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VW infotainment update - free

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    how.gareth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭how.gareth


    Shame Ford don’t do this, my 2016 Focus has a sat nav from the 18th century


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    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    how.gareth wrote: »
    Shame Ford don’t do this, my 2016 Focus has a sat nav from the 18th century


    They do, Ford will take 3-400 quid off you to do it

    Mind you VW/Audi will normally do the same


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    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Very good though it's a pity the updates are only available for their discover media series and not the others.


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,587 ✭✭✭tossy


    Is it only a map update or are there any firmware updates ?


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    JoeA3
    Registered Users Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    There’s nothing new here. Free map downloads have been available on MK7-gen radios since day one. It’s officially free only for the first 3 years of the car’s life but I don’t think that’s rigidly enforced.

    it’s maps only. Firmware updates would be dealer only.


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,587 ✭✭✭tossy


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    There’s nothing new here. Free map downloads have been available on MK7-gen radios since day one. It’s officially free only for the first 3 years of the car’s life but I don’t think that’s rigidly enforced.

    it’s maps only. Firmware updates would be dealer only.

    Cheers joe.


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    NBar
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭NBar


    pity the dealers don't do this when car in for a service, I'm crap at doing them update things etc


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    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    There’s nothing new here. Free map downloads have been available on MK7-gen radios since day one. It’s officially free only for the first 3 years of the car’s life but I don’t think that’s rigidly enforced.

    it’s maps only. Firmware updates would be dealer only.




    Might not be new to you but it was to me


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    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    NBar wrote: »
    pity the dealers don't do this when car in for a service, I'm crap at doing them update things etc




    It's really handy, just need a 32GB SD card.....


    What I would like is an update so you could use Eircodes but here is hoping 2020 brings that


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Android Auto with Waze or Google Maps seems superior to built in Sat Nav.


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    projectgtr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Android Auto with Waze or Google Maps seems superior to built in Sat Nav.

    Definitely, hard to see the point in built in sat navs generally


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    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    projectgtr wrote: »
    Definitely, hard to see the point in built in sat navs generally




    Maybe going forward, at the moment most cars don't support Android Auto/carplay....only starting to see on cars in last 12 months when bought new


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    Rusky rusky
    Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭Rusky rusky


    projectgtr wrote: »
    Definitely, hard to see the point in built in sat navs generally
    Can be projected to the active info display?


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    projectgtr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Maybe going forward, at the moment most cars don't support Android Auto/carplay....only starting to see on cars in last 12 months when bought new
    Definitely starting to be the norm, in saying that my missus has a 2013 polo with it, at the cost some places charge for upgrades it can nearly be as cheap to upgrade the headunit even for OEM
    Rusky rusky wrote: »
    Can be projected to the active info display?

    The display in the dash cluster?


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    Rusky rusky
    Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭Rusky rusky


    projectgtr wrote: »
    Definitely starting to be the norm, in saying that my missus has a 2013 polo with it, at the cost some places charge for upgrades it can nearly be as cheap to upgrade the headunit even for OEM



    The display in the dash cluster?
    Yes. Only headunit navigation can be used on digital dash.


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