14 plate vRS second service

[harrysprout]

Evenin',

 

My 14 plate Petrol vRS is in for it's second service at just over 15K. Can I expect 'owt in the way of firmware upgrades or new maps on the Amundsen/Canton set up? Will this firmware improve the sound, as I find Canton a bit of a let down tbh. Will I have to pay for the firmware upgrade? I know the maps should be free, but will the dealership do it? Really can't be arsed upgrading the maps after I did it last time, complete pain.

 

I have also noticed that the drivers seat seems to shift laterally, ever so slightly when cornering, like the seat chassis is moving in the rails. Anybody encountered this??

 

Cheers All.

[octavianestate]

I doubt firmware updates will cure hardware performance issues. The amundsen is also poor too compared with any other car I have driven. Maybe better designed pre-amp and power amps would have helped. They don't need running in either unless your canton has a valve amplifier.

Higher Sampling rates of music will help improve your audio quality somewhat but there is no substitution for good hardware design and quality component selection.

[harrysprout]

All mp 3's on my card are 320. Anything lossless is frankly pointless, unless you are sitting in a Maybach or a Rolls Royce. Some stuff on my phone is uncompressed and it's still very average in the sound department. I have to have to sub on 10 to get any fullness and warmth to the sound. I had the misfortune of sitting in the back of it the other day whilst the Canton was on and it was a really unpleasant audio experience. Just a dull muddy plodding thump with no attack or control, overwhelming any other frequencies. Dreadful :-( Now I know why my kids are always complaining about earache. Shifting the sound focus cures it a little I suppose. But it's still nowhere near as good as the standard set up on the MK II, which despite it's limitations had at least a semblance of a cohesive balanced soundstage. 

[JohnMorr]

Disagree. The Amundsen/Canton is well-balanced, without the exaggerated bass of the Mk. 2 which gave male voices an unnatural boom. Also, the Mk. 2 tweeters were angled towards the front seats, which pulled the balance wildly towards the driver or passenger - as the driver I had to set the balance to +5 left to get a central image. By contrast the Mk. 3 tweeters fire across the car and (combined with the centre speaker on the Canton) give a decent sound-stage. Agree that even with the so-called subwoofer at max the bass could do with a bit more welly, but overall a pretty good system. That said, the sound system on our 2009 Smart FourTwo takes a bit of beating. There's a proper woofer under the driver's seat (woofers go down to 50Hz, subwoofers down to 20 Hz) and the tweeters fire upwards into each side of the windscreen, so giving a really good soundstage.

What I haven't yet worked out on our 2015 L&K is whether you can dial in compression to the DAB radio, which I know is technically feasible with DAB and would be very useful with high ambient noise, and whether the volume can be set to adjust automatically with speed - which was the case with our Mk. 2 Symphony. Ah well, I suppose I'll just have to consult the manuals ...

[andyvee]

If you are feeling brave you can update the firmware on the Amundsen yourself

[aldouk]

I had a seat issue on my passenger seat. It was like a thudding noise. Wasn't moving that much mind.

Dealer took out the seat and put it back in making sure everything was tightened.

[harrysprout]

If you are feeling brave you can update the firmware on the Amundsen yourself

What is the gain? is it worth it?? 

[andyvee]

Don't know as I don't have Amundsen. What version are you on now?

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[harrysprout]

Don't know as I don't have Amundsen. What version are you on now?

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Have to have a look.