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NO GPS SIGNAL ON AVIC-D3

By StanRA40 · Jan 02, 2008in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 5 posts👁️ 1,333 views
Posted Jan 02, 2008 · 23:50 UTC#1

Just got Avic-d3 installed, no GPS signal on info screen, anntenna say OK, if I'm driving with info screen I see anntena goes to NOK for a second then back to OK. Bad anntenna or unit?

Posted Jan 03, 2008 · 01:03 UTC#2

Could be either of those. Could also be bad placement. Where's the antenna located? how was the wire run? What kind of vehicle is it?

Posted Jan 03, 2008 · 15:10 UTC#3

I run wire temporary to trunk and placed it outside, but still no signal, the car is clk430. That's driving me mad, before Avic I got car's original nav unit and it did had same problem, I thought its the anntena, so I got an other one still no signal, I figured its a bad unit and returned it, I desided to get aftermarket unit, bought AVIC-D3 and got The same problem. Is some black magic BS? Is this car cursed againt nav units? :shock:

Posted Jan 07, 2008 · 03:43 UTC#4

Got to the bottom of the problem, the Merecedes teleaid system cause interference with GPS signal, as soon as cut power to it, everything worked.

Posted Jan 07, 2008 · 04:09 UTC#5

Yeah sounded like there was something in the car generatin the interference. Glad ya figured it out since the guys I talked to about it were just as confused as I was.