Sat Nav Updated today at the dealer

[G_M_S]

My E70 is a 2010 model, and the sat nav has never been updated since build, I've enquired a couple of time about the cost to upgrade and been put off by the near £200 price for the maps and the code and never a fan of less dubious sourced disks I've left it.

Well I was booked in today for the software update and I enquired again, as there are definitely some new roads that I travel on that the old system had me travelling across fields resulting in numerous requests for "U Turns"..

So guess my surprise when I was told it would be £35 for the code plus then either the download or the Thumb drive for @ £50.

Anyway £88 lighter and an hour later I now have 2015-2 Western Europe Premium Maps downloaded by a BMW dealer so no issues with warranty or worries of legitimacy. 

Finally it seems BMW have realised that the likes of Tom Tom & Garmin, will offer full maps in the £35~£50 range, so £88 seemed a good deal to me.

[Mpower]

Good result!

[petert]

I agree - good result.  I did this about a year ago when BMW in Canada were charging $200 plus labour (!), but had it been available for this price I'd probably have done what you did.  I did it myself via a non-BMW route - don't ask.
Peter T

[bubbabear]

I was quoted £65 for FSC and £45 for the map today

[splang]

Updated mine - £20 all in. Got the code from a Canadian dealer

[bubbabear]

Was that a torrent ?

[Origin Unknown]

Thanks Peter.

I followed that x3 link and pulled down the 2015 maps.  Quite timely as we're about to embark on a roadtrip to Lake Garda next week!

A question for those above, my nav is a DVD based Professional nav from 2008, I'm assuming I just burn the ISO's to disc and just insert into the NAV.  No need for an FSC code, correct? 

[X5Sport]

If it's the CCC type idrive with very few buttons on the controller then it's a single DVD update with the disc staying in the drive.  Only the later CIC version needs the FSC code as you update the built in hard drive.

You could have a CCC type iDrive in 2008, but you may have a later version.  Some cars got them earlier than others depending upon the update cycles for the cars themselves.

Use of non-OEM discs as the map source can be very unreliable as the drive is sensitive to 'burned' rather than 'stamped' DVD physical discs.

[pvr]

Does the 2015 maps know the Channel Tunnel yet … my E53 did, my E70 thinks there is only a ferry ...

[X5Sport]

[quote="pvr"]
Does the 2015 maps know the Channel Tunnel yet … my E53 did, my E70 thinks there is only a ferry ...
[/quote]

That's coz you are banned from the Tunnel... )

[Steamyrotter]

[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="pvr"]
Does the 2015 maps know the Channel Tunnel yet … my E53 did, my E70 thinks there is only a ferry ...
[/quote]

That's coz you are banned from the Tunnel... )
[/quote]

Or does it know something that the french are doing that we dont???!!!



>:D

[G_M_S]

May be my lack of understanding / expectation as to what the sat nav update would bring except for additional roads and up to date POI's - was surprised to find today that I now have 7 digit postcode entry......easily pleased I know!!

[X5Sport]

The road data can be up to three years out of date!  Down to the mapping suppliers not getting it updated!!

[ImaginativeTruth]

[quote="G_M_S"]
So guess my surprise when I was told it would be £35 for the code plus then either the download or the Thumb drive for @ £50.

Anyway £88 lighter and an hour later I now have 2015-2 Western Europe Premium Maps downloaded by a BMW dealer so no issues with warranty or worries of legitimacy. 
[/quote]

I was quoted (and paid) £122 for this. First and last time I do this at a dealer.