waninae39

my q5 3L S-series shows
HN+_US_AU3G_p0925
NAR 6.13.2

what is the highest 2017 version?
the Uk site only has NAR 2016 v. 6.12.1

Zigaroo

Go to their website and on the Contact Us tab, you will find the email address. They help me find what was available for my version (Q5 '12).

atc98092

I understand they can only be loaded into a single system, so can't be shared/resold.

Not sure why there's three, but one is the license and one is the map. Maybe one is MMI firmware. I haven't performed an update, but I'd guess that the license has to be on a separate card to make it a one time use.

rez

Paid ~$500 for the dealer to update the maps in our '12 just before heading south on long road trip to Phoenix. Was supposed to take an hour but ended up taking 7 and the Nav now takes up to a minute to boot up vs only a few seconds before. Also found with the update (2014) it was still missing a lot of stuff along the route and in Phoenix itself compared to google maps on the iPhone. My 2 cents. Definitely interested to hear how this new option works!

MurrayA4

Yah I've left my 2014 alone.I'm in the Montreal area and there's been a lot of change, new roads/highways etc so I often find myself driving through a farmer's field on my GPS.It works well in the city where nothing really changes and I consider a major safety feature.Archaic, stupid expensive yes, but I'd do it all over again.By then I suspect it will all be done through my phone.
My MMI has been perfect and very satisfying so I'm certainly not letting them in there to fool around.Anyone running Win10 knows all about how "updates" improve our lives-Hah.

Zigaroo

That's correct (firmware/map/license), i had to supply my VIN for order, it's for license creation i guess.

i just performed the update tonight, went super well and very easy. First SD card is for firmware update, this took 30min. Then it was the map 2016 update and it took 2.25 hr. Lastly was the SD card for license and that took 5min. I don't see why dealers rips everyone off by charging 3hr labor for update whem i actually sat in the car perhaps 10min for swapping SD cards..... go figure. No wonder nobody wants to get updates.

Now that the update is done, missing highway and roads are all there, finish driving in the fields like before....LoL.

ex-quattro PETE

It ties up the bay for 3 hours, which means they cannot be working on other cars during this time.

rez

Appears there's been a substantial price jump - website now shows 249 GBP. 😫

atc98092

I believe the former price was a sale that has since ended.

Zigaroo

i had my car in for a whole day (valve/carbon issue) and asked for the update and they would still charge 3hrs. the car was in the bay already.