Navigation Update

[ard]

^^ OK, didn't have 'upgrade' in the title...

Here:

http://www.xoutpost.com/electronics/...ion-codes.html

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[apw2607]

Yes. You're absolutely correct. Customers are able to update their nav maps themselves. It involves purchasing the media for a small price ... 10 bucks or so. Then purchasing the FSC code. The code is a unique identifier based on your vin #. Its done like that so codes cannot be shared between vehicles.

Codes cost 200 bucks, which essentially is the same Price as the old pre CIC idrive map upgrade costs, and is entered in by the customer.

[ard]

Originally Posted by apw2607

Codes cost 200 bucks, which essentially is the same Price as the old pre CIC idrive map upgrade costs, and is entered in by the customer.

Cheapest I've seen from a US dealer is $275, FWIW.

[AzNMpower32]

Yikes that's completely not worth it then. The X5 is a low-mileage lease and thus my parents don't/can't drive it that far out of town anyway.

[ard]

Well, I've ALSO seen FSC codes for as low as $100 from eastern european BMW sources.... add a $10 DVD set, and there you go!

GL

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[ChuckG]

ard,

Have you purchased the code from the eastern european source?

Chuck

[ard]

Nyet.


I was able to get BMWUSA to honor their written offer of "$200" and will just do that.

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[ekimv65]

I just purchased an 09 X5 4.8 Xdrive and it did not have a nav disk, can anyone help?

[3Series]

I PM'ed you.

[DividedSky]

I just purchased a 2008 X5 4.8 Xdrive and it did not have a nav disk, can anyone help? Do I need to update the software and get a new nav disc or does the new nav disc also update the software?