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Intermittent satnav issue

Post by Cookieuk » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:38 pm

I get intermittent issue with my satnav.

Some days i will get into the car and the tmc on the monitor is red, and if i go into the navigation option it says something about inserting the dvd.

Other times it works absolutley fine.

Anyone else have/had this problem?

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Re: Intermittent satnav issue

Post by Sanj » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:41 pm

Is the disc OEM? Or a copy?
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Re: Intermittent satnav issue

Post by Cookieuk » Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:28 pm

Its one from eurosatnav

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Re: Intermittent satnav issue

Post by pvr » Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:08 pm

Copies are known to cause issues. Try the oem for a bit.
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Re: Intermittent satnav issue

Post by Cookieuk » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:57 pm

Cheers, I had a little search for the original DVD and cant find it anywhere!

I have had a look on fleabay but not sure which one to get. Any suggestions? 53 plate pre facelift.

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Re: Intermittent satnav issue

Post by X5Sport » Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:46 pm

I think you can only buy the OEM DVDs from a BMW Dealer. They're around the £175 to £200 mark.

Check whether there are any issues with Classic FM in your area as they carry the TMC data. No Classic FM means no TMC. I had issues a few years back when there was some engineering work underway and the local tranmitter was on low power. The car kept losing the signal and the TMC flag went red.

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