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RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:14 pm
by Smaccies Breakfast
Hi you lot,
My brother's RNS-e has decided not to play CD's any more. Are there any common fixes, or is it a new head unit?
I don't think he has a multichanger, it's the slot that has died.
Ta
SB
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:10 am
by Timster
Has he been using "copied" nav disks ?
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:51 am
by PetrolDave
TimsterRS4 wrote:Has he been using "copied" nav disks ?
+1
Using copied map DVDs makes the laser work harder, and it's a not uncommon problem for that to cause it to overheat and fail.
Audi don't supply parts for the RNS-E but over on
www.audiforum.us members like Haaggie and rabbit can supply replacements (and fitting instructions).
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:07 am
by PeteS4
For a DIY replacement of the laser, look here:
http://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... 9&t=262031
Although, I think you need to be fairly technically minded to do it!
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:02 pm
by mark758
These chaps will pop you in a new dvd drive for £240.
http://www.vwcruise.com/Audi-VW-Sat-Nav ... rvice.html
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:41 pm
by Smaccies Breakfast
Thanks guys. I think he's on the original OEM disk, will ask him to check. Either way, nice to know it's fixable without having to buy a stolen RNS-E from ebay - no way any of us are funding thieving scum.
Re: RNS-E not reading disks
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:35 pm
by PetrolDave
Smaccies Breakfast wrote:nice to know it's fixable without having to buy a stolen RNS-E from ebay
Not all the RNS-E's on eBay are stolen - Audi have a refurbishment site for their electronics in Lithuania.