SDHC cards

[Liquid]

hi guys,

I just picked my car up from barloworld yesterday. To fix my engine squeek and my door trim rattling (which hasn't been fixed yet due to parts). But what they have done is updated the firmware on my RNS-510 which looks like version 2660 from looking at the my-gti.com site. They have also replaced my bluetooth module and i was surprised to discover i now have voice command capability . I haven't tried with a SDHC card yet. But will do later tonight and post my result.

JPH, Like you i got the same response about the manual being a typo. I would say they are only covering their own backs just in case a customer happens to have a revision A RNS-510 and promised a firmware upgrade would fix the issue. So i would just be patient and book your car in for them to take a look at. Might as well also nit-pick at the faults and get them to fix it while you're at it.

Also, if you have waxed/sealed your car, remember to tell them not to wash your car, as i got my car back with all of my sealants striped off

[MurphyTheElf]

Liquid, which bluetooth module do you have? And what voice commands are recognised? Answering... dialing...address book lookup?

[Liquid]

Hi Murphy,

I purchased the premium bluetooth kit. Previously they installed the fiscon branded kit in my car, during service they found some issues with the unit as i reported the fiscon unit actually cuts out intermittently and i would lose the display on the MFD.

Right now, when i pair it up with my phone, it simply shows up as "volkswagen" so i have no idea what unit i have been given. Is there a way to find out?

i haven't fully tested all of the functions yet, but so far i have been able to dial my address book just by saying the name, selecting radio stations, selecting tracks on my CD player and also starting and selecting memorised destinations on the GPS. Only limitations is if i have to enter a new street addresses, i would be prompted to enter it in manually.

Let me know what you would want me to try, i'll test tonight and let you know.

[Axis]

If anyone wants a 16GB card for $32 ... I found this: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/22199

[MurphyTheElf]

Hi Murphy,

I purchased the premium bluetooth kit. Previously they installed the fiscon branded kit in my car, during service they found some issues with the unit as i reported the fiscon unit actually cuts out intermittently and i would lose the display on the MFD.

Right now, when i pair it up with my phone, it simply shows up as "volkswagen" so i have no idea what unit i have been given. Is there a way to find out?

i haven't fully tested all of the functions yet, but so far i have been able to dial my address book just by saying the name, selecting radio stations, selecting tracks on my CD player and also starting and selecting memorised destinations on the GPS. Only limitations is if i have to enter a new street addresses, i would be prompted to enter it in manually.

Let me know what you would want me to try, i'll test tonight and let you know.

Did you purchase the Fiscon aftermarket, then buy the VW premium kit after you had trouble? Or did they install the Fiscon AS the premium kit?

I'm currently using a BlueAnt, which I don't like for two reasons. One, I need to charge it; two, no integration with the car. However, the standard VW bluetooth doesn't offer enough incentive to buy since it doesn't offer voice dialling, so I need to go for a premium kit.

Since I need iPhone pairing, the VW premium kit is no good, plus they can jam the $2000+ price. I'm still deciding on the Fiscon or the Skoda. The Skoda seems to have it all, so I might actually head over to their dealer and see if I can order the OEM part. The part is blocked in the VW service centre's computer.

Speaking of which, the last time I dealt with the service centre (about a month ago), I was told that there was no firmware update available for the RNS510 - despite the fact that others have been updating their firmware for months. I can still only use 2GB SD cards. Perhaps the firmware hadn't "officially" been released? So where is the firmware on www.my-gti.com coming from, then?

[Idle]

Hi Idler
I'm following your instructions but it never gets past the FM AM DAB setup screen. I've held the setup button for a full minute.

Pressing and holding the setup button on mine brings up the radio setup in about 15-20 seconds, continuing to hold it goes to the next screen in 3 to 5 seconds — one overseas user reports that repeating the exercise may work when that fails.

You may have a different hardware/firmware version — there seem to be a number of them about and VW don't appear to be consistent as to which they fit into a specific model.

Looking further into mine, I suspect I have an RNS510 that wasn't intended for the Australian market (might explain why I was first quoted about 2 months delivery on the car, then next day they found they could supply it in less than a week if I went for reversing sensors (dealer fitted, and which I regret having bought) instead of the camera I really wanted (did they pull the RNS510 off a stock shelf as well and stick both into a car already parked in the yard — delivered May 09, it had come off the line in December 08...))

Scrolling through Version Info can be quite interesting , for instance mine shows DVD SW as C_EU_CHN_7.112_1994, which probably explains why my DVD player wouldn't play Region 4 (Australian) video's (when I got my VCDS it told me the unit was set for Mainland China (CHN, I suppose) — it plays them now...))

Version Info also tells me my RNS510 is HW version H03 and SW version 0900, so I'll be after a firmware upgrade when the first service is done.

I'm not stressed enough about it to do the update myself — I'll let the dealer be the goat if it bricks the unit.

[Liquid]

Hi Murphy,

I purchased the premium kit, and the dealer fitted it with the fiscon kit.

The new one that the dealer replaced, i have no idea what it is. But it seems to have the ability to do everything (haven't tried a2dp yet) and with the newer firmware version on the RNS-510 the option of voice dialling + controls.

I can't comment on where the firmware is coming from, but i did a search around previously and there have been official international firmware releases of the RNS-510 software. Why VW can't seem to or don't know about the newest firmware is beyond me. As far as i know, the RNS-510 isn't actually made by VW, but by skoda.

I know what you mean about the pricing, its on the high side, but i didn't want to stuff around too much with my car so i decided to bite the bullet.

FYI i have an iphone as well and it pairs up just fine.

[JPH]

I originally ordered the standard VW bluetooth kit for $800. But while I was waiting for the car to be delivered I read about the Fiscon Basic Plus kit. Asked the dealer if I could cancel the VW kit and they agreed - which earned them a lot of respect in my eyes. I bought the Fiscon kit from Advancedice for $799 (but you could do better from the USA). It took me 15 minutes to install and dealer arranged coding so that it integrated with the steering wheel controls and driver info screen, which took another 5 minutes. I've never seen a better bluetooth kit! the sound quality is brilliant! - I have always used the Noika cw-7k and hated it. Its now a pleasure to take a call while driving.
The display on the RNS-510 is clear and intuitive and all the controls work. Only down side is the sms function doesn't work with my HTC touch.
Cheers
John

[Allegiance]

Does the standard system in the GTI support DAB?

[mr gee]

Guys, besides Maverick's my-gti site, you can also try vwnavi.com for more rns specific issues.

I installed a "B' version rns bought off a group buy and progressively upgraded the firmware to 2680.

I use a 12gb sdhc card for my mp3s.

wrt the 'hidden' menu, sometimes, it needs to be enabled using VCDS

regards

[Corey_R]

Does the standard system in the GTI support DAB?

No
DAB isn't yet in any VW in this country.

[GraemeI]

Off topic, but:

You don't necessarily need to convert them at a 'higher' bitrate. Just convert them using the recommended settings and LAME compile from Hydrogen Audio (after extracting them using a quality extraction program and from the original CDs of course).

Currently this would mean LAME v3.98.2 build from Rarewaves, and for a car (even with Dynaudio) or portable system (even with aftermarket IEMs), the -V2 option would be optimal. It 'aims for' 192kbps variable bit rate, but will range from an average of ~160 to 230 depending on the complexity of the content that you're encoding.

Hope that helps

Hi all, I recently upgrade to firmware version 2680x. This as it says on the www.my-gti.com site is factory upgrade so you lose all your music maps and is set to Gernam language as default. Having said that I now can read a 32gb sdhc card plus nice split screen for reversing camera and parking sensors. Very easy to change language back to english and reload maps and HDD (note hdd greyed initially until you copy a mp3 song to it then it is OK) The only problem I still have is the MFD display no longer has the audio or nav info displayed. If anyone knows how to fix this let me know. I also cannot get into the test menu still.

[JPH]

Ok I'm just back from having the version of my RNS-510 checked by Barloworld Five Dock.
After having the car for a whole day they are telling me that no upgrade is available/required for my unit and SDHC compatibility is NOT available.

They say I have Hardware version B, Firmware 1200/1202 (part number 7L6.919.859.B)

Questions

When was HW ver C released?

Is 1200/1202 as high as you can go with release B?

Cheers
John

[Highlander]

Version B and 2680

Ok I'm just back from having the version of my RNS-510 checked by Barloworld Five Dock.
After having the car for a whole day they are telling my that no upgrade is available/required for my unit and SDHC compatibility is NOT available.

They say I have Hardware version B, Firmware 1200/1202 (part number 7L6.919.859.B)

Questions

When was HW ver C released?

Is 1200/1202 as high as you can go with release B?

Cheers
John

I got the same answer from my dealer with my 09/09 build MY10 CC.
They were going to load 2680 but said no good for Ver B which is apparently my RNS510 version.
However look at Mr Gee's post of 12 February above. Looks like there is more to it than the dealers know at this stage.

However, I would not like to lose MFD SatNav display as I think this is probably the best feature of the RNS510. I rarely look at the LCD screen.

If someone can sort out that issue I will do the firmware upgrade myself

[JPH]

I pulled my RNS-510 out today to check what I actually have. The label says 1T0 035 680 B HW H11 SW 1200.

So does that mean
Hardware = version 11
Firmware = B
Software = 1200?

I'm getting confused because some websites talk about firmware 1200 and hardware A B and C.

For the lucky people who got SDHC working on their Jan 2010 delivered Golfs - do they have 11 - C - 1200 or something else?

According www.my-gti.com firmware 1200 fixes the SDHC problem even on HW 03 and 04, so why doesn't my HW11 work

This is driving me crazy!
Cheers
John