I know there is a thread on the inbuilt Garmin Sat Nav - I've read this but it doesn't cover my query.
So, yesterday, I used the inbuilt sat nav on my Mk3 for the first time in ages and it flashed up that an update was available. They are free, annually, for 5 years.
This is my understanding of the process having watched several very hard to follow You Tube videos and having read some instructions.
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.
Sounds like a monumental PITA and potentially dangerous (car running for an hour in the drive).
So, has anyone tried this? Or, has anybody found somebody who will do all this for a fee. I'd pay £100 for this.
Finally, I'll go android auto next time (and in next car as the Mk3 doesn't support it).
Built in sat navs - no thanks!!!