Navigation system
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5th Gear
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Navigation system
I posted this somewhere else but seeing if any anyone can answer this question for me.
Hello just a quick question I have a 2015 Convertible stingray that I bought in San Diego last fall currently I live here, however I will be moving to Germany this summer for a job with the U.S Government and I plan on taking my Vette with me. since my car is a north American car is there a soft wear of firm wear up date that would allow me to upload European maps to my navigation. I did find a Chevy dealer ship in the area I am going to and they sale Vettes there with navigation and I know on my BMW I can add European maps no problem. I contacted the dealership where I bought the car from but they have been blowing me off for 3 weeks. any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Roscoe Supinger
Hello just a quick question I have a 2015 Convertible stingray that I bought in San Diego last fall currently I live here, however I will be moving to Germany this summer for a job with the U.S Government and I plan on taking my Vette with me. since my car is a north American car is there a soft wear of firm wear up date that would allow me to upload European maps to my navigation. I did find a Chevy dealer ship in the area I am going to and they sale Vettes there with navigation and I know on my BMW I can add European maps no problem. I contacted the dealership where I bought the car from but they have been blowing me off for 3 weeks. any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Roscoe Supinger
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Roscoe
I have a Euro C7 in the UK. I was going to import a car from the States but the Nav was not going to work and it could not be updated, the radio tuning was also an issue here in the UK.
Good luck to find a solution, that said your car in germany will be worth very good money.
I have a Euro C7 in the UK. I was going to import a car from the States but the Nav was not going to work and it could not be updated, the radio tuning was also an issue here in the UK.
Good luck to find a solution, that said your car in germany will be worth very good money.
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5th Gear
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Thanks for the info I just retired from the U.S military and left Germany last year I know what you mean on the radio my 2008 GMC truck had issues there but most of the time I just used my iPhone music. I just wish north American cars would get on par with the europen cars as far as the navigation goes. I guess I will have to use my iPhone 6 plus nav or my Tom tom like i did last time. I just thought since bow could do both that the U.S. cars would to
Roscoe
I have a Euro C7 in the UK. I was going to import a car from the States but the Nav was not going to work and it could not be updated, the radio tuning was also an issue here in the UK.
Good luck to find a solution, that said your car in germany will be worth very good money.
I have a Euro C7 in the UK. I was going to import a car from the States but the Nav was not going to work and it could not be updated, the radio tuning was also an issue here in the UK.
Good luck to find a solution, that said your car in germany will be worth very good money.
Melting Slicks
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TomTom with lifetime map updates: 119 or less.
(and you can install any map you want, IIRC)
Cost of (US) map for GM Nav : 200.
iPod: 250 or less.
or
32gb SD card full of tunes: 69 or less.
Not having to @#$@ with the C7 electronics: Priceless.
(and you can install any map you want, IIRC)
Cost of (US) map for GM Nav : 200.
iPod: 250 or less.
or
32gb SD card full of tunes: 69 or less.
Not having to @#$@ with the C7 electronics: Priceless.
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Melting Slicks
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I would think that if nothing else you could get a Europe spec IO6 module that had the Europe map already on it. Good news is this would be very easy to physically swap. Bad news is you'd probably be in it for at least $1k. Not sure if this is the whole computer or if it's just related to nav. If it's the whole mylink thing, then an IO6 swap might have European radio tuning too?
Burning Brakes
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This would not be a module or hardware fix as some of you have alluded to--it is a map update. Now granted, it's possible GM does not have map updates for countries other than the United States (and that would be because GM didn't contract for that with NavTech or whoever is their map supplier), and if that's the case, the factory Nav system is worthless if one's in Europe or elsewhere.
I would think this would be a phone call to your dealer--should be a simple yes or no.
I would think this would be a phone call to your dealer--should be a simple yes or no.
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I think you are out of luck based on this:
This is from the FAQs on http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/en_US/GMNA/USD
Am I able to purchase a European map for my North American car?
No, the European maps are formatted for the European Navigation Systems, which are different systems to those fitted in North American cars.
No, the European maps are formatted for the European Navigation Systems, which are different systems to those fitted in North American cars.
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I think you are out of luck based on this:
This is from the FAQs on http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/en_US/GMNA/USD
This is from the FAQs on http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/en_US/GMNA/USD
in europe is cheap and way ahead in functionality and performance for less than $100