Navigation Upgrade
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Intermediate
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Navigation Upgrade
I got my navigation upgrade thumb drive in the mail. After reading the directions I see where it takes approximately 50 minutes and you have to have the engine running...Seriously???
Has anyone done this upgrade, and are these numbers real?
Has anyone done this upgrade, and are these numbers real?
Melting Slicks
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From earlier Nav software upgrades I read on the forum, yes it takes about 50 minutes with engine running. You just go for a nice drive and upgrade the system.
2019 Nav software is on special now. $99.99 plus shipping. 2016-2018
http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/prod...en_US/GMNA/USD
2019 Nav software is on special now. $99.99 plus shipping. 2016-2018
http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/prod...en_US/GMNA/USD
Last edited by c54u; Aug 5, 2018 at 03:25 PM.
Safety Car
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P.S. You really don't need the update anyway.
Le Mans Master
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I updated mine and at the end of the update you get a message that it is complete after about an hour. According to the instructions you may remove the flash drive. I did that and a couple hours later while still driving I tried to enter a destination. At that point the little spinning wheel icon kept going around and around. I came back to it about a couple hours later and same thing. I gave up at that point. But I after another hour or so I tried and all was well. I don't know what the issue was but in any event, be aware of that. My experience may have been an anomaly, as I have not read about this issue occurring from anyone else.
Safety Car
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Not really. The same mistakes are still there. They boast about the many thousands of differences between the new and the old, but when you actually examine this, given the enormity of he database and the size of North America, it's very unlikely a given update will affect you. I am fully aware of the "Use Waze/Google" arguments and I don't care to ignite that debate yet again, but I would think an occasional update every few years would be sufficient. If you don't keep your cars very long it's certainly viable to not do one at all.
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Le Mans Master
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^^^ Gonzo It really depends on how many new roads and addresses for commercial development and housing in your area have been updated. And if you travel a lot out of your area it would be a good idea to update it.
Last edited by joemessman; Aug 5, 2018 at 04:57 PM.
Melting Slicks
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My update was done 30 minutes into an hour drive...
Having dealt with both Ford and GM's nav updating system, I have decided to forego the annual $150 insult and update every three or four years..
BOTH the updates for my '11 Mustang and my '17 C7 failed to have roads that were in existence at least two years before the updates were distributed. These were major highways, not side streets (I-15 in NV and CA168 in Commiefornia) and one of the major reasons I updated was to get those changes... never again. One comment is that GM is ahead in the technology race - they're using USB thumb drives and the Ford update was via CD only....
A common complaint is the updating cost and technology, especially given the connectivity thru OnStar and online downloads for other systems... Am interested in hearing the logic that leads them to keep 1990s technology twenty years into the 21st century...
Having dealt with both Ford and GM's nav updating system, I have decided to forego the annual $150 insult and update every three or four years..
BOTH the updates for my '11 Mustang and my '17 C7 failed to have roads that were in existence at least two years before the updates were distributed. These were major highways, not side streets (I-15 in NV and CA168 in Commiefornia) and one of the major reasons I updated was to get those changes... never again. One comment is that GM is ahead in the technology race - they're using USB thumb drives and the Ford update was via CD only....
A common complaint is the updating cost and technology, especially given the connectivity thru OnStar and online downloads for other systems... Am interested in hearing the logic that leads them to keep 1990s technology twenty years into the 21st century...
Last edited by jimmbbo; Aug 5, 2018 at 06:12 PM.
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But folks are willing to pay so don’t expect it.
Burning Brakes
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Le Mans Master
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And to Gonzo's question -- yes, in my area, the 2018 update had a LOT of roads added in my area that were new, but I live in an area where there is a lot of new development every year, so it is easy to see changes. YMMV, blah blah blah
Last edited by Kent1999; Aug 6, 2018 at 11:49 AM.
Team Owner
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I have a Nissan Murano 2009 and I bought the nav update for about 150 bux. Actually, you only get a code that you have to take to the dealer to do the installation. The SOB dealer charged me another 180 bux to install the update. Never again.
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From earlier Nav software upgrades I read on the forum, yes it takes about 50 minutes with engine running. You just go for a nice drive and upgrade the system.
2019 Nav software is on special now. $99.99 plus shipping. 2016-2018
http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/prod...en_US/GMNA/USD
2019 Nav software is on special now. $99.99 plus shipping. 2016-2018
http://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/prod...en_US/GMNA/USD
Burning Brakes
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Safety Car
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Our Honda Pilot gives you 3 FREE upgrades in several years ( I don't recall if it 5 yrs or what). I just did ours 2 weeks ago to our '17 Pilot. Even better for nearly immediate response is they have you download the app on your computer, register. You then take your own thumb drive out to the vehicle, plug it in and in the NAV settings say Update maps...... it loads a very quick snapshot of what you have. You then take the thumb drive to your computer, log in and it sees that an update is available.... Download takes about 2 and a half hours ( on slow internet.... 10 mb/s ). Then take the loaded thumb drive to the car, plug it in, say update maps and keep the car running for about 50 minutes.
Honda uses Garmin for it's maps.
Think I'll wait another year or so on the Vette..... especially if I have to pay for this one.
Honda uses Garmin for it's maps.
Think I'll wait another year or so on the Vette..... especially if I have to pay for this one.