718as Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Hi, Is this dealer only, or can you buy the CDs? How can you check the map version? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hamilton Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Press INFO and SOURCE at the same time, and you'll get to the version screen. It will show the firmware version, and if you press the History button you will see if it has been updated. If the history screen is blank, then it is as it left the factory. I have done a few updates. You need to update the system firmware, enter an activation code using a PIWIS tester, and then load the new maps from DVD to the hard disk drive. It takes about 2.5 hours. The latest map disks are "MY2019" (the data on them is mid 2018). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
718as Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Anyone tried this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-2018-Maps-Update-for-PORSCHE-with-PCM-3-1-system/223476430325 Car needs to be running for 2.5hrs? as otherwise Batt could go flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hamilton Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 The ignition has to be on all the time, soI just connect a charger. As you say, the battery would go flat, and you wouldn't want to have the engine idling for over 2 hours! It takes about 25 minutes for the update, and then another 25 minutes for each of the four map DVDs. Obviously the eBay seller has found a way to upload the activation code without PIWIS. I get charged £80 for the activation code alone, so £99 is a very good price. Best of luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja02 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Don't know what Porsche charge for updating satnav, but I had a BMW and for 2 years of updates (approx 4 per year) which you downloaded and installed via a USB stick, this was about £100 which I didn't think was too unreasonable. Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Porsche list it as "from £250" I had Alice done before I collected and it took them 4 hours, including the system update that is also required. I'll be checking now to see if they did actually do it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/21/2019 at 10:13 AM, 718as said: Anyone tried this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-2018-Maps-Update-for-PORSCHE-with-PCM-3-1-system/223476430325 Car needs to be running for 2.5hrs? as otherwise Batt could go flat? Anyone bought & successfully installed this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 1 hour ago, boxtastic said: Anyone bought & successfully installed this? Okay....I’ve cracked and had £95 offer accepted; will report back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hamilton Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 If it works, I would love to have a copy of the files on the licence disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
718as Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 My only worry is if it stops/crashes during the install, would it brick the unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxbox Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 watching this with much interest - any news on the update ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Delivery was today 1 x software disc; 4 x map discs & a memory stick. Load the s/w; plug the m/s into USB port (which uploads the activation code for my VIN no.); load the maps... I'll have a go over the weekend...if I can find the time to escape family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxbox Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Great - good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushroom3 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I've also taken the plunge but it have not been sucessful. The software update was fine but I can't get the nav to update. It throws up an error after inserting the first disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Is the supplier helping you with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Mushroom3 said: I've also taken the plunge but it have not been successful. The software update was fine but I can't get the nav to update. It throws up an error after inserting the first disc. Did you have to provide your VIN upfront? Have they definitely used the correct VIN (I would ask for confirmation of the number used to validate) - the maps are licensed to a particular VIN I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushroom3 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 hour ago, boxtastic said: Is the supplier helping you with this? Yes. 36 minutes ago, rowbos said: Did you have to provide your VIN upfront? Have they definitely used the correct VIN (I would ask for confirmation of the number used to validate) - the maps are licensed to a particular VIN I believe. Yes - they are rechecking the VIN and resending the file. Watch this space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mushroom3 said: Yes. Yes - they are rechecking the VIN and resending the file. Watch this space. Defo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 In the meantime, is your PCM/Nav working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushroom3 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Yes and after the software update the version is now showing V4.7.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Phew - not a complete disaster then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hamilton Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, Mushroom3 said: Yes and after the software update the version is now showing V4.7.3 4.76 is the latest version of the system software. It won't make much difference to you though, as it is only necessary when you add Online Services for RTTI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 After seeing this thread I too invested in this update (at full price) I received the disks and after asking how to do the install the seller requested my VIN despite my already sending it when I bought the product. He then emailed me a file with the activation code but it didn't work I just get error 1011 when I try to update the maps. The seller sent me another activation code but that didn't work either. Today he emailed me a third code and I tried it this evening, guess what? it didn't work. I would be very interested if anybody gets this working as at the moment it looks like I will be requesting my money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtastic Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I assume we all got the same instructions (plus, he recommends running the engine; not just switching on ignition.., . navi-expert-uk: Hi Parcel is now posted. After switching engine on, please input SW dvd first. After software update is completed (system will guide you) take dvd out and input usb for 60 seconds (pre loaded code). You won't see any messages. After more or less 60 seconds, you can can remove usb. Car needs to to be locked from the remote for at least an hour to allow system to reset itself. After that time, just switch engine back on and proceed with dvd 1 ( system will guide you through the process). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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