I3 keeps losing satallite signal

JohnWB · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 83

We have a Garmin i3 which has worked fine for the last year. However the last 2 times we have used it has started loosing the satallite signal while driving along. Does anyone have any idea why this should have started happening. The unit has been running on batteries and in the same car (Peugeot 206)

PaulB2005 · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

Peugeot 206 - does this have the Anthermic (blue-ish heat reflective) windscreen?

When you loose the signal is it in places where there was no problem before?

Did you let it get a fix on the satellites before you started your journey?

JohnWB · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 83

PaulB2005 · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

Hmm. Possibly a fault in the unit. Did it coincide with bumps or pot holes or corners at all??

Has the unit been dropped recently?

Does it say (voice) "Lost Satellite Reception"?

PowerLee · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

A lot of the higher spec 206s do have an anthermic windscreen according to the wonderful Pug parts cd rom.

For you 206 hatchback owners out there you have a choice of 6 different windscreens to pick from, 2 of them normal & the other 4 anthermic.
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sunstrip_steve · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 126

What firmware is it running? Have you upgraded it. I found that on 3.4 mind randomly says 'lost satellite reception', when i say randomly, normally when i go off the planned route, then it immediately says 'recalculating'.

but it still works ok

JohnWB · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 83

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject:

Try it on the ciggy power lead and see what happens.

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