Audi A4 GPS NAV+-RNSE and TMC

diamondtron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 1

Hi..please i need some help as i recently bought the new Audi A4 with new GPS RNS-E with 2005 DVD rom (navteq map), and enable TMC...but unfortunatey i can't receive any traffic messages, even if i am on classic fm. TMC is unavailable in my new car ! Crying or Very sad

Please any info ?

Thanks for your help

swing · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: Audi A4 GPS NAV+-RNSE and TMC

ivor · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2005 Posts: 1

I also have a brand new Audi without TMC. Audi say that I will be getting a new DVD within the month with TMC activated... Evil or Very Mad

Contact your dealer

Darren · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:36 am Post subject:

As stated, to receive TMC you need both a TMC enabled receiver and a TMC enabled Map disk.
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johnboyle · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 3

I had a surprise today! (good!)

I too have an new model A4 with the DVD GPS. The TMC has been inoperative since new and AUDI say it will become available in the summer, BUT...

This afternoon the red crossed out TMC on the dash turned green (without the cross) and the blanked out TMC on the SatNav Screen became live. but only for a few minutes. It came back twice more for short periods.

I was driving at the tme so it was difficult to fiddle arounf but I went to 'info' 'setup' 'source' 'pref. station' and on selecting this was presented with TWO options, AUTO (as usual) and another station which was identified as (something like) RTN 3. No data semed to have been transmitted. This was in the area of Blackburn & Clitheroe, Lancs.

Perhaps the system is being tested prior to introduction?

Darren · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Sadly it's more likely that it picked up a continental or Eire station broadcsting TMC, the weather is just right for some long range skip. Some countries don't charge for TMC and so your unit would happily process TMC data in those countries.
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johnboyle · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 3

Oh Well, never mind. I enjoyed it while it lasted though! Green is far prettier than Red!

That thought that it was foregign did pass through my mind, because I was driving on rising ground to the east of the Irish Sea, perhaps its come from EIRE?

DaveMatthews · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 221

If the display said "RTE" rather than "RTN" then, yes, this would be from Eire.

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johnboyle · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 3

No, it wasnt RTE. That thought also passeed through my mind with RTE being the radio/televisoin station over there.

Lets see if it happens again.

swing · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 10:27 am Post subject:

grayskull · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 1

I have an '01 Audi S6 with teh CD based SatNav. how would I go about getting the traffic info (if possible?) also, is there any way to get speed camera info on the system as well?

thanks,.

swing · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject:

anyoldusername · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 22, 2005 Posts: 1

The Audi DVD (A8, A6 and now A4) based maps supplied by Navteq have TMC active for various countires in mainland Europe; in general, UK cars with the DVD Nav show the TMC to be active, somewhat misleading as it isn't active in the UK. A deal was signed between Audi UK and RAC Traffic Master to provide this data to UK users back in May (if I remember correctly) this year; a new DVD disk is supposed to be available 'after November' 2005 which will make this data available.

If you purchased a car having been told the TMC worked in the UK (as I was; I asked the question explicitly) then you should insist on a free upgrade to the new DVD as the vehicle sold was not as specified.

CD based Nav systems (e.g. 2001 onwards A4 Navigation Plus) systems use Tele Atlas CDs; these have been available since 2004 with active TMC in the UK, the data is provided by ITIS.

Having used both Tele Atlas and Navteq maps in my current and previous Audis, where the CD only covers the UK, its route 'appropriateness' and accuracy, in my experience, is much better than the Navteq disks.

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