Firmware updates for RNS510 units in Australia/NZ

[Guest001]

Hi, Does anyone is Brisbane have the latest Map DVD for a RNS510 that I could borrow? Cheers Stu

Yeah these guys have it and I bet no one who has bought one will give it away for free

2020 VW GPS Navigation Map DVD V10 Australia NZ RNS 510 Maps VW OEM 7L6051859BD Genuine - Euro Car Performance & Electronics Upgrades

[S28]

I wasn't talking for free, but for a to be discussed fee. Not $595 that's for sure.

[Guest001]

I wasn't talking for free, but for a to be discussed fee. Not $595 that's for sure.

See my reply to your PM

[The_Hawk]

I wasn't talking for free, but for a to be discussed fee. Not $595 that's for sure.

For that sort of money you are FAR better off replacing the whole head unit with a CarPlay/Android Auto capable unit. The RNS510 was a great head unit when it was first introduced in, what, 2003/4?? But in 2021 it's getting a little dated. Being VW haven't used that headunit in a car in a few years now, the market is just getting smaller and smaller too (and as I said, the world has largely moved on from in car GPS to smart phone based NAV).

I'm very tempted by a new headunit that supports wireless carplay... mind you one of the upgrade paths we are considering is just buying a new car so am holding off till we decide exactly what our future plans are.

[Mapko]

Could anyone help please, I've tried reading multiple threads regarding firmwares and upgrades and I'm completely confused. I'm not sure what I can and cannot update. Is there an updates guide with non broken links on what I should upgrade to to be up to date?
This is what is on my secret menu.

[kamold]

Install 5238

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[Guest001]

7920 was about V8 map wasnt it and later ones are $595

[Mapko]

Install 5238

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Update from SW-Version 2680 > 5238 I assume?
Do you know of any guide or where I can obtain this software?

Cheers.

[kamold]

Have you maybe read the first post?

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[sheekat]

Hi everyone,
I have a 2013 VW Passat. One day, the language on the RNS 510 turned to German and the sound is gone. The system looks fine, but there is no sound from the speakers. When I try to change the language back to English, the system gets stuck. I also tried the basic things like reset and battery release but didnt work. Please help.

[Guest001]

Hi everyone,
I have a 2013 VW Passat. One day, the language on the RNS 510 turned to German and the sound is gone. The system looks fine, but there is no sound from the speakers. When I try to change the language back to English, the system gets stuck. I also tried the basic things like reset and battery release but didnt work. Please help.

GOOGLE Regensburg syndrome or/and read this

RNS 510 points to Germany on cold start everytime

A bit naughty to multipost same thing across different forums

[eddygaras]

Hey guys,

Does anyone have a 6270 or 6276 FW with hdd format and re-partitioning?

I have a unit with new SSD, which had 6270 FW originally, but the problem is that software downgrade is not turned on, so I cannot install any older FW than 6270. And any 6270 or 6276 version that I can find is failing on HDD 6% error writing file.

As I went to Software update menu and my updates failed, so I cannot get my unit to work now. Driving in silence is nuts.

Can anyone help, please?

[someon3]

Hi everyone,
I have a 2013 VW Passat. One day, the language on the RNS 510 turned to German and the sound is gone. The system looks fine, but there is no sound from the speakers. When I try to change the language back to English, the system gets stuck. I also tried the basic things like reset and battery release but didnt work. Please help.

I think I have the exactly same thing happened to my 2012 Tiguan , the firmware was corrupted and you'll need to reload the firmware and map. I had my RNS510 back to working order after reloading the firmware and map.

[Guest001]

I think I have the exactly same thing happened to my 2012 Tiguan , the firmware was corrupted and you'll need to reload the firmware and map. I had my RNS510 back to working order after reloading the firmware and map.

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[Villageidiot]

Hi everyone,
I have a 2013 VW Passat. One day, the language on the RNS 510 turned to German and the sound is gone. The system looks fine, but there is no sound from the speakers. When I try to change the language back to English, the system gets stuck. I also tried the basic things like reset and battery release but didn't work. Please help.

Three days ago my 2012 Skoda Octavia 118Tsi did the same thing! It was working perfectly one day and then the next day on starting the car the display went black and showed the message 'SWL error, Initialising.....please wait' then nothing happened for a long time. Finally it switched to German, cleared the radio of all preset stations , lost all sound and then got stuck when I tried to set it back to English.

From reading this forum it seems the solution is reloading the firmware and map. I am clueless and don't have any of the equipment such as a burner etc so I've booked the car in at my local Skoda dealer to do it. (Skoda Artarmon in Sydney).

My questions are

1. Any idea as to how much is this likely to cost?

2. What firmware etc should I have installed for the most reliable performance going forward? Should I get the same firmware version reloaded again or is there a better more stable version available now that would prevent this happening again?

3. If the maps also have to be reloaded, I might as well get the latest version compatible with my unit, what would be the most up to date version that will work with my unit once it has been repaired? Currently I have 7679.

The hidden menu on my car currently shows the following:

Delivery part number 3T0035680B
HW-Version H55
SW-Version 3984
Active map coverage Australia + New Zealand
Active map supplier Sensis
Map version HDD 7679

Thanks to all in advance.