Calling Dacia owners.

[gavroche]

Have you ever taken your Dacia on the Continent? When I took mine a few months ago, I couldn't get the Satnav to work in France. Any body knows why because the book says it should be working anywhere in Europe. What am I doing wrong?

 

[BoldonLad]

Have you ever taken your Dacia on the Continent? When I took mine a few months ago, I couldn't get the Satnav to work in France. Any body knows why because the book says it should be working anywhere in Europe. What am I doing wrong?

I don't know the answer, but...

when you say 'Couldn't get Satnav to work in France" do you mean:

unit was "dead" with no display

or

there was a message about missing map(s)

or

screen was illuminated, but blank

I ask, because, I once travelled to Hungary, (not in a Dacia) to find that, at that time, the "EU Maps" on my Tomtom Satnav did not include Hungary. Screen simply went blank. We managed with paper map, until trying to navigate Budapest we got hopelessly lost. Had to hail. a taxi, and follow it.

 

[gavroche]

The screen was working but when I tried to enter a destination, it just wouldn't accept it.

 

[BoldonLad]

The screen was working but when I tried to enter a destination, it just wouldn't accept it.

Hmm... I am guessing, because I don't have a Dacia, but, do you perhaps have to manually select Country, perhaps, only the first time you input a destination in a Country other than the "home" Country.

Now, assuming you are at home, can you put in a destination in France (say)?

 

[gavroche]

Hmm... I am guessing, because I don't have a Dacia, but, do you perhaps have to manually select Country, perhaps, only the first time you input a destination in a Country other than the "home" Country.

Now, assuming you are at home, can you put in a destination in France (say)?

I think you are right. I just read the book again and it does say to enter the country. Makes sense really. I am going to Southern Ireland soon so will try it.

 

[BoldonLad]

I think you are right. I just read the book again and it does say to enter the country. Makes sense really. I am going to Southern Ireland soon so will try it.

Oh no! you are a man, you are not supposed to read instructions!

Seriously, pleased you have it sussed

 

[cyberknight]

My dacia doesnt have sat nav or electric rear windows or air con

 

[fossyant]

My dacia doesnt have sat nav or electric rear windows or air con

No air con, good grief.

 

[biggs682]

No air con, good grief.

Just open the windows and you have free air conditioning to a degree

 

[Chislenko]

Just as an aside, the sat nav I have in my car (not a Dacia) you have to select a country first before you put in the post code / address of where you wish to go.

This is especially galling for me as I live right on the Wales - England border so have to select Wales or England first depending on where I am going.

However years ago we did have a car with one of the first built in Sat Navs and it's European maps were shetchy at best and when we reached the Polish border they disappeared completely.

 

[Drago]

Mine is fully loaded and I've ticked every option (both of them).

But it hasn't arrived yet.

 

[fossyant]

Just open the windows and you have free air conditioning to a degree

No1 requirement for me. So much better in summer and winter on a cold wet day, with steamy passengers (ahem). Even the little run-about 'used' Aygo had to have it.

 

[biggs682]

No1 requirement for me. So much better in summer and winter on a cold wet day, with steamy passengers (ahem). Even the little run-about 'used' Aygo had to have it.

And not that many years ago it was only offered on top end models now almost standard stuff

 

[Pale Rider]

Mine is fully loaded and I've ticked every option (both of them).

But it hasn't arrived yet.

What are those - see through windows and all black tyres?

 

[Drago]

Illuminated door sills - very Fast and Furious.

And rubber mats, deep trays like the old Volvo ones, except these are embossed with contours like an OS map, such is the trendy outdoors nature of Extreme trim level.

It's got all the Climate, twat nav, android auto, heated seats, hybrid engine etc you could shake a stick at as standard, so it's little surprise that lightyuppie sills an SAS rated door mats were the only extras they could think of.