Navigation map...
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Navigation map...
Ok, on my C6 I would send in the $200 and get new discs of updated maps for the my nav system. I noticed on my new C7, there is no disc! I also noticed that the restaurants listed in my system show some good restaurants near where I live that have gone out of business and then new restaurants established and they've gone out of business as well. Obviously, the system had data that is many years old. How does our C7 nav system get updates now? Thanks in advance for your help. It's probably in my owners manual but with a tool and resource like the CF, you folks have much more knowledge AND experience!!
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Nav system update - USB..
Thanks for your response. That makes sense. I have a question for you though .... when you buy a new 2016, shouldn't GM provide you with a current map instead of making you pay for the update? It seems that since I just bought the system, it's not REALLY an update yet, right?
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Thanks for your response. That makes sense. I have a question for you though .... when you buy a new 2016, shouldn't GM provide you with a current map instead of making you pay for the update? It seems that since I just bought the system, it's not REALLY an update yet, right?
Honestly even the newest update is probably 'old.'
Only company that ever did that for me was Chrysler, but that was because there were some bad errors in the map the cars were shipped with.
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Thanks for your response. That makes sense. I have a question for you though .... when you buy a new 2016, shouldn't GM provide you with a current map instead of making you pay for the update? It seems that since I just bought the system, it's not REALLY an update yet, right?
As others have said, even the most recent version will be "out of date".
Melting Slicks
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That was the biggest complaint I had when I got my C7 - I asked "does the Nav System Include free lifetime map updates like my tomtom does?"
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
Melting Slicks
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That was the biggest complaint I had when I got my C7 - I asked "does the Nav System Include free lifetime map updates like my tomtom does?"
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
A few years ago I bought a new F150 pickup, it was leftover and a year old. The NAV on those were on a SD card and it didnt even have my 5 year old house on the map. Salesman says, 'no problem I'll give you a free update.' He walks outside to the trucks that just came off the hauler, takes the new car box-o-stuff out of one, swaps the card and says 'here you go, free update.'
Still didnt have my house on it lol.
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That was the biggest complaint I had when I got my C7 - I asked "does the Nav System Include free lifetime map updates like my tomtom does?"
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
4 times I was assured it did.
Found out later that was completely untrue.
Sad that the sales guy either didn't know or outright lied.
Sadder still if he lied, as one of my parents works at the same dealership...if you are lying to employees to help make a sale, what does that imply you are doing to the general public?
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Melting Slicks
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I called him on it the week after I bought the car.
The dance was entertaining, as was his bosses reaction.
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Just so I'm clear...
Check your map version against the link provided. Your car should have been built with the latest version at the time. Depending on when your car was built, when the latest update was released and when you bought your car, it is possible you don't have the latest version. That's just the way it is.
As others have said, even the most recent version will be "out of date".
As others have said, even the most recent version will be "out of date".
Also, you say to check my version 'against the link provided'... what link are we referring to pray tell?
Thanks for your help. I very much appreciate it!!!
Last edited by Longhorn Vette; May 15, 2016 at 10:52 AM.
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Honestly, unless it's a Forum Dealer, I wouldn't expect the salesmen to know much. And, if the salesman said you would not receive NAV updates, would you not have purchased the vehicle? Seems like a moot point.
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Back in 2007 when I bought my new 2007 Tahoe, it came with 3 years of free map updates. I would just go to the GM NAVDISC web site, enter my VIN and mail information and I got the update, no charge. Even shipping was free!! We'll, that will never happen again... I don't have the Nav option on my C7. I just installed the NavTool unit and use Google maps through my smartphone now. Have current maps, all the time and at no extra charge.
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Why Not?
List from the map update site:
This product is compatible with the following GM vehicles:
Buick LaCrosse 2014-2015
Buick Regal 2014-2015
Cadillac ATS 2013 - 2015
Cadillac CTS 2014-2015
Cadillac ELR 2014-2015
Cadillac Escalade 2014-2015
Cadillac SRX 2013 - 2015
Cadillac XTS 2013 - 2015
Chevrolet Colorado 2015
Chevrolet Corvette 2014-2015
Chevrolet Impala 2014-2015
Chevrolet Silverado 2014-2015* (*Vehicles with MyLink systems only)
Chevrolet Suburban 2015
Chevrolet Tahoe 2015
GMC Canyon 2015
GMC Sierra 2014-2015* (*Vehicles with IntelliLink systems only)
GMC Yukon 2015
Melting Slicks
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Had I ordered, I likely not have gotten NAV.
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Or do like I do with my C6($200 CD to update the factory NAV). Buy a Garmin 52LM(lifetime map updates 4x annually) for $100 and use a homemade holder that sits in the cup holder(thus not stuck on the windshield, and no unsightly cord hanging down).
I understand the C7's NAV is tons better than the crappy one in the C6(that was a $1795 option), but the Garmin 52LM is a nice little unit(5") that is very easy to use and you never have to purchase map updates for it. Not having turn arrows in the HUD is no problem as I listen to the lady in the Garmin telling me that I should turn left or right in "XXX" feet onto "XYZ" street etc., and I'm watching the traffic and street signs, etc. instead of concentrating on looking at the HUD.
I understand the C7's NAV is tons better than the crappy one in the C6(that was a $1795 option), but the Garmin 52LM is a nice little unit(5") that is very easy to use and you never have to purchase map updates for it. Not having turn arrows in the HUD is no problem as I listen to the lady in the Garmin telling me that I should turn left or right in "XXX" feet onto "XYZ" street etc., and I'm watching the traffic and street signs, etc. instead of concentrating on looking at the HUD.
Last edited by JoesC5; May 16, 2016 at 12:52 PM.
Drifting
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FWIW, the 52LM is discontinued and replaced by the 55LM.
For a couple of dollars more you can get a 2597LMT with lifetime maps and traffic.
This portable friction mount is currently under $15 on Amazon:
They work well, though after awhile they lose their friction at which point using one of these underneath the mount seems to do the trick:
These gel pads are much better than the original stickiness of the portable friction mount and seem to hold on around corners very well. Also great for cell phone, sunglasses, radar detector, etc.
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Thanks for your response. That makes sense. I have a question for you though .... when you buy a new 2016, shouldn't GM provide you with a current map instead of making you pay for the update? It seems that since I just bought the system, it's not REALLY an update yet, right?
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