MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: eltel on September 25, 2013, 10:49:26 am
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hi
I have had my 57 plate eddie for about a year now I bought it from a former member on here, it came with a rns510 fitted by him and all has been well,
about 2 weeks ago the battery was flat it was the original so I replaced the battery, now if I don't use the car on a regular basis it's as flat as a pancake
I had 2 auto elec look at it and both of them concluded it was the rns 510, can this just happen all of a sudden, as it has been problem free for a year.
Is it a gateway problem or firmware. I wish I knew more about cars. :ashamed:
can anyone shed some light please :happy2:
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Have your circumstances changed lately, so you aren't driving the car every day or for shorter distances?
It is easy to point the finger at the HU, it could be the CAN gateway, the only way is to physically check the part humber on it or with a VCDS scan. If so you can revert the firmware to a non battery drain one but they are old now.
Would be better off with a new gateway from Eddie-NL really if that is the issue.
I am sire there was a guide for. Temporary fix, by swapping fuses in the engine bay. May have been jedi-knight83 that did the post if you search?
Did they check your alternator?
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hi
thanks for your quick resonse, alternator is fine and yes im not using it as much now, but when I got back from holiday after 14 days it started first time,
2 weeks later this all started??????
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Sounds like you have to correlate the link between current gateway part nmber and installed firmware.
Post up your location and hopefully someone close wi VCDS can do all this for you with a quick scan.
Has the stereo had any odd behaviours that show it could be failing?
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Im in Braintree essex, and the rns510 has been good :happy2:
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Willing to travel and pay I just want to get this sorted :happy2:
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Hi would a new gateway resolve this :popcornsoda:
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If youve had the rns for a year and never touched the firmware then it must be something else.
Surely you would of had battery drain since day 1.
Get it scanned anyway with vcds just.to confirm what canbus and fw you have. Thats a starting point
Cheers
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contact : nick
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=3907
he sells rsn's and also lives in hornchurch so could help you sort this
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If i had looked on here this morning i would have helped you out as i just come back from Southend airport drop off and then Braintree for a job interview
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no worries mate good luck with the interveiw :happy2:
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Hello, I'm quite certain that your car would have the revised canbus gateway, which is at least a 'K' version. Therefore the RNS 510 shouldn't be causing the battery drain. Sometimes its the battery that has died and will no longer take a charge!
I've recently had to replace my battery as it wouldn't recharge any longer, even with a donor car attached for half an hour, the charge dropped straightaway after disconnecting the booster cables. The car wouldn't even fire up with the cables attached!
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the battery was replaced 2 weeks ago :happy2:
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from what I deduce its the alternator that's at fault
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Or a dud battery but its easy to find out which with a multimeter
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If both are sound then look to the starter motor
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starter motor is ok,it is roughly draining by 3 amps when i take out fuse f19 the loss is 0.5 amps so it is still draining from somewhere?????
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Have you rebooted the rns?
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i have re booted it
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I am down your way on Saturday (airport pickup) if you want and can wait I can put it on vcds and if no joy I can lend you my rcd300 for awhile so you can at least be certain wether it's the rns or not
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Or you can unplug the rns for a while and see what happens
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Cheers llew
That would be great, I don't want to put you out though. Pm me :happy2:
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No put out at all I have to go pickup misses from southend on Saturday so i will be near there pickup time is 9pm so i can reach you about 7.30pm my number is 07946182007 Leo
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Oops I thought that was a pm
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Terry came to me today and I can add more info
Gateway is not the Problem as his Gateway was a 1K0907530L and the RNS doesn't go into sleep mode
I tried a newer AF gateway, different RNS and new ignition switch all made no difference to the draw on the RNS
There were several faults with the locking system and one in the steering ignition switch (why I tried a new switch)
I'm thinking it is to do with the locking system why the RNS doesn't shutdown
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Terry came to me today and I can add more info
Gateway is not the Problem as his Gateway was a 1K0907530L and the RNS doesn't go into sleep mode
I tried a newer AF gateway, different RNS and new ignition switch all made no difference to the draw on the RNS
There were several faults with the locking system and one in the steering ignition switch (why I tried a new switch)
I'm thinking it is to do with the locking system why the RNS doesn't shutdown
Eddie
How did you check if the RNS was going to sleep or not?
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by locking the car with the remote (switching the bonnet catch before)
then using a Multimeter on mV setting and checking the fuse for the RNS
I tested it on my car and after around 10mins would show 0.00mv
on this car it stayed the same even after nearly half an hour
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by locking the car with the remote (switching the bonnet catch before)
then using a Multimeter on mV setting and checking the fuse for the RNS
I tested it on my car and after around 10mins would show 0.00mv
on this car it stayed the same even after nearly half an hour
Cheers Eddie
I'd like to test my car out for this but I don't know how to do the bonnet catch trick :ashamed:on a Seat Leon.
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simple
use a screwdriver to push the lever till it locks
check the dash so that it shows as closed
I then release it with the lever before closing it when finished