Draining battery, sat nav issue

Richy · 23rd January 2011, 14:27

As i suspected with my new car the sat nav is not shutting down, i have now got a flat battery. I have read a few posts about this and i am currently messing around in the back of the car trying to see what to disconnect. Near the spare wheel there are two units, one on offside and one on nearside, there is also the nav system fixed on the offside rear inner panel of the car. Can someone please tell me which needs to be disconnected to stop the battery drain.
Many thanks
Paul

Greeners · 23rd January 2011, 14:38

It's the black unit by the off side rear wing.

Follow the procedure below, and if the light is still on after 2 minutes, then I'm afraid it's stuffed.

Richy · 23rd January 2011, 15:17

Thanks Greeners, thought it would be but wanted to confirm. In the meantime i did the battery disconnect and the sat nav seems to be shutting down fine now, shuts down after approx 1 min. Well i say shuts down...the red light goes out but if you look into the space where the disc slides in there is another light flashing very quickly, any ideas as to what this could be?
Thanks again
Paul

denis · 23rd January 2011, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richy

Thanks Greeners, thought it would be but wanted to confirm. In the meantime i did the battery disconnect and the sat nav seems to be shutting down fine now, shuts down after approx 1 min. Well i say shuts down...the red light goes out but if you look into the space where the disc slides in there is another light flashing very quickly, any ideas as to what this could be?
Thanks again
Paul

Could be to do with the reading of the disc. A comparison check with somebody would be a start to see if everybody has an internal flashing light inside the unit. Otherwise you may be back to square one!!! Possibly a funny question - are you seeing this internal light with or without a disc inserted??? I can do a comp/check for you tomorrow.

Richy · 23rd January 2011, 18:58

It is without any disc inserted, it keeps spitting the disc out.
Many thanks Denis

Paul

denis · 24th January 2011, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richy

It is without any disc inserted, it keeps spitting the disc out.
Many thanks Denis

Paul

If you are sure the disc is OK then I would say that you have answered your own question. Sounds like the unit is on the blink (xcuse the pun!!)

23rd January 2011, 14:27	#1
Richy Loves to post Contempory V6 2.5 Tourer Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Draining battery, sat nav issue As i suspected with my new car the sat nav is not shutting down, i have now got a flat battery. I have read a few posts about this and i am currently messing around in the back of the car trying to see what to disconnect. Near the spare wheel there are two units, one on offside and one on nearside, there is also the nav system fixed on the offside rear inner panel of the car. Can someone please tell me which needs to be disconnected to stop the battery drain. Many thanks Paul

23rd January 2011, 14:38	#2
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	It's the black unit by the off side rear wing. Follow the procedure below, and if the light is still on after 2 minutes, then I'm afraid it's stuffed. __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

23rd January 2011, 15:17	#3
Richy Loves to post Contempory V6 2.5 Tourer Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Thanks Greeners, thought it would be but wanted to confirm. In the meantime i did the battery disconnect and the sat nav seems to be shutting down fine now, shuts down after approx 1 min. Well i say shuts down...the red light goes out but if you look into the space where the disc slides in there is another light flashing very quickly, any ideas as to what this could be? Thanks again Paul

23rd January 2011, 18:58	#5
Richy Loves to post Contempory V6 2.5 Tourer Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	It is without any disc inserted, it keeps spitting the disc out. Many thanks Denis Paul