Navigation SD card
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Navigation SD card
Is there a navigation System SD card supposed to come with the C8? Or is it another feature that you have to purchase? ... Any and all information appreciated. Didn't find anything in any of the supplied manuals.
Fyi, it gets plugged in inside Center Console next to usb connection.
Fyi, it gets plugged in inside Center Console next to usb connection.
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Is there a navigation System SD card supposed to come with the C8? Or is it another feature that you have to purchase? ... Any and all information appreciated. Didn't find anything in any of the supplied manuals.
Fyi, it gets plugged in inside Center Console next to usb connection.
Fyi, it gets plugged in inside Center Console next to usb connection.
Isn't that the SD card that is in the center console?
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So, obvious question: You have Nav on your build? Either 2LT or 3LT or ordered option IOT on a 1LT? Can you go into Nav on the Infotainment screen and see a map? If you do, then the SD card is already present. Yes, it should come with the SD card if you have Nav.
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I searched the online infotainment manual and found
"See www.gmnavdisc.com for details on ordering, purchasing, and installing a new or replacement SD card."
Navigation comes standard on many less expensive upper end vehicles.
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Also, with no Nav you don't have the PDR - option UQT.
UQT Performance data and video recorder
1 - Included and only available with (IOT) Chevrolet Infotainment 3 Premium system with connected Navigation.
1 - Included and only available with (IOT) Chevrolet Infotainment 3 Premium system with connected Navigation.
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C8J posted the link for map updates in post #5. You have to pay for updates and they are only issued annually.
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Yes, GM has gone to putting the Nav data on an SD card. My wife's 2020 XT4 also has the nav data on an SD card. Updates are easier now - just plug in the new SD card.
From the 2020 C8 Infotainment Manual:
From the 2020 C8 Infotainment Manual:
The Nav application requires a map
database to run. It is stored on an
SD card that is connected to the
infotainment system.
database to run. It is stored on an
SD card that is connected to the
infotainment system.
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This!! I had a 3LT 2014 and now a 2017 with NAV, the update is applied through a USB that you have to purchase. I don't believe that any modern NAV systems use SD cards or any other media anymore, all memory is internal.
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This must have started after the 2017 model year. Is this a feature of just the C8 and not previous year Corvettes?
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As I said before, GM is switching to SD card for Nav. 2020 C8 and 2020 XT4 and others use SD cards for Nav. At least some models had them in 2019. The SD card makes updates easier - no need to transfer the database from USB thumb drive to internal system memory.
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You can put a destination into the Nav and it will show the route and give route guidance. You can also change the scale of the map displayed. You obviously have the SD card in the Nav SD card reader.
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Last edited by C8J; Aug 9, 2020 at 10:47 AM.
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What option did this come with - 2LT, Z51, ...? I don't remember ordering it separately.
I'll need to check update costs. I can't believe that they are going to be reasonable.
I'll need to check update costs. I can't believe that they are going to be reasonable.
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