nrgiii

So I just installed a SIM card from Truphone in my 2015 A6. Works great!

Now that I have a data connection, will Google Maps update itself OTA? Or is there a way to get the update on a SIM card and do the update that way even thought I don't have an Audi Connect subscription?

thanks,

nrgiii

superswiss

The MMI doesn't use Google Maps. This gets often confused. The map data is local and can only be updated by a dealer. What you think of as Google Maps is actually Google Earth satellite images imposed over the map. Very similar to Google Maps on your phone and browser, but with the MMI's local map data underneath. The Google Earth images will update, but the underlying map data will not, so if roads change, you will see the new roads in the satellite data, but the MMI for navigation purposes will not know about the new roads until a dealer updates the map data. Starting with the 2016 A6, the MMI map data can be updated OTA. Audi pushes out about 2 updates per year.

nrgiii

Thanks, that makes sense. Looks like a trip to the dealer to get the maps updated.