How to update SatNav maps?

[Tomsta]

I bought my Seat Leon (mid 2012 plate) 2nd hand last year and obviously the navigation maps are out of date, and i rang up my local Seat dealer and they quoted me £300 to update it (which is rediculious)

I thought there has got to be a way of updating them myself, can anyone help me out here

 

[Legojon]

Does it have an SD card slot? First thing you need to figure out is which head unit you have. I believe they are typically RNS310, RNS315 or RNS510.

I've bought three updates for my RNS315 off ebay for £40 each.

 

[Tomsta]

Does it have an SD card slot? First thing you need to figure out is which head unit you have. I believe they are typically RNS310, RNS315 or RNS510.

I've bought three updates for my RNS315 off ebay for £40 each.

It does indeed have an SD Card slot however i can't seem to find out what i have the manual i have for the unit just says "Media System 2.2"

 

[Legojon]

Does it look like this?

Mine is RNS315 and mine is media system 2.2 also.

 

[Tomsta]

Does it look like this?

Mine is RNS315 and mine is media system 2.2 also.

It's looks exactly like that, i've just Ebay searched and the entire thing is £140 which covers all of Eastern Europe are there just UK SD Cards

 

[Legojon]

For UK maps, you'll want Western Europe... I can see one on ebay for £69 (or best offer)... so you could be cheaky and offer what you think.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-SKODA-SEAT-RNS-315-AMUNDSEN-V9-SD-CARD-UK-WEST-EUROPE-MAP-UPDATE-2017-/152428069635?hash=item237d6bc303:g:n0oAAOSwUKxYmfWa

 

[Tomsta]

For UK maps, you'll want Western Europe... I can see one on ebay for £69 (or best offer)... so you could be cheaky and offer what you think.

When you last bought yours can you remember who the seller was as i use my satnav a lot for my job and i don't want my satnav to be written off or crash on me

 

[Legojon]

For some reason they've put their price up to £140 now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-AMUNDSEN-VW-RNS315-SEAT-V9-MAP-UPDATE-2017-VERSION-9-MAPS-WEST-EUROPE-/152386286442?hash=item237aee336a:g:f~gAAOSwopRYggt6

Thats the one I bought from. Theres a few sellers around the £75-£100 mark with decent feedback.

 

[Tomsta]

You've been a great help thank you, i'll do my own research and i might be having a confrontation with Seat stating that i can get one from Ebay which is the right version for under half the price

 

[Legojon]

No worries. Might be worth a call to Seat UK. I'm going back a couple of years, but I asked when I bought my FR at Listers Worcester and they wanted £175. I can't believe its almost doubled in price over 2 years!

 

[Tomsta]

No worries. Might be worth a call to Seat UK. I'm going back a couple of years, but I asked when I bought my FR at Listers Worcester and they wanted £175. I can't believe its almost doubled in price over 2 years!

When i phoned my dealership they quoted £140 for the part and the rest was i'm guessing labour cost (which is basically 2 hours waiting)

 

[Legojon]

You could post in the Sere forum here and ask Dave how much he'd do to just post you the SD card.

 

[Steven Rowan]

I bought my Seat Leon (mid 2012 plate) 2nd hand last year and obviously the navigation maps are out of date, and i rang up my local Seat dealer and they quoted me £300 to update it (which is rediculious)

I thought there has got to be a way of updating them myself, can anyone help me out here

If you want a legit, fully-working map update, have a look here: https://satnavstore.com/index.php?route=common/home

The site will give you instructions in how to find the correct map update software. I'm waiting for V.12 sd card for my 68 plate Ibiza, which cost me £34.99.

 

[Steven Rowan]

It does indeed have an SD Card slot however i can't seem to find out what i have the manual i have for the unit just says "Media System 2.2"

Your sd card should have a number on the label, for example, 6PO919866 (on the orange bit at the bottom of the label). This will be the number you should purchase from: https://satnavstore.com/index.php?route=common/home
You might see different numbers for each card on the website, but if your card number is ABC123XYZ, then you should only purchase the latest version of that same card number (ABC123XYZ). If you order up any other card, for example DEF246TUV, it will not work. If you are not sure, follow the guidance on their webpage.

 

[Steven Rowan]

Firstly, apologies for the attached pic being slightly out of focus.

On the bottom of the sd card label, you can see a series of characters on the bottom (orange) segment - this is the part number. The number on this particular card is 6PO919866 BB. Ignore the BB - the alpha numeric number pertains to the card that works in my infotainment system. The version (on the white part of the label) shown here is V.11. The website I mentioned earlier is currently selling V.12.

 

[R3k1355]

You realise this thread is from 3 years ago right?

The guy hasn't been on here in well over a year, he certainly doesn't care.

 

[Steven Rowan]

You realise this thread is from 3 years ago right?

The guy hasn't been on here in well over a year, he certainly doesn't care.

You do realise that Seat actually built more than one car and, that being the case, there are more owners that may have a similar issue? It may also be the case that, perhaps at some time in the future, the OP might re-encounter the exact same issue, but wondered if there was some other people willing to share information?

AWAY AND TAKE YER FACE FOR A SHITE!!

 

[martin j.]

Is it just a case of old card out new card in?

 

[Steven Rowan]

Is it just a case of old card out new card in?

Yes - just make sure you have everything switched off (ignition completely off) before you remove your old card, and when you insert the new card. Once you have inserted the new card, start up as normal. You might get a screen message telling you that it is reading the card database, but you should only see it for a couple of seconds.

 

[ghostbustertab]

Ordered v12 I'll let you all know how it goes when I get it, see if any bugs