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Barneybee

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I have been trying to update my Sat Nav maps for a month now. No help from BMW, just told to try again later.
Well being persistent I thought I would try again today. Started the downloader a message appears, Downloader being updated, yes, at last progress.
When the update finished I started the process, chose my car and map and pressed the go button.

Well guess what, its just the same as before a blue circle trying to catch its tail.

Looks like they still don't know what they are doing. Anyone had any more success? :x
 
Barneybee said:
I have been trying to update my Sat Nav maps for a month now. No help from BMW, just told to try again later.
Well being persistent I thought I would try again today. Started the downloader a message appears, Downloader being updated, yes, at last progress.
When the update finished I started the process, chose my car and map and pressed the go button.

Well guess what, its just the same as before a blue circle trying to catch its tail.

Looks like they still don't know what they are doing. Anyone had any more success? :x
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Another reason I was not bothered about nav on mine :roll:
it seems its an outdated system, and would cause me constant frustration.
for the rare time I need sat nav, the garmin is in the glovebox and works every time.
 
Tend to agree, google maps does me ok.
This is just a matter of principle, the map option has been paid for therefore I'm going to make sure they fullfil their obligation.
Fired off another email today, lets see what they come up with next.
 
Never updated my 2009 car, but the sat nav is useless, as you are limited to only four digits on the post code.
End up resorting to Navmii to find specific places.
And locally roads that have been around more than 10 years don't show.
 
flybobbie said:
Never updated my 2009 car, but the sat nav is useless, as you are limited to only four digits on the post code.
End up resorting to Navmii to find specific places.
And locally roads that have been around more than 10 years don't show.
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I updated my 2009 sat nav software last year (you get the full postcode now). I find it ok (for technology thats 9 years old), Im not keen on things stuck to the windscreen and cables trailing over the dash.
 
Sat nav is a must if you ask me. Firstly because who an earths buys a 40k car (brand new price) without nav. And BMWā€™s, the z4 especially, looks so empty without it. Filling the nav screen and controls with cubby holes just looks like a cop out. Mine has the 7 digit postcode and seems to work fine. Traffic updates could be better. But as mentioned above, itā€™s 8 year old tech now
 
Cant really fault the Nav on mine, its a 2012 and always gave the A200 Mercedes (2107) a run for its money in user friendliness and I even prefer it over the newer Nav in a 2018 X3... so far.

Would love to update it but seeing all the troubles and drama going on to get it done it would appear its best left alone... :?
 
I asked a colleague if she used satnav and she replied, 'No, I never drive anywhere I haven't driven before.'

(Yes, she's Irish, but I'm sure that's entirely coincidental.)
 
Having exactly the same problem. I have spoken to the unhelpful customer service department and e mailed as well . Still waiting for a reply.šŸ¤”
 
I'm surprised by the amount of people who slate the nav in the Z4; I think it's absolutely fine - certainly better than the nav that I had in my old Audi A6, which was 'OK'...
 
Sadly I have to agree, having always wanted a built in Sat Nav, the wife has one in her passat, and I have always had my Tom Tom. But now I have the BMW satnav I have to say it's rubbish, clunky and slow and a big disappointment. :(
With almost constant updates from Tom Tom and users, time distance and automatically re routeing with full postcode and Steven fry It takes me all over Europe and while I hate the wires etc. It will stay my satnav of choice.
Having said that my wife has an old Garmin she favours, and when we are in the motor home. We have cygic on a 10 inch tablet,my .tom Tom and her Garmin and play the rule of whichever 2 sat Navs agree = that's the way we go.. Lots of fun :rofl:
 
road warrior said:
Sadly I have to agree, having always wanted a built in Sat Nav, the wife has one in her passat, and I have always had my Tom Tom. But now I have the BMW satnav I have to say it's rubbish, clunky and slow and a big disappointment. :(
With almost constant updates from Tom Tom and users, time distance and automatically re routeing with full postcode and Steven fry It takes me all over Europe and while I hate the wires etc. It will stay my satnav of choice.
Having said that my wife has an old Garmin she favours, and when we are in the motor home. We have cygic on a 10 inch tablet,my .tom Tom and her Garmin and play the rule of whichever 2 sat Navs agree = that's the way we go.. Lots of fun :rofl:
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like your style :rofl:
 
Have to say that the nav in my 2016 E89 isnā€™t bad at all, certainly no worse than the Audis of the same vintage Iā€™ve had (Q5). Having said that, the map display colour in the Z is awful. Grey which makes reading the black text bl00dy difficult.
Other car is an Audi Q2 with the Google maps showing on the TFT display which looks amazing. Sat nav performance no better than the Z as previously stated.
David
 
DHO51E said:
Have to say that the nav in my 2016 E89 isnā€™t bad at all, certainly no worse than the Audis of the same vintage Iā€™ve had (Q5). Having said that, the map display colour in the Z is awful. Grey which makes reading the black text bl00dy difficult.
Other car is an Audi Q2 with the Google maps showing on the TFT display which looks amazing. Sat nav performance no better than the Z as previously stated.
David
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Sounds like you've got Grey Map for traffic enabled - there is a different mode in the options which doesn't show the traffic as coloured lines but arrows for traffic; the advantage is that the map is more colourful :)
 
I never know when to trust the Nav when ā€˜thereā€™s trouble aheadā€™... as sometimes you can see the motorwayā€™s as clear as a bell as youā€™re going on a detour.

However, if there Rozzers are parked up with flashing lights then itā€™s a definite car park ahead, especially when going through Europe.

The Mercā€™s Nav also has a couple of ā€˜undocumented featuresā€™, always wanting to divert to Lakeside on the M25 when heading to Kent... ho hummm
 
Hey djstan. Thanks for the heads up. Iā€™ll have a look for that map option. Looking at that grey map is depressing! :)
 
Watching this thread with interest. My satnav has not been updated since inception in 2011 but to be honest apart from the newer bypasses and random road layout changes I've not had any problems.

I would like the full postcode option though, irritating beyond belief only getting 4 digits then select road :headbang:

Question: I suspect mine will have to be updated using discs given its age, can anyone confirm?
 
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