Columbus

[bill2]

Hi guys i am having a bit of trouble with skoda they are saying the Columbus will take 2-4 minutes to start up{.from the first start in the morning}

the Columbus in my last superb did not take this long. can i ask all you guys out there to tell me exactly how long your unit takes from start to finish please.

i can then print this off and show them this to try to sort this out.

thanks. ps for the rest of the day it starts within 30 sec

bill

[PowerMalc]

Mine usually takes about 30 to 60 seconds.

The phone connects normally within 10 to 15 seconds and shows it connected on the Columbus screen

[Kevlock]

Mine usually takes about 30 to 60 seconds.

The phone connects normally within 10 to 15 seconds and shows it connected on the Columbus screen

+1

[Camberley_Chris]

Mine also, never as long as 2 minutes. If I start the car as I get in Columbus is fully active by the time I've got my seat belt on.

[Departed]

From switching on, through "Welcome on Board" screen, to music is <10 seconds. If I then immediately press "Nav" I get the "Navigation Starting Up" message, then around 10 seconds later I'm ready to enter a destination. By this time my mobile is also paired and ready to use. At any other time, Nav is available instantly.

Ray

[ddyer79]

From switching on, through "Welcome on Board" screen, to music is <10 seconds. If I then immediately press "Nav" I get the "Navigation Starting Up" message, then around 10 seconds later I'm ready to enter a destination. By this time my mobile is also paired and ready to use. At any other time, Nav is available instantly.

Ray

+1, timed my today and almost identical timings ......

[Guest]

From switching on, through "Welcome on Board" screen, to music is <10 seconds. If I then immediately press "Nav" I get the "Navigation Starting Up" message, then around 10 seconds later I'm ready to enter a destination. By this time my mobile is also paired and ready to use. At any other time, Nav is available instantly.

Ray

+1 After this initial start up time any other start up even after parking for a few hours gives almost instant Nav.

[bill2]

thanks for the replys guys, if you can keep them coming i need as many as possible to take to skoda .

i tried mine this morning from first start in the morning took at least 3 minutes thats after getting it back from skoda and them saying it started just as quick as the two new ones they had in the showroom.

bill

[SimonK]

Before mine was stolen (twice!!) they used to take less than a minute..I now have an aftermarket solution with removeable screen..

[SkodaTC]

In the morning my Columbus can take up to about a minute, sometimes longer before becoming fully active (for nav, changing music tracks etc). I have about 50% of the HDD full of music, a DVD in the drive and a 2GB memory card in the slot - I wonder if what's in the head unit has any bearing on this? June 2010 Columbus with whatever software was on it when new.

[Gizmo]

From switching on, through "Welcome on Board" screen, to music is <10 seconds. If I then immediately press "Nav" I get the "Navigation Starting Up" message, then around 10 seconds later I'm ready to enter a destination. By this time my mobile is also paired and ready to use. At any other time, Nav is available instantly.

Ray

Pretty much spot on with mine also

[darren tt]

From switching on, through "Welcome on Board" screen, to music is <10 seconds. If I then immediately press "Nav" I get the "Navigation Starting Up" message, then around 10 seconds later I'm ready to enter a destination. By this time my mobile is also paired and ready to use. At any other time, Nav is available instantly.

Ray

+1, less than a minute,

[bill2]

hi darren

thanks for the reply, is that time from first start in the morning.

bill