[snowcherry]

bought  a new cd on saturday - went to put it in for my drive home and danger danger will robinson 'Mecha Error'.       

everything else seems to work but cannot play cds, load or eject existing cds.
anyone know if there's a reset or something? i guess its off to Hyundai - its my 6 month service this month so can get it checked under that.


i have to say while i love my car very much i'm a little frustrated with the constant minor niggles 

[2i30s]

some of us have had minor things go pear shaped i know [me especialy] but we have 5 year warranty's and my little glitches or gremlins stopped a while back.  some of us have had no problems at all. in my opinion im glad i own a Hyundai and not a prius. 

[Dazzler]

Hi Snowcherry.. you seem to be having a bad run.. I haven't actually had anything worth claiming under warranty yet (in 2 years and very nearly 60,000 km)

Check your compliance plate does it say "4pm on Friday the..."

I wonder if the failsafe to stop you loading too many CDs into your player didn't work and you got a double up..???

[2i30s]

the old before and after lunch problems. 

[Lorian]

In the fuse box there should be two fuses that can be pulled partially out in a little plastic holder. Pulling these and leaving out for 10 seconds+ should reset the radio. You'll need to reset the clock and preferences afterwards.

If it still plays up the dealer will probably just replace it.

[asathorny]

OH that's helpful Snowcherry...

I have had that same error message a couple of times on my NEW i30... and now I come to think it's occurred just after ejecting the CD...

I mentioned it to the dealership and he trivialised it as  a minor glitch 'that will clear itself up....'

I'll keep an eye on things with this new knowledge. 

It's so useful being in an owners club   

[2i30s]

i don't understand howcome in Australia the dealers bend over backwards to help you [usualy] and in the UK they couldn't give a rats a$$ about your problems and give you the runaround.that's the impression i get from most of your feedback in other countries. 

[Lorian]

Its symptomatic of UK service industries in general at the moment.

[Shambles]

In the fuse box there should be two fuses that can be pulled partially out in a little plastic holder. Pulling these and leaving out for 10 seconds+ should reset the radio.

Yes, good idea. There is also a "soft" reset using the 1..6 buttons but I can't for the life of me remember what it is, or where I read it. Maybe I spotted it while browsing HMA. I'l see if I can [re-]find it.

[2i30s]

that's not anyway to look after a customer.if I'm jerked around by aftersales i let the manager and/or his manager know my disgust in there mucking me around.it usually doesn't happen again after that.in my younger days i dragged a salesman over the counter by the scruff of the neck,i never did that again[twelve month behavior bond]i talk with my mouth now I'm a lot older and not my hands.  

[Lorian]

I seem to spend a lot of my time dealing with customer service issues for people. I don't like doing it but sometimes you have to get angry with folk.

The other half's Peugeot just got back from a warranty repair on it's gearbox. They had it 2 weeks longer than they promised, and forgot to deliver it back. And today it's leaking gearbox oil. Here we go again....

[2i30s]

 

[Dazzler]

And today it's leaking gearbox oil. Here we go again....

I would consider myself quite "mild mannered" but something like that would really fire me up...

Hope you get it sorted quickly...

[Lorian]

And today it's leaking gearbox oil. Here we go again....

I would consider myself quite "mild mannered" but something like that would really fire me up...

Hope you get it sorted quickly...

Yeah, I think the long-term fix is an i20.

Sorry again for going OT. I must try harder.

[bumpkin]

Sounds like a great fix IMO

[Dazzler]

No worries Lorian I am the worst ..but that is the joy of this site (spontaneity)

[2i30s]

yes. 

[asathorny]

In the fuse box there should be two fuses that can be pulled partially out in a little plastic holder. Pulling these and leaving out for 10 seconds+ should reset the radio. You'll need to reset the clock and preferences afterwards.

If it still plays up the dealer will probably just replace it.

The fuses you mention, are they in the fusebox in the drivers door recess?  Maybe that's the only fuse box I dunno...

Sorry if that's the dumb-ass question, but hey someone has to ask the dumb question
 

[Shambles]

The fuses you mention, are they in the fusebox in the drivers door recess?  Maybe that's the only fuse box I dunno...

Yes.

[snowcherry]

thanks guys
good tip with the fuzes, i'll have to try that, thanks

dazz, i'm wondering if my compliance says 4pm friday the 13th even 
at least the issues haven't been major mechanical ones *touch wood* but i do have a few things to talk about in service at the end of the month.

i am sure i don't have a cd double up though. i actually removed a few a couple weeks back, then put one back in, so was up to four. it still says i have four, but can't play or change between them. mind you she could still be grumpy over a new cd i played a couple weeks ago, i don't think either of us liked it. 

[Dazzler]

 mind you she could still be grumpy over a new cd i played a couple weeks ago, i don't think either of us liked it. 

Why didn't I think of that...

[sparki30]

I think I am right in saying that audio equipment in the UK is only covered for 2 or 3 years and not the full 5.

[Lorian]

I don't think so, it's not in the limitation clause that I can see:

http://www.hyundai.co.uk/owners/5YearWarranty/limitedCoverage/

[asathorny]

Hang on a minute.... you mean you put *MORE* than on CD in the CD player at any one time......

Does my i30 edition allow me to do that?????????????   if so, that is sooooo cooooooooooool.

Someone tell me pleeeeze.

I don't wanna experiment tryna knock a CD in if it's not meant to have more than on.   

Ya know, I really must get round to reading that dam book they gave me with the car 

I usually follow the golden rule of most men, and certainly all computer guys, which is, only when all else fails RTFM 

[Lorian]

I think it's just a single unit in yours so be careful.

I haven't put a CD in mine yet, I can't see the point when it works really well with my 16Gb USB stick?

[asathorny]

yeah yer right Lorian...  I'm copyin me tunes to me thumb drive right now..

Thanks

[rushandy]

Which brand / model of USB storage do you use Lorian? I thought that there was some kind of issue with having lots of data (i.e. more than 1 - 2 GB) on a stick, but that it could be USB stick dependant. Maybe you have the magic brand lol.

I'd rather use one of those than my iPod, don't like leaving it in the car really, and it's a bit of a faff carrying it around everywhere. A USB that could stick all my music on would be ideal.

[asathorny]

Good question Andy... and, as a supplementary question.  I presume it has to be formatted to FAT32 ??????????????????????
 
 

[Lorian]

Yes, fat32.

If there were any limits it was probably in early radio firmware models. I actually have quite a large collection of usb flash drives, but the one I use in the i30 is a basic freecom databar. I use this one becuase it has no big flashing light, is virtually all black, and difficult to see. As I am lazy and leave it plugged in ALL the time* it helps reduce the chance of a broken window when some one tries to steal it.

I wouldn't recommend leaving your drive in all the time as it is a green flag to thieves. I'm luck I live in an area that is relatively low on crime.

The stick always restarts where it left off, and starting the car with it plugged in has so far failed to nuke it.

*I prefered the usb port location on korean made cars where it was hidden from prying eyes. I plan to add another port sometime, but it's always a job for tomorrow.

[rushandy]

If the early problems haven't been seen recently I might try a 32GB stick... Thanks for the info.