sat nav update - discover media

[mistac]

Folks - I previously updated my map back in mar20 using discovercare (my preferred method) - i see on the vw website it indicates an update is available for discover nav? - but there is no updated map when i launch discovercare - as that is my preferred method do i just need to wait for discovercare to catch up at some point?

[Ceefeesh]

I tried Discovercare  yesterday. I tried to update it and it took me to the VW German site where despite my best efforts and translation to English I failed to get it to update. I did update the maps by copying the latest map, unzipping it and copying it on to the VW SD card which I had reformatted to FAT32. It didn’t take long. Much easier than DiscoverCare. See “What have you done to your Mk7 today” thread, P1098, posted yesterday.

[fredgroves]

I want to say they've discontinued discovery care. You can't download it any more.

As with all electronics, sooner or later the manufacturer stops providing updates.

You can probably get the raw update still?

[mcmaddy]

Discover care was dropped because it was utter garbage. My pal in Scotland used it and it downloaded the maps he already had on his SD card 
Direct download of maps is best method of updating. Did mine about 4 weeks ago 👍

[mistac]

I tried Discovercare  yesterday. I tried to update it and it took me to the VW German site where despite my best efforts and translation to English I failed to get it to update. I did update the maps by copying the latest map, unzipping it and copying it on to the VW SD card which I had reformatted to FAT32. It didn’t take long. Much easier than DiscoverCare. See “What have you done to your Mk7 today” thread, P1098, posted yesterday.

thanks for that - once I pluck up the courage I will have a go using direct download - just concerned I will mess up/lose the original map data when formatting the card - should  I back it up on to another usb stick or computer before in case it goes pear shaped? i also have speed cams on the sd card (or have i ??) as they are shown on map data so dont want to lose them either

[Ceefeesh]

Presuming you're using a PC, create two folders on your desktop. Label one Old Sat Nav, and one New Sat Nav. Copy the content of the SD drive to the old folder before you start so that you have a back up if needed. Download your choice of new file from the VW Sat nav update page, for the year of your car, download to your computer then unzip/extract  the content to the New Sat Nav folder. Go to your SD card, in your card reader/ file manager and right click it and choose format this drive. Select the FAT 32 format option and click ok. When the SD card is formatted, copy the unzipped map download to the SD card. Insert into the SD slot in the glove box, go to the Sat Nav screen, hit settings and update the Sat Nav software. Hope this helps. My version shows 5NA919866AS 1520 ECE1 2021.

[Watts]

Thanks for posting that Ceefeesh, you make it sound very easy!

[clive]

Download the new file from the VW Sat nav update page for the year of your car, download to your computer then unzip/extract  the content to the new Sat Nav folder

http://webspecial.volkswagen.de/vwinfotainment/int/en/index/downloads.html

Thought I would add this link, might try this today.. Any reason I can't use a different SD card? Does it have to be the original?

[fredgroves]

Download the new file from the VW Sat nav update page for the year of your car, download to your computer then unzip/extract  the content to the new Sat Nav folder

http://webspecial.volkswagen.de/vwinfotainment/int/en/index/downloads.html

Thought I would add this link, might try this today.. Any reason I can't use a different SD card? Does it have to be the original?

The only ones that work are digitally signed - its a protection thing.

You can get around it, if you are a whizz... google it.

If not, use the VW supplied one.

[chas.s]

Merry Christmas All,

When I try to transfer the unzipped files to my SD card it gets right to the end then says: 'The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 100007). Although the content seems to be on the card, when I put it back into the car the sat nav cannot read it.
I am using the VW SD card that came with the car and have formatted it before attempting this update.
Any ideas please?
Cheers,
Chas.