Used PID issues

[dglut34]

I recently bought a PID for my citigo off ebay, but it seems that it came out of a seat car. I tried rebooting it, but still recognises it as a seat even when its plugged into my car. Does anyone have any ideas about how to properly restart it like new? I don't care too much about the seat logo screen, but when i try to use the ecotrainer, it says that it cannot be used because its not plugged into the original car. Also, it appears there may be more than one way to reset it, I just went to navigation - settings - factory settings and did it that way. Please help!!

Edited 27 April, 2016 by dglut34

[fabandy]

I have definitely read a thread here where someone bought a PID and did some sort of reset and it came up with the correct logo for the car it was in. However, the Skoda PID does not have the ecotrainer so it will probably not appear at all if you get it to show 'Skoda'. (I suppose it is in there somewhere - just not enabled for us). Sorry I can't be more help.

[ronime]

My current Garmin PID was originally supplied by SEAT. Download the Garmin Fresh app for your PC/Mac, connect the PID and then perform a full/factory reset via the Fresh application. The PID will then rebrand itself when it is installed in the car.

[peter3197]

I bought a VW Navigon PID. Put it in the car and it became a Skoda one automatically.

[dglut34]

Thanks for you all your responses, I had to restore the factory software on garmin fresh and eventually it became skoda, but all that was mildly pointless because as you said, ecotrainer doesn't even exist in skoda models! I wonder why that is, it seemed like a really useful tool. Oh well! Thanks for all your help.

[bluecar1]

somewhere on here there is a thread that tells you how to set the pid to VW and you get al the bluedrive economy app etc

[Stu308]

I did that a long while back. Found I never used it as kept looking at pid for gear changes etc. Got boring. Very boring.  

[Didescharlie]

Hi all

 

I've done what it says and downloaded the Fresh software. Device registered OK, backed it up OK, but the device restore option failed saying "device restore option not available for your device." it is a standard Navigon 70 from a 2013 Sport. Confused as the Fresh software PDF states my model is compatible??

[Didescharlie]

Anyone? I'm even more confused now as I performed the "reset factory settings" option directly on the PID without having to connect to a PC and it is now asking to select country and language just like when I first booted it up. So I'm assuming that all is OK.