Nav V dead battery

[Skywagon]

I don't leave it on the bike.  I bring it in the house.  I had not used it for a couple of months.  It would not come on.  I hooked it up to my pc to check for updates.  It would try to boot, but shut off before it booted.  I suspected the battery was dead.  I put in a spare battery and all worked fine.  I changed it back to the dead battery and went for a 200 mile ride today.  It worked fine and when I got home and checked it had fully charged.

 

The point of my note is don't throw away a battery that won't boot on it's own or when plugged into your pc.  Take it for a ride and see if it will come back to life.  I actually have 4 spares I keep charged.  Long story on why I have 4 spares, but I do.

[strataj]

Skywagon, I had a similar issue.  I found the voltage from the PC wasn't high enough, I then plugged it in to a wall charger used to charge cell phones and such.  Give it a few minuets and it works fine.  To charge with a wall charger the Nav needs to stay on, it won't charge when turned off.   

[Bernie]

The same also applies for the Nav 6 units.

I think Garmin posted a YouTube video last week, about recharging the units if they have not been used in a while.

[The Rocketman]

Not sure if you shut it all the way off by holding the power button down for a while until the "shut off" option shows up, or just pushed the power button lightly to put it in sleep mode. Also not sure if it drains during sleep mode.

[Skywagon]

Yes shut it off all the way.  It has always used some battery when off the bike since I bought new in 2014.  I can take it off the bike full, bring it in the house for a week or two, and when I turn it on it will be about 1/2 battery.  No issue, was just surprised the low voltage on PC wouldn't allow it to start up.