Remove/Replace/Resolve E86 Sat Nav Unit

[bertiejaffa]

Hi All

I had a parasytic battery drain on my car which turned out to be the Sat Nav unit that was coming to life when the car was locked.

Removing fuse 49 resolved this issue, however it also stopped the Phone Bluetooth and stopped the screen from opening (thereby also stopping me from choosing radio channels, setting the clock etc etc).

I have therefore removed the unit and put the fuse back in. The phone bluetooth now works again and the screen rises but shows no information - I am guessing that the display comes from the unit?

So the question is, is there any other way to show information on the screen and select radio stations/set the clock etc (what do people without SatNav do? Do they even have the pop up screen?) or do I need to get a refurbished unit to install that ?

I am not bothered about having SatNav - I prefer WAZE but I would like to have the rest of the functionality

Thanks in advance, Bert

 

[pvr]

The MKIV unit is the computer and drives the screen so you will need that.

You can use any mkIV unit from Landrover, Mini, X3 or Z4

 

[bertiejaffa]

Thanks PVR - I have disconnected the unit for now and left the fuse in to see what happens with the voltage on the battery - I can't imagine that the bluetooth brain (wherever that is) could be responsible for the battery drain but will see and if all is well I will purchase another DVD MK4 drive.

 

[markplant]

You can get the head unit from a non nav car an that has the small display on the unit

 

[markplant]

An if you don't want the screen to pop up it can be unplugged via the access panel below the heater controls

 

[bertiejaffa]

Thanks - that might be the way I go