Navigation Map Update

[AstroZombie]

it should be free! I never use the navi system just my carplay. I am lucky to have a lifetime XM subscription. We just have to pay to have it transferred to another receiver.

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[HopSlammer]

12+ years ago I paid an extra $99 for lifetime updates on my Garmin device. Limited to one update a year. Fortunately, my Garmin is still working but when it eventually dies the lifetime updates aren’t transferable to a new device. I’ve noticed the updates are often 1-2 years behind new construction but in hindsight, the one-time payment of $99 was a bargain. I might pay up to $200 for lifetime updates for my Jeep but $99 or more per year doesn’t sit well with my sense of fairness to my wallet. But I can appreciate that cost being worth it to some folks. Over the years I’ve had at least 3 dangerous situations when relying solely on either my Garmin or phone maps. Now when I travel I use both simultaneously. Redundancy has real value when safety is considered.

 

[Bbannongmu]

I’m not sure why anyone with a smart phone would do it. I would never trust a map that’s updated every few months over just asking Siri or opening google which is updated several times per hour. CarPlay rocks. I’ll never drive another car without it.

I updated my factory nav last year for $99. Mainly because I was going off grid across country. I only used it a couple of times but it was piece of mind in Nebraska , South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho where I had no signal or spotty signal.

 

[Yallaen]

I actually prefer the factory nav vs Google maps. I like how it tracks your progress on the little bar to the right side Regardless, I have tried several times to upgrade the nav yesterday with a newly formatted FAT32 32Gig USB. It repeatedly says it can't see the USB/Download Failed. The USB works...it can be seen by my PC, my laptop, and can be used for music. After swapping ports numerous times, it FINALLY starts downloading.

The instructions from the FCA tool show you turn on to ACC after installing the USB, clicking Map Update, and downloading to the USB. Well, it never shows me the "complete" screen. How long does this take? The ACC times out and shuts down, and I'm afraid it's not completing the download! 20 minutes??? Geesh!!

 

[Bbannongmu]

I actually prefer the factory nav vs Google maps. I like how it tracks your progress on the little bar to the right side Regardless, I have tried several times to upgrade the nav yesterday with a newly formatted FAT32 32Gig USB. It repeatedly says it can't see the USB/Download Failed. The USB works...it can be seen by my PC, my laptop, and can be used for music. After swapping ports numerous times, it FINALLY starts downloading.

The instructions from the FCA tool show you turn on to ACC after installing the USB, clicking Map Update, and downloading to the USB. Well, it never shows me the "complete" screen. How long does this take? The ACC times out and shuts down, and I'm afraid it's not completing the download! 20 minutes??? Geesh!!

I had a system update that I had to do before the Nav update. The whole process probably took 90 minutes and it predictably hung for a long time before showing complete. It’s a PIA. Good luck.

 

[Yallaen]

Well, I'm hitting the road in several hours. I guess I'll try and update when I get out to my destination lol. I'll make sure I download local maps.

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