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Does anyone know how to charge the battery on a nav 6? I've plugged it in to a usb charger but it doesn't seem to top up the battery like you would expect. How is this supposed to be done off of the bike?

I use a 5amp USB charger on mine. What I have noticed is, it takes a few charging cycles before the battery will hold its charge.

Zitat von Bob Aint Stoppin im Beitrag #1

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Does anyone know how to charge the battery on a nav 6? I've plugged it in to a usb charger but it doesn't seem to top up the battery like you would expect. How is this supposed to be done off of the bike?

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Well I finally seem to have a full charge. It took about a day and a half for the little battery symbol in the upper right to admit that the USB charge cable was actually doing anything. So all set for a few weeks, when hopefully the world comes back to life. Thanks for the help Lee.

Zitat von Bob Aint Stoppin im Beitrag #5

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Well I finally seem to have a full charge. It took about a day and a half for the little battery symbol in the upper right to admit that the USB charge cable was actually doing anything. So all set for a few weeks, when hopefully the world comes back to life. Thanks for the help Lee.

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There is something funny about how the Nav-6 doesn't hold charge. My previous trusty Zumo 350 would retain charge for months when unused. Now the Nav-6 goes flat in about two weeks. Reason unknown.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #7

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There is something funny about how the Nav-6 doesn't hold charge. My previous trusty Zumo 350 would retain charge for months when unused. Now the Nav-6 goes flat in about two weeks. Reason unknown.

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Zitat von Bob Aint Stoppin im Beitrag #5

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Well I finally seem to have a full charge. It took about a day and a half for the little battery symbol in the upper right to admit that the USB charge cable was actually doing anything. So all set for a few weeks, when hopefully the world comes back to life. Thanks for the help Lee.

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Exactly Lee. I started on the computer (iMac) and nothing was happening. That's why I asked the collective about the issue. Finally got some result when using a brick instead, but still very slow.

I think there are two ways to switch off this unit. Taking the shut down option on screen, in bike cradle, seems to shut off to a standby mode that does drain the battery. Holding the power button for 5seconds seems to give a real shutdown that turns it off and keeps the battery charged.

Isn't the issue likely to be the power available from the charging source?
Eg, if I try to charge my iPad on my iPhone charger (rated at 1.0 amps) it doesn't want to know - I have to use the one provided with the iPad (rated at 2.1 amps) for it to charge. I don't know how much current the NAVs require, or how much is produced by a standard computer USB port, but am betting that's pretty low.

Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #13

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[quote=Lee|p25502]

so it is necessary to get the wall charger with USB ports. I like Anker chargers for general purpose charging.

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Does the BMW nav prep on the bike keep it charged when parked up or will it die over a couple of weeks?
On another note..when changing voices should I get a prompt when saving it, as per instructions, I don't.
Also, the voice is very 'woolley the volume is fine.
Ady