columbus sat nav in skoda superb not working

[lali]

my sat nav lights up with jus the welcome to skoda on it but the whole media has died can anyone help please

[Stupotpat]

Hi Lali,

My wife read in another forum that it just needs to be "re-booted". Essentially, the Columbus is just a big HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and like any computer needs to be shut down and started again ocaisionally. As to how you do this I don't know, but a local dealer or specialist should be able to help.

Found this : "Don't forget you can reboot it on the go by holding down the rew, fwd and "i" buttons next to the CD slot. "

Also this link could be useful for updating the firmware

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f78/firmware-updates-european-rns510-units-70579.html#post799562

[Matt Pez]

If you presss the top 4 small buttons simultaneously, the unit will re-boot after a few seconds delay. If this does not work, sometimes re-installing the firmware works but if that fails and the unit is effectively bricked, the only option is new hdd or complete new unit. Mine did this and ended up with a new unit, at a cost of £2,400, fortunately, SUK and the lease company shared the costs as it was 3.5 years old when this happened. There are various threads on here explaining how to switch the hdd and re-load firmware if your dealer can't help or if you want to try a diy fix to save some cash.

[pdrisc]

my sat nav lights up with jus the welcome to skoda on it but the whole media has died can anyone help please

 

Exactly the same issue happened to me last autumn on my 58 Superb.

 

I read all the forums here for assistance and in the end took it to Skoda in Newport SW. They charged me an hours labour (£100ish) and reinstalled the firmware. That also put the post codes search option in for me as well.

 

i decided that it was not worth risking putting the FW on myself and damaging the unit.

[KBPhoto]

There is a long thread in the Superb forum about this issue with various resolutions, but the reboot (<, > & i) usually works.

[lali]

I had to have a brand new one fitted after only 2 half years which I was not too happy about as it cost £800.

there is always something needs fixing on my car and it has been getting me down ever since I bought this car.

within a year I had to have new clutch and turbo and endless visits to the skoda garage (5 times) with the aircon blowing out hot air when it should have been blowing cold air as I had air con on still not rectified this when it was under warranty so still have the same problem.

 

new water coolant

new fan

new belt

cv joints forever being fixed

endless bulbs blowing all the time

now something else has gone which is the sensor for the fuel and is going to cost £225 to get repaired. How do you know you are dealing with the correct part to be fixed when it is a computer telling you what is wrong all the time, perhaps its something else causing the problems.

sorry I am a lady driver so no technical with cars

 

fedup of getting ripped off by mechanics too as they all charge different.

 

anyways thank you for all your replies but wanted to ask if anyone know how much this sensor is for the fuel. (it is saying the fuel is too rich so the engine management lights keeps coming on all the time)

 

[southbourne]

Hi All

I had my superb satnav unit go awol and was not wanting to flog out big money for a new unit so I got a retrofit radio and CD player fitted for £132 and I shall rely on my garmin if I want to go anywhere.   The point of my post is that when I got the old unit home I took it apart down to the last little bit and examined it for any visible faults. I found that the backing on one of the motherboard chips had fractured.   It looked to me like a split caused by heat build up.   I have had some experience with computers and know that heat will kill a lap top or desk top machine over time if it is not ventilated. The unit had  (in my opinion) a very small extractor fan and a little heat sink.   This is probably adequate if the unit is in the open but confined in the dash board where very little air circulates is asking for a problem.   Just a thought but it would explain why these units expire around the three to five year mark, depending on the cars usage. 

[Cown]

That is what happens when you make quantity over quality. 

[Jamesdhannah]

Straight back to the dealer