MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Watson31 on March 02, 2023, 02:08:40 pm

Title: Polar Fis
Post by: Watson31 on March 02, 2023, 02:08:40 pm
Polar Fis…

Recently bought and fitted a Polar Fis so I can see more parameters on the car. However I cant seem to get the Polar menu or anything infact up on the screen. Anyone had a similar issue before? All connected properly and all plugs fully inserted!

TIA
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: bacillus on March 07, 2023, 11:09:05 pm
first question is do you have a highline MFD? you have to have one to display the polar information.
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: Watson31 on March 08, 2023, 06:24:15 am
Yeah I’ve got highline MFD. Just nothing I do gets the Polar display up, all connected properly and holding the OK button for 20 seconds to turn it on shows ‘diagnostics connected’ but nothing in the display?
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: bacillus on March 08, 2023, 08:33:11 am
I have a MFSW and just scroll thru the display screens (mpg, radio, navigation etc) and the polar screen will be in there.
if no MFSW then you have to use the right hand stalk to do this.
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: Watson31 on March 08, 2023, 08:45:07 am
yeah i have a MFSW but flicking through doesnt bring up the display!

Tried to update the FIS before installing but got and error message on the updater tool saying 'error connecting to server'. Did you have to update yours first? or just plug and play?



Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: Andy on March 08, 2023, 01:28:26 pm
Try disconnecting the battery for 5.min as mine did the same
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: Watson31 on March 08, 2023, 01:48:43 pm
Annoyingly tried this aswell, needed to replace the battery so did that whilst i was there. Still no luck unfortunately!
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: bacillus on March 08, 2023, 03:22:46 pm
did you car actually come with a highline MFD or was it upgraded from a mid line display?
reason I as, is a forum member in the past did the upgrade screen and his polar never worked on the new screen.
as for mine, it was a plug and play install.
Title: Re: Polar Fis
Post by: Watson31 on March 08, 2023, 03:56:34 pm
yeah thats a good point mate, i havent got anything to suggest it didnt come with them but likewise nothing to say it did!