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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting
There may be times when you suspect that your VDO Dayton Navigation
System is not functioning as you expect it to. Before calling for service please
read the operating instructions and check the following list. You may find that
an apparent malfunction can easily be rectified.
Symptoms
Error message on the display.
Navigation function not
available.
After some time of normal
operation, the system switches
off.
"Guidance" option can not be
selected from the main control
menu.
System plans no route
although a destination was
entered.
Guidance is not precise.
System reacts very slowly to
data entries or calculates very
slowly.
Number of received satellites
in info screen "i3 GPS
Position" is zero.
Guidance advice not audible.
Only "Stand-by" can be
selected in the main control
menu after switching on the
ignition.
Display shows "Please insert
CD" or "Please insert correct
CD"
Map CD is ejected
unintentionally without
pressing the W key.
Not possible to store address
in the address book.
Entered relocation junction is
not accepted during car
position input.
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Possible cause / Remedy
Turn on the ignition.
Ignition already turned on:
Turn off the ignition for about 40 seconds.
Turn on the ignition again.
Turn on the radio.
Press the NAV key on the radio.
At extreme high or low temperatures the built-in protection circuit
switches off the system automatically.
Operation of the system is resumed as soon as the temperature returns
to a normal level.
Make sure that you entered a destination address.
Car is not on a digitized road.
Drive in the direction of the displayed arrow to a digitized road.
Inaccuracy of a max. of 100 ft. is within the limit. If you frequently
discover greater inaccuracy, contact an authorized service center.
You are in a very densely digitized area. The navigation system has to
read a large amount of data from the CD-ROM.
Make sure the GPS aerial is not covered by any objects.
Drive outdoors, if you are in a garage, a car park or a tunnel.
Make sure that the Volume is not set to minimum.
Wait a few seconds until the system has initialized (options appear in
highlighted letters).
Make sure that an appropriate CD is inserted with the printed side
facing up in the navigation computer.
Did you insert the map CD in the CD player of the radio?
Make sure that the map CD is inserted in the CD player of the
navigation computer.
The CD might be dirty.
Try to clean the CD with a special CD cleaning fluid.
Address book is full.
Delete one or more entries no longer required.
Not all junctions you can enter with the "keyboard" are suitable for
relocation.
Select a junction with the list option.
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