[bh021]

Ive used my sat nav about 4 times now and it doesn't recognise any post codes. It always leaves me short on finding my destination so I asked the dealer if they could update the sat nav. They told me it would cost me £200. I've had the car 2 months and it cost me £18k. Should the dealer have updated it and if not how can I get this sorted without forking out 200 quid ?

[parapaul]

Google is your friend

There's a number of sites which will sell you an up to date nav CD for a few quid

[G82Dude]

Originally Posted by parapaul

Google is your friend

There's a number of sites which will sell you an up to date nav CD for a few quid

Unless it's hard drive based...

[335tim]

Originally Posted by parapaul

Google is your friend

There's a number of sites which will sell you an up to date nav CD for a few quid

If I purchase one of said DVDs and put it in my 06 car, will it work?

[335tim]

Confused, Found this site. Which dvd do I need?

http://www.satnavupgrades.co.uk/id47.html

[parapaul]

Originally Posted by 335tim

If I purchase one of said DVDs and put it in my 06 car, will it work?

I'm almost certain it will.

My DVD is a straightforward copy of a genuine BMW 2010 disc, and it works perfectly, so I can't see why other copies wouldn't work.

[acerboo]

get a tom tom!

[Falmouthboy]

You don't say if you have an LCI car with a Hard Drive nav system. If so you are stuck with the dealer, but if they will load the latest maps and update the software to support the 7 digit post code search for £200 then that's a very good price.

If you don't have a pre LCI car (you will have 2 disc slots in your head unit, one DVD, the other CD), you can get new discs off the internet for £25-30. These discs also have 7 digit post code search and speed cameras, but they will only search the post code in a rather convoluted way. If you have the 'know how' you can download the maps and burn to a DVD for free.

Unless updating the maps was part of the deal when you bought the car, you stand no chance of them doing it for free.

[bh021]

Sorry - it's pre LCI and it's a dvd drive, I can't work out of it's professional system or not, It doesn't say on the head unit - the disc does say it's professional, so I guess thats the one to go for ? - cheers for info - ill give the company a bell on the link above

[Reggie-g75]

Originally Posted by 335tim

Confused, Found this site. Which dvd do I need?

http://www.satnavupgrades.co.uk/id47.html

I've bought two disks from rusty and good service and price. I have the 2011 with speed cameras, but only 5 figure postcodes.

[rich_e92_335d]

i know this doesnt particulay help the OP but this could be a useful thread for those of us with CIC idrive

http://www.bmwland.co.uk/forums/view...p?f=1&t=131266

Rich

[Falmouthboy]

Originally Posted by bh021

Sorry - it's pre LCI and it's a dvd drive, I can't work out of it's professional system or not, It doesn't say on the head unit - the disc does say it's professional, so I guess thats the one to go for ? - cheers for info - ill give the company a bell on the link above

If you hve 2 slots, 1 CD and 1 DVD it's Professional, if you only have the 1 DVD slot and have to take the map disc out to play a CD (unless you have a multi changer), it's a Business system.

[335tim]

Originally Posted by Falmouthboy

If you hve 2 slots, 1 CD and 1 DVD it's Professional, if you only have the 1 DVD slot and have to take the map disc out to play a CD (unless you have a multi changer), it's a Business system.

That clears that up for me then. I have professional, cheers.

[bh021]

must be the same for me then - professional - nice one - cheers for the info