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    Has anyone noticed their RNS510's GPS playing up in thundery conditions?

    Heading from North Kew to Balwyn shopping centre this morning I thought to set up the GPS (not because i don't know the way, but to pinpoint the street number in what's usually heavy traffic.)

    The thing went mad — it kept insisting on wrong turns, U-turns, roundabouts where there were none etc.

    When I got to the Balwyn Road intersection it wanted to turn me back toward home, and hadn't a clue where it was.

    A newcomer to Melbourne would probably have been thoroughly lost.

    Parked, did what I came to do, and when I restarted the car it was fine — posted the name of the side street I was in and all.

    Let it guide me home and it was spot on.

    Probably unrelated, but when I came back to the car both rear indicators were out and I had to drive home from Balwyn without them — got tooted a few times...

    Pulled all fuses in the dash, found them intact, put them back and all was well again — most likely just a corroding fuse leg or holder, which at less than 3 years old doesn't bode well for the long term...

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    Definitely harder to lock your position in those conditions.

    Have only ever noticed being on the next street parallel to the one I'm actually on.
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      Originally posted by Idle View Post
      Has anyone noticed their RNS510's GPS playing up in thundery conditions?

      Heading from North Kew to Balwyn shopping centre this morning I thought to set up the GPS (not because i don't know the way, but to pinpoint the street number in what's usually heavy traffic.)

      The thing went mad — it kept insisting on wrong turns, U-turns, roundabouts where there were none etc.

      When I got to the Balwyn Road intersection it wanted to turn me back toward home, and hadn't a clue where it was.

      A newcomer to Melbourne would probably have been thoroughly lost.

      Parked, did what I came to do, and when I restarted the car it was fine — posted the name of the side street I was in and all.

      Let it guide me home and it was spot on.

      Probably unrelated, but when I came back to the car both rear indicators were out and I had to drive home from Balwyn without them — got tooted a few times...

      Pulled all fuses in the dash, found them intact, put them back and all was well again — most likely just a corroding fuse leg or holder, which at less than 3 years old doesn't bode well for the long term...
      My wife has a Nissan with built in GPS and it losses reception in thundery conditions. My handheld GPS does the same as well. I wouldn't worry too much.
      2011 Mk6 MY12 Golf GTI - Manual - Candy White - Black Motorsport Wheels - APR Tuned - Stage 2 plus - H & R Springs - Sway bars and Bilstein Shocks coming soon.

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