Hi everyone! 

Got my new (well, 09) Superb 4x4 170 today. She's lovely! 

But... 

3 x problems (possibly connected) 

1. Factory Columbus was doing the endless re-boot thing (Rustynuts has kindly offered to fix it) The dealer included a new A-sure W7 system that I'll remove after Rustynuts fix cos it's cheap tat. My mate fitted it because I'm a know-nothing. All connectors fitted OK (apparently) and it comes on and all that. 

Problems... 

A. Cannot get any sound out of it. (the car has the upgraded speakers by the way if that makes any difference)

B. Satnav cannot find a GPS signal

C. Amber airbag warning light has come on + "Airbag Fault" in the matrix display (the connection to the passenger airbag "off" warning light was disconnected and then reconnected) 

 

Any ideas? 

Should I be worried? 

 

Best

Rob (Trenchman) 

Congrats 

 

B they are well know for having issues with the shark fin aerial on the roof that supplies the gps signal. Replacement small puck aerial can be had for under £5 ish on ebay and are a doddle to fit. But, would be worth waiting for original stereo fix maybe, might be a missing or mixed up connector on the cheapy 

 

C when the surround around the stereo is removed, the cable for the light will cause your error if it is unplugged while power to the car (battery not disconnected). Simple fix for anyone with the tools, or a reader plugged in to diags port and Bluetooth to your phone. Then can use a free trial of carista to clear the fault code.

Thanks for the tips Andy. It's very much appreciated for this Skoda first-timer. 

Always had ancient and Venerable Toyota Landcruisers (and a 1966 Buick Gran Sport 400 currently awaiting restoration) so I'm used to very lo-tech stuff! 

The car is a revelation. It's brilliant! 

 

Trenchman

Upgraded sound system doesn't like aftermarket head unit. Think you need to disconnect car battery for 30 mins iirc

27 minutes ago, rover220 said:

Upgraded sound system doesn't like aftermarket head unit. Think you need to disconnect car battery for 30 mins iirc

Thanks Rover, I'll give that a whirl tomorrow. 

 

1 hour ago, Trenchman said:

Thanks for the tips Andy. It's very much appreciated for this Skoda first-timer. 

Always had ancient and Venerable Toyota Landcruisers (and a 1966 Buick Gran Sport 400 currently awaiting restoration) so I'm used to very lo-tech stuff! 

The car is a revelation. It's brilliant! 

 

Trenchman

You're welcome.

 

If it's any consolation I had exactly the same two issues with my car and got the info from others on here!

2 hours ago, a666andy said:

Congrats 

 

B they are well know for having issues with the shark fin aerial on the roof that supplies the gps signal. Replacement small puck aerial can be had for under £5 ish on ebay and are a doddle to fit. But, would be worth waiting for original stereo fix maybe, might be a missing or mixed up connector on the cheapy 

 

C when the surround around the stereo is removed, the cable for the light will cause your error if it is unplugged while power to the car (battery not disconnected). Simple fix for anyone with the tools, or a reader plugged in to diags port and Bluetooth to your phone. Then can use a free trial of carista to clear the fault code.

The airbag fault only happens if the ignition is turned on while the lamp is unplugged. Ignition on is what powers up all the control modules, and when they'll throw any faults like that.

4 hours ago, a666andy said:

Congrats 

 

B they are well know for having issues with the shark fin aerial on the roof that supplies the gps signal. Replacement small puck aerial can be had for under £5 ish on ebay and are a doddle to fit. But, would be worth waiting for original stereo fix maybe, might be a missing or mixed up connector on the cheapy 

 

C when the surround around the stereo is removed, the cable for the light will cause your error if it is unplugged while power to the car (battery not disconnected). Simple fix for anyone with the tools, or a reader plugged in to diags port and Bluetooth to your phone. Then can use a free trial of carista to clear the fault code.

Thanks to a666andy and rover220 I have some of my problems ecplained/solved. 

1. Have used the GPS aerial that came with the new unit and Satnav now works. 

2. Yes, passenger airbag warning light was disconnected while ignition on. Will get it wiped at some point in near future. 

2 hours ago, chimaera said:

The airbag fault only happens if the ignition is turned on while the lamp is unplugged. Ignition on is what powers up all the control modules, and when they'll throw any faults like that.

Thanks Chimaera. 

You were bang on the money. 

4 hours ago, rover220 said:

Upgraded sound system doesn't like aftermarket head unit. Think you need to disconnect car battery for 30 mins iirc

Thanks to a666andy and rover220 I have some of my problems explained/solved. 

1. Will try battery disconnect tomorrow. 

Is there anything I should know? (codes; resets; warnings, etc) 

If you'd sent me your Columbus on Monday it'd be back with you today. If you're not gonna keep the non standard unit in then don't waste any time on it.

2 minutes ago, Rustynuts said:

If you'd sent me your Columbus on Monday it'd be back with you today. If you're not gonna keep the non standard unit in then don't waste any time on it.

Hi Rustynuts, 

Jeez - that is a rapid turnaround! Can you tell me where to send and I'll fire it off tomorrow. 

Many, many thanks. 

Trenchman (Rob) 

Just to say thanks to everyone who gave me advice. 

 

Disconnecting the battery for 30 mins magically manifested sound from the speakers. 

My original Columbus is off to Rustynuts tomorrow. As Rustynuts pointed out I've probably wasted my time since this A-sure unit will be swapped out next week. The battery fix didn't cost time, money or effort and at least I'll have tunes in the (short) meantime. 

 

Trenchman