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Post by Stinky » Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:19 pm

Any Nav Map updates due (Europe & UK) I'm currently using 2023-1...?

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Post by X5Sport » Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:11 am

I’ve seen ads for 23-2 so there must be something out there. I get mine from OEM now as there’s often a discount via the BMW Connected-Drive store. The X6 one was about £35. You just need a PC and 32GB USB drive.
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Post by marti » Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:19 am

Im running 23-2 got it from:

https://bimmersatnav.co.uk/

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Post by Stinky » Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:40 pm

marti wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:19 am Im running 23-2 got it from:

https://bimmersatnav.co.uk/
I've paid BMW Connect for the year....surprised theyve not released it for download

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Post by X5Sport » Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:47 pm

Current download from BMW is Road Map Europe West PREMIUM 2024-1 (BMW’s use of Caps, not mine. East is also avail should you feel the need). I pay £39 a year all in for as many maps as they issue. On my second update of the year. You need a 32GB USB drive as it’s about 20GB in size. I may be getting it cheaper because mine renews over Black Friday weekend and I also have a current Connected Drive sub. Without this I think it’s about £79/year.

Cars less than 3 years old should get it free (or if your maps sub is current) as an Over the Air (OTA) update.
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Post by Alan Gunn » Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:02 am

My car is a 2010 with the cic but it won't update.
Plug the usb stick in and it starts updating but fails at 56%.
Tried many sticks but the same every time.

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Post by X5Sport » Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:36 pm

I used to have to do mine via three USB sticks in turn, but the current BMW downloader utility only needs one. Also complains if I use a USB 3 stick as the head only supports USB2. Hasn’t stopped it loading though. Maps come with a new FSC every time.
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Post by Alan Gunn » Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:55 pm

Tried usb 2 and an older one along with several brands of usb 2 all fail at the same point.
I gave up after around 6 goes at it.

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Post by X5Sport » Wed Jul 26, 2023 6:15 pm

Could be a corrupted download, certain brands of USB don’t seem to work (PNY is a brand flagged as bad, Sandisk as good), firmware issue in the head unit, format error if the USB drive is bigger than 32GB or head issue (least likely).
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Post by Alan Gunn » Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:33 am

A failing hard drive has been mentioned but everything works as it should.
Sandisk was one i tried re formatted them all fast and slow.

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