Periodic Tone / Beep with RNS-510 Sat Nav fitted Vehicles

[Liquid]

Hi Guys,

Drove out of Sydney (jervis bay) over the weekend and afew weeks before that and after about 1 to 2 hours later the car will give out an alert tone ("bong") where it will continue at random intervals until i return back to Sydney. No errors or warning lights were seen on the dash and nothing on the RNS-510 unit. Any ideas what it is?

Thanks.

[cktsi]

not even an air hostess announcement telling you the plane is beginning its descent and to turn off electrical equipment? :p

[Liquid]

believe me i tried to get them to throw in an air hostess during the negotiations of my car

[Corey_R]

You don't happen to have the 'Maximum Speed' thing set in the MFD do you? Maybe it's on 120 and so you don't hit it until you're on the highways, and then only intermittently.

[Liquid]

that's what i thought originally and i checked to make sure its turned off. The beep even went off just as i was moving from a stop position and moving at only 20km/h. So i wasn't speeding when it went off.

[Maverick]

Do you have the Skoda or Premium bluetooth installed?

[Liquid]

yes i have the premium BT installed. Its labelled as FISCON on the MFD.

[gregozedobe]

Unless your temp sensor is completely wonky it won't be the "snowflake" cold temp warning (although I believe there could be snow in the Oz alpine area tonight).

If you weren't low on fuel the only other thing I can think of is a seat belt or a door open warning. But all these should have a message and/or diagram displayed.

[JasonP]

You have the Traffic feature enabled on your RNS510.

In OZ, Traffic updates don't work, (thanks to no agreement between VWA & SUNA; don't get me started!!!!!) so there's no point in having it turned on.

You'll only notice anything on the RNS screen, if you have the "Radio" screen on.

With the Traffic feature enabled, there will be a "TP" displayed top right of the screen.

Out of the main urban areas, the "bong" will go off, & in the Radio screen, "TP" will flash.

Turn it off via the setup menu in the RNS, & it should go away.

[Frankenstrat]

It’s just a warning to let you know that you are leaving civilised territory and entering the unknown!

Thanks Dermot, I just experienced a coffee/keyboard interface.

[jwastrel]

Periodic Tone with RNS-510 Sat Nav fitted Vehicles

Sorry if this is an ignorant question, and please move it to the approrpriate forum if this isn't the right one

The gf and I took a nice drive down to the Snowy mountains last week. Car was great - no problems whatsover. Lovely to drive, lots of power etc.

However, when we were driving there seemed to be a tone that sounded every 30-45 minutes.

It wasn't the speed warning, and nothing came up on the dash. We seemed to think it coincided with rest stops for some reason, or perhaps it was something to keep the driver awake. Had a flick through the manual but couldn't see anything.

Curious to see if anyone knows exactly what it is. I never hear it driving in the city.

Cheers

[davewave]

I think I actually figured out what this was finally.

Do you have the RNS 510 satellite nav?
I figured that when you have 0 sattelite signal it does this sound.
This occurs when I'm out on a long drive and when im deep underground carpark and the satellite signal is 0.
You can press the MAP button and find out how many satellites you currently have on your case!

Am I right? Please confirm / deny

[Pepe]

Just a soft ding type sound? I have had it before and got it yesterday as I went into an underground carpark, but have also had it on the highway... next time I get it I'll check the satellite count.

[jwastrel]

Yep - we've got the RNS 510 installed. Loss of satellite signal makes sense. And its is a "soft ding type sound". Sounds like it could be it - thanks guys.

[Mr_Bob]

It may be a "ice" warning, if the temp drops below 0 degrees?
although that doesn't explain the noise in the carpark, or lack of dash lights...