Has anyone fitted an Amundsen+ ? do I need VCDS thingy?

Yes, you should have someone make sure it's correctly coded for your car.

if i want GPS DAB and BT what RNS No do i need?

OEM satnav units include:

- Amundsen (RNS-310)

- Amundsen+ (RNS-315)

- Columbus (RNS-510)

 

No Amundsen units have DAB or BT built in.

The Amundsen+  is more interesting as only some have both BT and DAB, you'll need to check.

No Columbus units have BT and only some will have DAB.

 

To check the Amundsen+ or Columbus has DAB, look for a black Fakra connector on the rear.

To check the Amundsen+ has BT, look for a sticker on the unit with the MAC address. If the MAC address is 00:00:00:00:00:00 is does not have BT.

All three units can support BT via a separate BT module.

This claims to do it all

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291840355214?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Id try an Android item but my last one suffered from alternator whine

BTW, the lad (in his al the bells and whistles SE Ambition) says hes got some traffic message service? (not RDS) ...whats that?

This claims to do it all

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291840355214?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Certainly has a DAB connector, can't see if it's got BT as there isn't a suitably high resolution image of the stickers on it. As the seller says it does you should be fine.

 

BTW, the lad (in his al the bells and whistles SE Ambition) says hes got some traffic message service? (not RDS) ...whats that?

 

I think he is referring to TMC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_message_channel

My last unit had built in BT, just wondering if my new one has, and its being interfeared with by the BT unit under my seat, quit posably why my samsung wont connect HHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

My last unit had built in BT, just wondering if my new one has, and its being interfeared with by the BT unit under my seat, quit posably why my samsung wont connect HHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

told you mine connects ok but if i want to have it on a network after car use it has to be without getting SMS on the MFD by denying the car access to the sim or you have full connection and have to reboot the phone

Edited 26 September, 20169 yr by lichfielddriver