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This seems quite rare but some people (mainly Renault owners) are seeing the below fault on the R-Link radio (smart media system).
Go to your local dealer
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No thanks.
I found this on a smart EQ I bought that had been lightly crashed. Luckily I had all the replacement parts so I could at least see which part was the issue.
The pictures tell you to put the SD card into a computer to repair it but I tried that. I tried adding the SD card update but it didn’t change the issue. I suspect that the software required isn’t available to the public. I also tried a known working SD card from another 453 but the issue didn’t change.
Step 1
Press the home button 5 times quickly to hard reset the stereo unit. If that doesn’t work…
Step 2
Eject the SD card, turn the car off, disconnect the battery, leave it 30 minutes, reconnect the battery, reinsert the SD card. If that doesn’t work…
Step 3
Disconnect the battery for 10 minutes before reconnecting. If that doesn’t work…
Step 4
Try updating to the newest firmware. Click. If that doesn’t work…
Step 5
You can try getting a replacement TomTom SD card for the smart off of eBay if you want. If that doesn’t work…
Step 6
I swapped out the metal box inside the dashboard, this is the radio unit. Changing the radio unit and having the original screen didn’t fix the fault.
I put the original radio box back in and tried a replacement screen. This fixed the problem.
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So, the fault, in my case, is with the screen. Obviously it’s not ideal to buy a replacement screen but it was still cheaper than taking the car to the dealer as I’m sure they’d just fit a new screen anyway.