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what exactly you changed < that the error was gone ?
I took it into the dealer (with it being a new car) and they replaced the ultrasonic unit. Twice, in fact, because the first replacement was faulty, too, and showed exactly the same symptoms within 2 days.
I then just cleared the fault in VCDS.
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OK, no fault found :(
They claimed it wasn't tuned in properly (never mind that it's RDS and automatically tunes to the strongest signal anyway). Of course, as soon as I left the dealer it started to fade and crackle again.
Unfortunately, the Up they gave me as a courtesy car had exactly the same reception problems.
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I did my regular trip up the A1 from Northamptonshire to Yorkshire at the weekend and I was only getting any reception near major towns. For large parts of the journey there was nothing but static on nearly all national FM stations.
If you press and hold the MENU button on the radio for a few seconds it will switch to diagnostic mode and you can get some detailed signal information. I've compared signal strength on a few different stations with another Up and mine is definitely nowhere near as good.
Anyway, it goes in tomorrow to be looked at by the dealer.
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My reception was very good for the first few weeks, then all of a sudden, poor, crackly intermittent. Anybody had a warranty fix on it yet?
Same here with my Up - for the first couple of months I got strong stereo reception on all FM stations. Then, one morning, it was crackly and mono. Now, on cross-country trips, there are large parts of the journey where there's hardly any reception at all.
It's going into the dealer end of next week for them to look at it. On the Up forum, other people have had the aerial base replaced under warranty which has fixed it.
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I think the Navigon memory is too small compared to the Garmin.
Yes - Garmin has 256MB - twice that of the Navigon.
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Also the big news! It's reading txt messages from my iPhone 5C - Awesome :-)
How is it managing that? Garmin say the iPhones lack the necessary BT support - i.e. it's an iPhone problem, not a Garmin one. It certainly doesn't work with my 5s.
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There are a couple of different clicks - a faint one when you release the pedal and a louder one that feels like the pedal is getting caught when pressed.
The first is the self-adjuster, according to VW and is normal. The second, in my case, was the pivot point and was known to the dealer and fixed under warranty with a new pedal.
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I think that Fuelly is an American site and probably uses US gallons.
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You can set UK gallons (as they call it).
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a few hours with any IAM trainer will pass on a host of benefits for very little cost if mpg and safety matter.
Former IAM (and RoADA) trainer here. I drive smoothly and economically and regularly see over 60mpg on the PID, but my Fuelly average is 54.
City driving is more like mid 40s. This is with the 75 PS non-BMT Up.
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Knocking sensors are monitoring continuously. So ignition timing is adjusted continuously. This way ECU get the information which octane is used. You don't have to believe me, but please read owner's manual.
I don't disagree with that - what I'm saying is that using a higher octane rated fuel does not by itself give you better performance or economy. Sure, the ECU will adapt but that doesn't automatically mean better performance or economy.
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Modern ECU can cope different octanes. Higher octane may give a better performance and fuel consumption.
Using a higher octane fuel in an engine designed for lower octane won't give you more power or economy. However, using a lower octane in an engine designed for a higher rating may well reduce power and economy.
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The ECU is tuned for 95 RON (normal unleaded in the UK, often called super unleaded in other parts of Europe). UK super unleaded (98 or 99 RON) won't give you any immediate benefits.
The additives in e.g. VPower may keep the engine a bit cleaner in the long run, leading to slightly better fuel economy in an older engine.
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How come Garmin are constantly updating the software all the time yet Navigon isn't ?
They are one and the same company. The older Navigon-branded units don't have enough memory for the newer features (live services, for example) so most of the development is for the newer Garmin-branded ones.
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That sanctimonious blokes voice is Alan Dedicoat, BBC news reader (radio) and announcer on The National Lottery on the beeb.
I'm the opposite, I can't stand the female voice, so stuck with him.
Sounds a bit like him but it's actually Jon Briggs, the same guy who did the Siri voice for UK iPhones/iPads. He also did the voice over for Weakest Link.
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When gear cogs are stationary in gearbox, gears cannot be engaged so easily. Once you release and depress the clutch pedal, gears engage more easily. Totally normal behaviour for manual gear box.
I would agree with that. First thing in the morning, after depressing the clutch while starting the engine, I have to release and depress again before it will go into reverse or first gear. It's been that way with the past 7 VAG cars I've had.
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The other difference is that the Garmin-badged one supports Live Services whereas the older Navigon doesn't.
My new Up (1 month old) came with a Navigon and I demanded a Garmin
(Sorry, Up owner here but it was a very close call and my previous car was a Fabia vRS
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Has anyone fitted an undertray to the engine bay? Do any of the other VW group variants have one fitted?
Funny you should ask that - I've just seen this on the Up forum:
http://www.upownersclub.co.uk/forum/b82rys-high-up_topic818.html
Scroll down and there are before and after pics after fitting an undertray.
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Castrol recommend that particular long life oil (504.00) for both variable and fixed service intervals for the Citigo/Up/Mii. My VW dealer also said it was fine for fixed service intervals.
The Up manual states the same, provided that the petrol you use meets certain standards (which ours in the UK does).
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Version is not about frequency range in VCDS, if you can code it you can code it, if you know byte and bit exactly. The only difference is; you do it blindly. I have 12.12.0 latest legit cable and I have to say that if it says "Frequency out of Range" for Cornering Function you cannot change this with an updated vcds cable. Your BCM simply is not capable of that, period.
I tried these codings on my new VW High Up (non-bluemotion) and cornering function/coming home do not work. I get the same "out of range" error for the cornering. They've clearly changed something in the newer models.
I also found something on a Dutch Up forum about cornering/coming home function only working on the bluemotion models due to the way the lights are wired.
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Thats nothing really on the oil considering running in.
Take care, and all the best now.
Thanks - yeah, I'm not really concerned about the oil, although it's the first VAG that I've ever had to top up at all between services
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I would be expecting it to tell you about now.
It was probably set on the PDI last year at 372 Days or 9,400 miles. How many miles have you done?
Just over 6000. I've not been well this year and have been working from home a lot so have done far less than I expected. I've been doing a lot more town driving than I expected, too. I've had to add about 1.5 litres of oil since new.
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I got my new vRS estate on the 1st March last year but it's not warning me that a service is due. I went into the Service menu on the MFD and it says that the service is due in less than 30 days. Previous VAG cars have warned me when I switch the ignition on.
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No, Platin Grey is "platinum" grey, a lighter shade - somewhere between silver and the regular darker grey metallic.
No, they are different names for the same colour. Mine is Steel Grey according to Skoda UK, Platin Grey according to the factory. Platin Grey is not mentioned in any of the UK brochures or website.
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It was indeed the ultrasonic unit - all is now well.
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