Are SatNav Updates Free (UK)

[Wikinoob]

Morning people,

I am due to pick up a 66reg Excel with JBL Audio and Go Plus and was wondering if the satnav updates are free as I believe the previous owner has never updated them and Toyota want £200 to do the update! Sure I read that you can do it yourself via USB from the EStore but until I get the car I cannot sign in properly due to needing the VIN and dealer being shut today.

Many Thanks

[flash22]

nope, you can get it off the estore for £120 tho

you will need a vin/reg and also the device's ID

[Big_D]

From what I understand, they are free for the first three years, and then require payment. So, as @flash22 says, you will need to buy the updates. It may be worth speaking with the seller/Dealer, to see if they would pay for £120 for the update??

[flash22]

2 hours ago, Big_D said:

 It may be worth speaking with the seller/Dealer, to see if they would pay for £120 for the update??

You just made my day, you have more chance of getting blood out of a stone or finding rocking horse droppings on a unicorn farm

[philip42h]

7 hours ago, Wikinoob said:

Toyota want £200 to do the update!

It'll cost you £119 and a couple of hours of your time - and a 32GB FAT32 formatted USB drive if you don't already have one to hand. The process of downloading from Toyota and transferring to the USB drive takes a little while, then it's about 75 minutes to install to the car. So, it takes a little longer than we might hope / expect ... 😉

The difference is the cost of the dealer's time ...

[UncleZen]

It really should be simpler than faffing about with a flash drive. The current process relies on someone being reasonably IT literate and having a computer. 

[flash22]

24 minutes ago, UncleZen said:

It really should be simpler than faffing about with a flash drive. The current process relies on someone being reasonably IT literate and having a computer. 

Isn't technology wonderful, tbf if you follow the instructions it isn't that difficult (if you know where to look) Toyota isn't the worst by a long shot

[Big_D]

23 hours ago, flash22 said:

You just made my day, you have more chance of getting blood out of a stone or finding rocking horse droppings on a unicorn farm

You've been speaking with my customers, haven't you?? Dealing with some of them is exactly like that.

[Penfold72]

Is it true that the 22 onwards have cloud maps??  Hope so, then I dont have to bother with this faffing around.  If I do, then so be it.  Did it on my last Kia. Its the downloading of the updates that takes ages, even on a reasonable fast connection....