie. leave car for 24 hours and won't start'.

The CANBUS fault code can be cleared by updating some of the fields on the module.

I cannot help on the microphone one, as I have not installed one.

[vortex]

Hi mikinoz,

The battery has never been drained....how do i update module fields?

Cheers

[Maverick]

Manual. Booklet 3.4 RNS510 Page 89 "You can specify an address as a home address or edit the stored home address" etc etc.

As delivered to me, my RNS510 had a stored home address which (since it doesn't exist in Australia) showed as a Lat/Long position. Page 80 of same manual also makes it clear that the unit is quite happy to store locations which aren't on its current maps. Deleting this paticular entry (by replacing it with an Aussie location) killed all reference to Germany. Forever.

Personally, I don't care how it stores things - but the above is what the manual says and it agrees with my experiences.

Did you even bother to read what I said.

There is no UNIT home address. The unit stores it's last known location in non volatile memory ready for the next startup. It DOES NOT look at the stored home address or any other stored address from the Sat Nav interface, these are purely shortcuts to save typing in an address.

What you did had nothing to do with changing the location of the unit when it starts up, nothing at all and it would have sorted itself out without your intervention.

To recap, the home address is purely there as a pointer, it plays no part in the start up of the unit and nor does it play any part in the unit remembering it's location. All of this occurs behind the scenes and automatically.

[Swallowtail]

Yep, Maverick is correct. The Home address is just a quick access memory store for when you want to quickly see a route to that commonly used location. It has nothing to do with where the Sat Nav system thinks it is when it starts up, or where it starts the maps from. Once in a blue moon mine comes up thinking it's in Europe, but it is very rare. And I have home address set to an Australian location.

By the way, setting your Home location to your real address is a really silly idea. If your car gets taken with your keys, you are showing them where the house is that the keys they now have in their hand will open...

[Maverick]

By the way, setting your Home location to your real address is a really silly idea. If your car gets taken with your keys, you are showing them where the house is that the keys they now have in their hand will open...

Some suggest using an address nearby or down the road. I tend not to worry too much as if I lose my keys they have my address in the owners manual but no biggie as I can track the car I can see where it's going plus they have to get past the alarm and my final layer of security............

[borbor1313]

Hey Mav , you forgot to tell us your home alarm code.