is sat nav update available

acerboo · 04-13-2014, 08:24 AM

my car is just over 2 years old now and im wondering if there is an update on the sat nav mapping and if so what do I do to get it.

half Colin · 04-13-2014, 08:57 AM

Go to BMW and pay a fortune or 3rd party guys and pay less. http://bmwnavigation.co.uk

makkan00 · 04-13-2014, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by acerboo

my car is just over 2 years old now and im wondering if there is an update on the sat nav mapping and if so what do I do to get it.

Visit me in Grays as you are fairly local to me.

MaccyD · 04-13-2014, 03:21 PM

Forgive my ignorance Colin, im new to BMW ownership. Ive got an E92 on a 56 plate with professional navigation with I drive. It looks like i just order Option 1. The cars pretty old so would it require some other update first? What are the changes like that it mentions? I dont want to pick it up, install it, then regret it lol.

Cheers

half Colin · 04-13-2014, 04:34 PM

Just email the guy telling him what you've got, including the version number from the navigation options, and he'll tell you which option you need. He's very responsive. I got the code by return of email and the discs the following day. He'll need your VIN number for the code.

MaccyD · 04-13-2014, 04:42 PM

Ah ok, thanks for the tip, ive been thinking of doing it since i got the car

ahenners · 04-14-2014, 12:48 AM

I updated my CIC Pro Nav a couple of weeks ago. Car is a 60 plate that came with 2010 maps, upgraded to 2014-1 Europe maps for £20 via an eBay seller. Just had to message them the VIN to get the activation code and downloaded the maps from the Internet.

Hulla the Hulla · 04-14-2014, 04:43 AM

Is it true that you can the sat nav to work using UK post codes rather than just street and city ? It's the one thing I don't like about the BMW iDrive on my car, 2006 E91.

- ignore - just been to the website mentioned above - looks like you can

xenon · 04-14-2014, 04:45 AM

Not on the old CCC version. The CIC version supports 7-digit postcode.

themanthatcan · 04-14-2014, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xenon

Not on the old CCC version. The CIC version supports 7-digit postcode.

You can, but it's not seamless as it does it by using POIs.

IanS100 · 04-14-2014, 05:17 AM

It's not a very comprehensive postcode database either, I regularly come up with missing codes for places that have been there for years, and that's using 2014-1 maps

MaccyD · 04-14-2014, 05:41 AM

Sounds like mixed reviews then. How much do you have to pay to get the real deal update at a BMW dealership?

Hulla the Hulla · 04-14-2014, 05:43 AM

so, looking at http://bmwnavigation.co.uk and the points raised above, you pay £20 (not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things but ...) and still have the shag and hassle of finding 7 digit postcodes via the POI, and as mentioned by Ian, the list isn't always complete ? Not sure now....

IanS100 · 04-14-2014, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hulla the Hulla

so, looking at http://bmwnavigation.co.uk and the points raised above, you pay £20 (not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things but ...) and still have the shag and hassle of finding 7 digit postcodes via the POI, and as mentioned by Ian, the list isn't always complete ? Not sure now....

I don't know what themanthatcan means by "it's not seamless as it does it by using POIs", if I put a postcode into the Sat Nav I'm offered the road (or place) that uses the postcode, provided it's in the database of course!

half Colin · 04-14-2014, 07:41 AM

I've got the CIC and the implementation might be different from the CCC but my 7 digit post codes work as you would expect in the town/post code field. The thing you can't get wit the CIC is the safety cameras.

Hulla the Hulla · 04-14-2014, 09:31 AM

I might take the plunge anyway and see how it works out - my £100 tom-tom in my old car was sooo much easier, pfff!

rpsharman · 04-14-2014, 08:54 PM

I don't know how the SatNav is in the UK, but the one in the US is terrible. I am considering brining my 335d E90 with me, but an expensive upgrade to navigation (if it's even possible with radio frequencies perhaps being different), only to discover it's as bad there as it is here, does not sound appealing. Entry is difficult and streets are not named out loud as they are in just about every other navigation system.

IanS100 · 04-15-2014, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by rpsharman

I don't know how the SatNav is in the UK, but the one in the US is terrible. I am considering brining my 335d E90 with me, but an expensive upgrade to navigation (if it's even possible with radio frequencies perhaps being different), only to discover it's as bad there as it is here, does not sound appealing. Entry is difficult and streets are not named out loud as they are in just about every other navigation system.

I wouldn't say "entry is difficult" but it's not exactly user friendly.
Directions are given verbally but I can't say I've ever heard it tell me a street name

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acerboo Brigadier General 179 Rep 3,923 Posts Drives: e92 335d lci Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kent iTrader: (2)	is sat nav update available my car is just over 2 years old now and im wondering if there is an update on the sat nav mapping and if so what do I do to get it.
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half Colin First Lieutenant 31 Rep 316 Posts Drives: E92 330D M Sport Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (0)	Go to BMW and pay a fortune or 3rd party guys and pay less. http://bmwnavigation.co.uk
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MaccyD Private First Class 3 Rep 161 Posts Drives: E92 335D Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Norfolk iTrader: (0)	Forgive my ignorance Colin, im new to BMW ownership. Ive got an E92 on a 56 plate with professional navigation with I drive. It looks like i just order Option 1. The cars pretty old so would it require some other update first? What are the changes like that it mentions? I dont want to pick it up, install it, then regret it lol. Cheers
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half Colin First Lieutenant 31 Rep 316 Posts Drives: E92 330D M Sport Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (0)	Just email the guy telling him what you've got, including the version number from the navigation options, and he'll tell you which option you need. He's very responsive. I got the code by return of email and the discs the following day. He'll need your VIN number for the code.
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MaccyD Private First Class 3 Rep 161 Posts Drives: E92 335D Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Norfolk iTrader: (0)	Ah ok, thanks for the tip, ive been thinking of doing it since i got the car
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ahenners Private 2 Rep 94 Posts Drives: E92 330d M Sport LCI Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lancs iTrader: (0)	I updated my CIC Pro Nav a couple of weeks ago. Car is a 60 plate that came with 2010 maps, upgraded to 2014-1 Europe maps for £20 via an eBay seller. Just had to message them the VIN to get the activation code and downloaded the maps from the Internet.
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Hulla the Hulla First Lieutenant 19 Rep 373 Posts Drives: E91 335d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South iTrader: (0)	Is it true that you can the sat nav to work using UK post codes rather than just street and city ? It's the one thing I don't like about the BMW iDrive on my car, 2006 E91. - ignore - just been to the website mentioned above - looks like you can
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xenon Major General 1397 Rep 8,083 Posts Drives: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry iTrader: (0)	Not on the old CCC version. The CIC version supports 7-digit postcode. __________________ Ian Current: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Previous: 2018 A6 Avant S-Line MMI+, 2014 F31 320d M-Sport, 2013 F10 520d M-Sport, 2011 F10 530d M-Sport, 2008 320i M-Sport Coupe, 2002 325i, 2001 318i valvetronic, 1998 318i, 1996 525i, 1990 Porsche 944S2
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IanS100 Major General 136 Rep 5,050 Posts Drives: 520d F10 LCI M Sport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southport UK iTrader: (0)	It's not a very comprehensive postcode database either, I regularly come up with missing codes for places that have been there for years, and that's using 2014-1 maps
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MaccyD Private First Class 3 Rep 161 Posts Drives: E92 335D Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Norfolk iTrader: (0)	Sounds like mixed reviews then. How much do you have to pay to get the real deal update at a BMW dealership?
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Hulla the Hulla First Lieutenant 19 Rep 373 Posts Drives: E91 335d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South iTrader: (0)	so, looking at http://bmwnavigation.co.uk and the points raised above, you pay £20 (not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things but ...) and still have the shag and hassle of finding 7 digit postcodes via the POI, and as mentioned by Ian, the list isn't always complete ? Not sure now....
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half Colin First Lieutenant 31 Rep 316 Posts Drives: E92 330D M Sport Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (0)	I've got the CIC and the implementation might be different from the CCC but my 7 digit post codes work as you would expect in the town/post code field. The thing you can't get wit the CIC is the safety cameras.
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Hulla the Hulla First Lieutenant 19 Rep 373 Posts Drives: E91 335d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South iTrader: (0)	I might take the plunge anyway and see how it works out - my £100 tom-tom in my old car was sooo much easier, pfff!
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04-14-2014, 08:54 PM	#17
rpsharman New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335s Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I don't know how the SatNav is in the UK, but the one in the US is terrible. I am considering brining my 335d E90 with me, but an expensive upgrade to navigation (if it's even possible with radio frequencies perhaps being different), only to discover it's as bad there as it is here, does not sound appealing. Entry is difficult and streets are not named out loud as they are in just about every other navigation system.
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