wonton

I just bought my 2005 TL a week ago at an acura dealership but didn't come with a navi disc because they couldnt find it. i had the salesperson order the most recent navi disc and it came in today but when i inserted the disc i got a message that said check disc. I called acura and they said it might be the disc but i think it might be the rom. anyone here tried inserting the disc in the trunk and hear a noise that sounded like a grind with the cd? i heard this noise of something grinding when i inserted the disc and not sure if it's the disc or the rom. any help would be greatly appreciated. Im taking the car to the dealership tomorrow so it should be fixed but wondering if the rom is supposed to make a noise like that. Thanks!

Will Y.

No, there isn't supposed to be any grinding or other audible noise from the DVD drive.

The proper operation is to turn the ignition to the accessory position, wait for the navi screen to request loading of the drive, then load the DVD into the drive. The disc (in our case, a 3.XX orange disc-- NOT white 4.XX) should then perform updates, etc.

I hope your dealer warranted the Navi since it wouldn't operate when you bought the car-- otherwise, it'll cost $150-200 for Alpine to repair the DVD drive after you remove and ship it for repair, as opposed to a dealer charge of $1,XXX+ for replacement.