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sat nav update

Post by mrkiplin1986 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:01 am

anyone know best place to get 2019 sat nav update on usb stick?

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Re: sat nav update

Post by X5Sport » Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:08 pm

Dealer.....we can’t discuss anything else. Site Owner’s rules.
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Post by mrkiplin1986 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:18 pm

But you have to buy code from bmw so whats the issue with supplying the update on usb??? Its bot illegal by any stretch

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Post by BlueSprint » Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:48 pm

Download BMW Download manager. Pay for update if its not included on DriveConnected and copy to USB stick. Nav should recognise update and install in car. Just did mine last week. Now on 2019 Jan

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Post by Ceesums » Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:55 pm

So you now have a USB with up to date maps just sitting around 😏
Are you local to Notts ?

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Post by Tizzard. » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:42 pm

Where in. It’s are you?

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Re: sat nav update

Post by X5Sport » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:28 pm

It will usually contain an FSC licence code locked to the specific VIN and doesn’t allow reinstallation in any other vehicle.

I need to do my 2-series but the BMW site doesn’t say how big a USB thumb drive you need. 32GB? That’s what my previous Škoda needed twice a year. My maps are supposed to update automatically every quarter for three years over-the-air but don’t seem to be doing so (apart from the first time last July). The service is showing as on in the ConnectedDrive account page.
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Re: sat nav update

Post by X5Sport » Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:11 pm

Update - you need a 32GB for the E71 (and F46) maps. Interestingly a legit download on a USB3 thumb drive set took more than an hour to reach 10% but a set of USB2 drives did the entire update in 40 minutes. If you buy a download from BMW (£49 for ConnectedDrive equipped cars) and use a USB3 thumb drive then the BMW USB hub in the car may not like it. It should work just fine - though a colleague suggested that USB3 drives use ExFAT and USB2 uses FAT32 as does the BMW hub. I reformatted all of mine with FAT32. Some USB3 drive chipsets don’t like FAT32.

The file(s) I got for mine says it’s locked to the specific VIN and the unlock file is coded into the download for the F46 and a separate FSC for the E71. No idea what ‘other’ providers do.
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sat nav update

Post by Henrymum » Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:20 am

I just tried it and no good. I am using the info off page 185 in the manual, for Kenwood ts-480?

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Re: sat nav update

Post by mpw2081 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:30 am

so whats the price for sat nav update from dealer

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