MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Dannyboi#722 on July 26, 2017, 04:27:33 pm
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Retro fitting rns510 radio to my mk5 gti 57 plate wondering weather somebody could tell me if it's going to cause a battery drainage problems? beacause after read a couple of things on here so would really appreciate it, If anybody could point message in the right direction thanks
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When you say 57 plate. Does this mean the car is from 2005 / 7 month?
If yes I'm pretty sure you need a new canbus gateway.
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57 is late 2007.
I had an RCD510DAB fitted to my 07 (early 2007) and didn't need to change it.
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Get someone with vcds to scan it to tell u the part number or fit the rns and if you get battery drain then you know it needs changing
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If your car is a 2007 it won't need changing.
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Thanks guys really appreciate your help.
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It also depends on the revision of RNS510. The later ones can have the battery drain fix done internally with a software tweak. Mine is a version 'Q' with the tweak, and no draining issues. Left it in Gatwick for 2 weeks and it fired right up :happy2:
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Take a look at these pages and see what Canbus you are going to need. The later unmodified revisions of RNS510 firmware above 2660 will give you a battery drain issue if your can-bus is K or earlier. The critical change over year was 2007 so just do a little checking against what you have.
https://www.my-gti.com/1101/upgrading-2nd-generation-radios-rcd-300-rcd-500-to-3rd-generation-rcd-210-rcd-310-rns-310-rcd-510-power-drain-issue (https://www.my-gti.com/1101/upgrading-2nd-generation-radios-rcd-300-rcd-500-to-3rd-generation-rcd-210-rcd-310-rns-310-rcd-510-power-drain-issue)
https://www.my-gti.com/3983/volkswagen-rns-510-hardware-and-software-firmware-versions (https://www.my-gti.com/3983/volkswagen-rns-510-hardware-and-software-firmware-versions)
As @Pudding (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=10733) said some enterprising people have modified the firmware to code out the issue but you will need a little bit of research. Some revisions of canbus L will work but its hit and miss due to the specific L revision. Anything above this *should* be fine but there are more expert people on here than me who can confirm :smiley:
Rip.
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Aye. I bought an updated CANBUS and that was more hassle than it was worth, so refitted the original box. Bought a newer 510 off the bay and the seller asked if I wanted the internal BD tweak done, which would remove the need for a gateway update. Yeah, why not, go ahead!
I can't remember the ebay shop, but from his English I'm guessing East European, and obviously a ton of 510s available over there due to the terrible driving.