Annoying SV satnav - any ideas?

[AndrewD]

So this Kenwood thing with an inbuilt Garmin satnav is bloody annoying. On a recent trip to Spa, not a cloud in the sky, it would often lose track of satellites, the screen then went blank for about half a minute before coming back online. Not what you want if circumnavigating the Strasbourg ring road, or going through Saarbrucken.

I can live with the fact that it isn't a proper "plumbed in" satnav (though really, Lambo, you're taking the piss) but why does it "black out" instead of continuing to show the map at your last location?

I assume this is the same for Murci/LP640 owners. Any advice?

Thanks!

PS. Obviously all is forgiven when you press the loud pedal!

[andrew.]

rtfm yp

[AndrewD]

How rude!

[andrew.]

thankyou

[aclasslimos]

I think i have the same unit in my Gallardo,i have put a extra little black receiver box in the centre of the dash right near the windscreen its looks ok most people don't even notice it but it never has lost its signal hope this helps.

Edited by aclasslimos on Wednesday 5th August 21:48

[andrew.]

aclasslimos said:

I think i have the same unit in mine, i have put a extra little black receiver box in the centre of the dash right near the windscreen its looks ok most people don't even notice it but it never has lost its signal hope this helps.

is that why you couldn't find hedingham on sunday ?

[aclasslimos]

Did you miss me,i got home from work at 4.00am Sunday morning did not get up until 11.00am sunday so it was too late to come down and it was p-ssing down here, but it looked a very nice day at headingham castle

[traxx]

I've not had that on mine, probably a fault

but what I do sometimes get when playing the ipod is the screen goes blue with "no parking" written on it
To get back to the ipod control I have to go back via the SRC screen
Anyone else had that problem?

I also think the radio reception could be a lot better

[AndrewD]

Thanks Doug - it is going for the 2500km service tomorrow so I will get it checked. I've not had any "no parking" events with the ipod - yet. Not used the radio either

[Jules360]

Good to see the Germans engineering in some Italian character!!

[AndrewD]

Jules360 said:

Good to see the Germans engineering in some Italian character!!

See "loud pedal" comment above

[munch997]

AndrewD said:

Thanks Doug - it is going for the 2500km service tomorrow so I will get it checked. I've not had any "no parking" events with the ipod - yet. Not used the radio either

who needs a radio when you have that engine sound!!

[marcusjames]

Buy a 430.

[AndrewD]

marcusjames said:

Buy a 430.

Shouldn't you be helping your wife unpack?

[jeremyc]

AndrewGilly, your Superleggover doesn't seem to have popped up for sale at a dealer anywhere. Did someone snaffle it immediately?

[AndrewD]

Here it is:

http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from...

[jeremyc]

AndrewD said:

Here it is:

http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from...

Want.

Please can you significantly devalue the Swiss Franc over the next couple of weeks.

Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 6th August 20:49

[AndrewD]

jeremyc said:

AndrewD said:

Here it is:

http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from...

Want.

Please can you significantly devalue the Swiss Franc over the next couple of weeks.

Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 6th August 20:49

I reckon he'd do a deal