Garmin Maps 2022.10

[Kremmen]

Gentlemen - start your engines :





Instructions courtesy of Peteo48:

1) You purchase a USB Stick (16 gb).

2) You go to your car and start the engine and put the USB stick into a USB port. This will download the car's requirements to the USB stick.

3) You go back to your computer and download the new maps onto the USB stick - this will take 2 to 3 hours.

4) You then go back to the car, start the engine and put the USB stick back in and follow the on screen instructions. You must keep the engine running at all times!

5) After an hour, providing your car hasn't been hijacked or you haven't died from carbon monoxide poisoning, you check whether the download is complete.

[slatina]

I laughed too loud at the fifth item 😆

[Neil Ives]

It took about 15 minutes when I did it. I didn't start the henjin, I just turned on the infotainment screen.

[sportse]

I don’t think I’ll bother this time - maybe only once a year.

It told me my memory stick from last time was out of date, so I’d have to go through the whole procedure every time.

It’s such a complicated procedure, other cars I’ve  had you just downloaded the map to a memory stick and plugged it into the car.

[R2D3]

Does this fix the lack of traffic info?

[sportse]

I think the traffic info is permanently gone (with Garmin) - it used to come in through the radio signal, but apparently was 30 minutes out of date.

Honda cancelled the contract, so we are left with no cover. A satnav without traffic/etc isn't much use.

Even an old 2011 car I used to have had traffic via the radio signal and it was fairly up to date.

[Kremmen]

I must admit that in the rush hours where traffic was constantly changing the TMC RDS was useless. It was not unusual for the M25 tailback to be anything up to 5 miles wrong, sometimes more.

But, not having any traffic does prevent other problems like not diverting you round long term roadworks.

Given a choice I'd rather have poor traffic than none.

[dfconnolly]

Regarding traffic is it better (providing you have an I-phone on Ios 12 or above) to use a downloaded Google map and data via Apple Car play. I’m considering that as an alternative but doubtless some members may be aware of problems or caveats with that approach?

[Expatman]

You could use Waze or any of the Smartphone mapping systems with Android Auto or Apple equivalent. TBH I rarely use built in navigation systems because it is so much easier to use Smartphone Apps which have up to date mapping and excellent traffic info. I suspect that built in SatNavs will soon be a thing of the past like CD players, tape players and spare wheels!

[jamjar]

You could use Waze or any of the Smartphone mapping systems with Android Auto or Apple equivalent. TBH I rarely use built in navigation systems because it is so much easier to use Smartphone Apps which have up to date mapping and excellent traffic info. I suspect that built in SatNavs will soon be a thing of the past like CD players, tape players and spare wheels!

Yes, new model Toyota Yaris no longer have built in SatNav's

[Bristol_Crosstar]

My maps were updated as part of the standard service so I'll just get mine done annually by the dealer, saves a lot of hassle

[culzean]

My maps were updated as part of the standard service so I'll just get mine done annually by the dealer, saves a lot of hassle

Garmin maps normally get updates three times a year...

[Steve_M]

Honda Garmin maps get updates once a year...

Have corrected that for you.

[culzean]

My drive 51 is on 2022-20 already,  why are built in satnavs updates different to stand alone ones ?  The roads actually change more quickly than you think and once a year may not be enough

[peteo48]

My maps were updated as part of the standard service so I'll just get mine done annually by the dealer, saves a lot of hassle

Yes - that would be my preferred option. I successfully updated the maps on my Mark3 in 2020 but it was a laborious process and I've already forgotten how to do it.

I asked Holdcroft Honda in Warrington for a quote for them to do it - £149!!!!!!!!!!!