Problem with 997GT3 gen 1 sat nav

[jgoodwood]

Hope someone can help me with this one.. Was in Zurich on Saturday and despite being at home in leafy West Sussex, the car still I'm there.. Is there a GPS reset procedure or something else I can do to fix it? Cheers,
J

[curley]

I am afraid that this is a classic porsche problem .

You need to take the vehicle back to Zurich , disconnect the battery and reconnect , all should be well then

Good luck

[jgoodwood]

curley said:

I am afraid that this is a classic porsche problem .

You need to take the vehicle back to Zurich , disconnect the battery and reconnect , all should be well then

Good luck

Sod that. You must be joking?

[ttdan]

it's the only way I'm afraid.

[Martian O]

I had the same thing last week when I was in Germany. I have to go back to the Nurburgring ASAP to get it to reset itself........

[Pope]

Check the GPS status in the NAV menu, have you got any satellite reception? (how many satellites is the system picking up?)

If you've got reception check the MAP location setting - press MAP then press the right hand rotary knob to display the MAP location menu, check that the 'Location' icon is selected (if destination is selected uncheck it)

If you've got no satellite reception the GPS antenna or its co-axial lead may be damaged - have you had a windscreen fitted recently?

(Favourite 'miss' when the screen is replaced is to disconnect the lead before removing the trim, this damages the connector and / or the lead)

If you've got no reception, check the antenna connection - under the front lid, remove the battery cover and the passenger side scuttle trim next to that; the GPS antenna is situated under the scuttle trim above the pollen filter (next to the phone aerial) check the connector is secure.

[jgoodwood]

Thanks Pope.. All sorted now... I guess I should have read the manual !

Pope said:

Check the GPS status in the NAV menu, have you got any satellite reception? (how many satellites is the system picking up?)

If you've got reception check the MAP location setting - press MAP then press the right hand rotary knob to display the MAP location menu, check that the 'Location' icon is selected (if destination is selected uncheck it)

If you've got no satellite reception the GPS antenna or its co-axial lead may be damaged - have you had a windscreen fitted recently?

(Favourite 'miss' when the screen is replaced is to disconnect the lead before removing the trim, this damages the connector and / or the lead)

If you've got no reception, check the antenna connection - under the front lid, remove the battery cover and the passenger side scuttle trim next to that; the GPS antenna is situated under the scuttle trim above the pollen filter (next to the phone aerial) check the connector is secure.