iconoclast
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There definitely is an update available. Don't bother going through the dealership. Just order it directly and do it yourself if you have a place to leave the vehicle running or on a tender for two hours.
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So I asked my dealer about doing a nav update and they tell me there is no update right now. Did I not ask the question correctly or did she just not know anything???
Why doesn't MSFT and AAPL give away their software for free? There are many businesses that do this and others that make it part of the ownership. On my E63 I have "three free updates" but I am sure it is baked into the price of the vehicle. On my X5M I have free map updates OTR through BMW and their system but both used to charge for updates. I believe the most expensive was Audi when I wanted an update it was $399 for the software and $2hrs labor for it to sit in a bay connected to GeKo network to update. They wound up doing it as a courtesy and did not charge but I felt that was absurd to even ask that amount.
Do you set it for GB/UK at time of update? I went into the current settings and do not see the English GB/UK as an option. I should receive the USB in a day or two for my update. Thanks again.For any and all who miss or prefer the British accent found on the older LR/RR vehicles through their navigation I have found a way to enable it. While browsing the data files I found that they are all there just not enabled. If you set your navigation and cluster for GB/UK then perform a map update the voice files loaded will be the British not the standard robotic NAR voice. The only "downside" is spelling is in the traditional UK format. For example initializing would be "initialising" and so forth but small trade-off for the smoother and nicer guidance voice over.
Do you set it for GB/UK at time of update? I went into the current settings and do not see the English GB/UK as an option. I should receive the USB in a day or two for my update. Thanks again.
It bums me out that it requires an expensive nav update to re-enable a feature (the female Brit voice) that should be baked in to every single Land Rover for perpetuity. Not that I even rely on the onboard nav anymore, but it's nice to know it's there, and delivered in the Queen's English.
It bums me out that it requires an expensive nav update to re-enable a feature (the female Brit voice) that should be baked in to every single Land Rover for perpetuity. Not that I even rely on the onboard nav anymore, but it's nice to know it's there, and delivered in the Queen's English.