Navigation SD Card

[naxcars]

Sounds stupid, but can you use navigation software from one Golf to another.  I have a 2014 GTI PP with Discovery Nav and a 67 plate Gold RLine with Discovery Nav.  Was wondering if I could copy the card from 67 plate ad use on my 2014 plate 

[mcmaddy]

Why would you want to? You get 5 years free map updates.

[Guzzle]

Not speaking from experience, but might it be a bit easier to simply copy a card than having to download from afresh?

[mcmaddy]

Might be a 2017 car but who is to say it has the most up to date maps on it? For the sake of a couple of hours the OP would have up to date mapping.

[naxcars]

Not speaking from experience, but might it be a bit easier to simply copy a card than having to download from afresh?

That's what I was thinking - rather just copy a new card then the hassle of spending hours downloading.  I hear all the horror stories of downloading and zipping this and that, I've never updated the maps since new 

[Guzzle]

Not speaking from experience, but might it be a bit easier to simply copy a card than having to download from afresh?

That's what I was thinking - rather just copy a new card then the hassle of spending hours downloading.  I hear all the horror stories of downloading and zipping this and that, I've never updated the maps since new 

Sorry, wish I could give a definitive answer but I can see your logic. If you have a spare sd card, you could always try it? Nothing ventured nothing gained and see what happens. I'd check the latest versions for each head unit first though and see if they match.

[Guzzle]

Might be a 2017 car but who is to say it has the most up to date maps on it? For the sake of a couple of hours the OP would have up to date mapping.

Fair point. But at least if it is possible to copy the card it would negate the need to download them twice.

[naxcars]

What type and size of card would i need to purchase and anyone know where I should purchase from?

[mcmaddy]

Do you have a Nav Pro in one and discover in the other?

[Talk-torque]

If your 2014 car has MIB2 Discovery, like the newer car, then the Nav data is the same and you could just copy the data from one card to the other. However, the data for the older MIB1 Discovery is different to that for the MIB2, hence the different downloads for updates, so, if your 2014 car has MIB1 Discovery, which is more likely, then no you can't.

MIB1 has a smaller screen with lower resolution.