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R-Link 1 and Carminat TomTom : important update!

By visiting the website easyconnect.renault.com I noticed a banner indicating an important update for Carminat TomTom and R-Link 1.

This update which concerns these 2 systems aims to correct the so-called WNRO bug (Week Number Roll Over). To make it simple: a counter to count the weeks in the GPS will arrive at the maximum beginning of April 2019 which will cause malfunctions in the system. This bug already happened the August 21st 1999. Moreover, for once, Renault communicates on the content of the update. This bug will affect the clock, the navigation and the connected services, in short many things!

It is therefore strongly recommended to make this update.



Carminat TomTom no Live

For Carminat TomTom, TomTom Home software is always used as usual. It is funny to see that the last update for this system is from December 2010. The new version is 8.843. Thank you to Renault and TomTom for not having dropped this highly deployed GPS in Renault vehicles. The update for Carminat TomTom live should be published soon I guess. The Carminat TomTom live doesn’t need an update.

To update Carminat TomTom, look at this page.

Once the update done, you have to be on a place where satellites are visible by the car (no in underground car park) to update the clock.

R-Link 1

R-Link 1: it is a big news, because this is the first update to be published outside the R-Link Store. We find exactly the same process as for the R-Link 2: a page (available here) where we enter the serial number of the vehicle to access the download page. The new software version is 11.344.

We download a zip of 241 MB. Once downloaded you must extract the file TOMTOM.000 which is inside and put it directly on a USB key in FAT32 (without putting the file in a folder).

After just insert the USB key in the vehicle for the update is done in about 20 minutes. The process is really much simpler than with the R-Link Store and the R-Link Toolbox.



For some people, the R-Link gets stuck on the startup screen (with the R-Link logo). To unlock the situation, you must disconnect the USB sticks and SD card, turn off the engine and restart the engine. The system should start normally, you can then replace the SD card. If it doesn’t work, switch off the engine and close the car during 40 minutes.

Once the update done, you have to be on a place where satellites are visible by the car (no in underground car park) to update the clock.

PDF guide: RLINK1-software-upgrade-guide-EN

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