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Dave_C

My wife's Polo has a Kenwood fitted. It is a lot of trouble: we had to pester the dealer to get a booster from Kenwood to receive traffic info, and the map updates are expensive and difficult to obtain. If you go the Kenwood route make sure the unit is mounted in a place where the SD card slot is ...

Dave_C

RUM4MO wrote: Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:54 pmEdit:- now it could just be that this design mess up is only showing up in wetter areas of the UK, ie places up North where you and I reside!

Not true - I'm in one of the driest spots in Cambridgeshire.

Dave_C

We have a booster fitted, and it works very well. Kenwood would only supply it to a dealer so we got it via a warranty claim.

This is the email we received from [email protected]:

Unfortunately this is not a part that can be purchased.

We supply this part, on an ad-hoc basis, to VW ...

Dave_C

I've googled "conc brew" but can't find a definition. What do you mean? :)

We don't worry what petrol we put in as long as it is 95 ron. Round here the choice is Shell, BP, Esso or Morrisons. They all seems to perform equally well.
Morrisons is typically 2p or 3p per litre cheaper than the others,

Dave_C

PeterWestSussex wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:36 pm
SRGTD wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:35 pm... and this is not as annoying as the driver in front at night who keeps foot on foot brake so I get full glare of rear red lights ...
If you want to use Stop/Start in a DSG model you have no choice!

I prefer the way golf buggies work - the engine restarts when you press the accelerator.

Dave_C

If you are paying £12 per day it's not a courtesy car, it's a rental!

My wife had similar problems in her Smart Car. After 13 weeks investigation (with Mercedes themselves involved at the later stages) the only cure was a replacement head unit.

Dave_C

There has been some chat about this in the Skoda Fabia forum. (Our Fabia fobs appear identical to our Polo ones.)

The batteries that fit OK are apparently 2025, 2026, and 2032. The 2032 is a little thicker because it has a slightly higher capacity.

Dave_C

Yesterday evening I had to drive along a busy country road in the fens in the 2016 Polo. There was a lot of mud on the road after the recent snow/thaw and there was a continuous stream of traffic coming the other way. At times it was almost impossible to see the verge or the centre line against the ...

Dave_C

The plot thickens, Garmin tell me that an update is available: City Navigator® Europe NTU 2017-Kenwood MSD
Kenwood acknowledge this but say it is not available online. I contacted my local Kenwood Dealer - he hasn't got it and can't get it!

Garmin also tell me "This is the last available mapping ...

Dave_C

My wife's GVN60 is now reporting that the maps are out of date, with a link to the Garmin web page. When I visit that I discover that there is no update available yet!

Dave_C

My wife had a year's free insurance with VW when she bought it new. The renewal premium with VW was more than twice as much as Churchill, her precious insurer. Check around!

Dave_C

iichel wrote: Fri May 19, 2017 10:41 am click

Many thanks!

Dave_C

What video?

Dave_C

@Philmar: I contacted Kenwood this morning and requested the Part Number. This was the response:

Unfortunately this is not a part that can be purchased. We supply this part, on an ad-hoc basis, to VW dealerships (at their request) if they have an issue with poor TMC reception.

So it looks as ...

Dave_C

The dealer has asked Kenwood for the part number and is waiting for them to get back.

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