2018 Nav System Map Update Question. - Page 3

JCunningham · 10-18-2017, 03:41 PM

dealer gave you misinformation. the onstar navigation for your current rout is sent to your car by onstar. Onstar updates their maps. If you bought the mylink nav you have to pay gm to update it.

benji276289 · 10-19-2017, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

dealer gave you misinformation. the onstar navigation for your current rout is sent to your car by onstar. Onstar updates their maps. If you bought the mylink nav you have to pay gm to update it.

Not completely accurate. GM does not do map updating. There is an outside company that updates maps for all nav systems. They send you a navigation update disk for a fee (around $150 + or -) and you do the update yourself. They then give you a test destination that wasn't there previously to make sure the update worked.

Emoto · 10-19-2017, 08:18 AM

Can anyone tell me whose map data the Camaro system uses? There has to be a way to jailbreak and update.

LFXGator · 04-03-2018, 05:29 PM

I just got the letter in the mail for my 2017 2SS. Wow, what a joke! Save $20 now and pay $139.99...offer ends May 31st 2018. Heh...yea, like someone else said, $50k car and less than a year old so here's the one finger salute, GM!!!

Gunkk · 04-03-2018, 08:32 PM

Waze on Android Auto = $0 and works better.

Kaizer_911 · 04-08-2018, 06:43 PM

Here, is the name of the company that manages the map updates for GM. My 2014 truck uses the same nav update system.

It’s a USB sent to you, that you plug into the car. It takes approx 1 hour to update the system. The car must be on/running for this to work and will reboot the MyLink system once done.

Free updates are rare by manufactures.

What does suck is no multi vehicle discount. It’s 139.99 each for my truck and Camaro. I typically do an every other year cycle for map updates. My 14 truck “due” this year, Camaro next year.

JCunningham · 04-09-2018, 02:14 AM

you didnt say the name of the company. is it vin specific or can you use the usb on more then 1 car?

Kaizer_911 · 04-17-2018, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

you didnt say the name of the company. is it vin specific or can you use the usb on more then 1 car?

The name of the software company doing the updates is literally called "Here". Sorry if I didn't word it properly. You can find them at this website: gmnavdisc.navigation.com

It is VIN specific unfortunately.

Emoto · 04-17-2018, 03:28 PM

Can someone who has one the the USB sticks with an update (doesn't have to be the latest) plug it into a regular Windows computer and capture the list of files present on it and then PM me about it? I am thinking that if I can take a look at some of the files that I may be able to help us make map updates without having to spend so much.

treborcj · 04-18-2018, 02:37 PM

I turned in a Dodge Charger R/T for the Camaro SS and all we had to do was buy a compatible Garmin and copy the files from it to our cars. I would think you could do something like that here. So when I turned it in, it had 2018 maps. But like most have said, I just use Waze.

Fractal · 05-03-2018, 07:02 PM

If anyone has purchased the update and wants to send me a disk image, I would love to poke around and see what the encoding is like / whether the vin can be changed / etc. I highly doubt they are doing anything especially advanced here.

Mods - Apologies if this post is against forum rules, I read through them again just now to make sure and didn't find anything explicitly prohibiting this post. Please remove and point me in the right direction if needed.

Lazerbrainz2k3 · 05-14-2018, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigdog9586

I know of no free updates in the auto world. Personally about every 4 or 5 years is enough as let’s face it there aren’t that many new roads.

Presumably a more regular feature in the annual updates would be to expand minor roads' speed limit coverage and to revise the businesses/POIs and what not you can display on the nav screen. Still not a great reason to spend that kind of money for an update, in my opinion.

JCunningham · 05-14-2018, 12:03 PM

Every stand alone gps made has free lifetime updates.

Rock-It Man · 05-31-2018, 03:58 PM

I've had a Garmin for about 8 years now. There are at least two map updates per year, and they are free with the higher end Garmin units. The updates include not just roads but also businesses. Recent updates have added a lot of details like perimeter roads at shopping malls etc.

My Garmin is conveniently mounted to one of the center dash vents on my Gen5. I don't see a similar location on Gen6. How do people mount their Garmin on the Gen6? Other than suction cup or beanbag on the dash, both of which I consider unacceptable and dangerous.

10-18-2017, 03:41 PM	#29
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	dealer gave you misinformation. the onstar navigation for your current rout is sent to your car by onstar. Onstar updates their maps. If you bought the mylink nav you have to pay gm to update it. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

10-19-2017, 08:18 AM	#31
Emoto Sure, why not? Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, Jeep JKU Rubicon Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,538	Can anyone tell me whose map data the Camaro system uses? There has to be a way to jailbreak and update. __________________ This is that witty and clever statement that makes you chuckle.

04-08-2018, 06:43 PM	#34
Kaizer_911 Drives: 2017 2SS 50th Anniversary Edition Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 7,378 View My Garage	Here, is the name of the company that manages the map updates for GM. My 2014 truck uses the same nav update system. It’s a USB sent to you, that you plug into the car. It takes approx 1 hour to update the system. The car must be on/running for this to work and will reboot the MyLink system once done. Free updates are rare by manufactures. What does suck is no multi vehicle discount. It’s 139.99 each for my truck and Camaro. I typically do an every other year cycle for map updates. My 14 truck “due” this year, Camaro next year. __________________ 2017 50th Anniversary Edition 2SS - #TeamBeckyD 1100 - 04/29/16 \| 2000 - 05/03/16 3000 - 05/04/16 \| TPW 6/6 - 05/09/16 3100 - 05/25/16 \| 3300 - 05/28/16 3400 - 05/31/16 \| 3800 - 06/14/16, #125 Built! 4200 - 06/29/16 \| 5000 - 06/29/16 6000 - 07/08/16 \| Club F1FTY

04-09-2018, 02:14 AM	#35
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	you didnt say the name of the company. is it vin specific or can you use the usb on more then 1 car? __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

04-17-2018, 03:28 PM	#37
Emoto Sure, why not? Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, Jeep JKU Rubicon Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,538	Can someone who has one the the USB sticks with an update (doesn't have to be the latest) plug it into a regular Windows computer and capture the list of files present on it and then PM me about it? I am thinking that if I can take a look at some of the files that I may be able to help us make map updates without having to spend so much. __________________ This is that witty and clever statement that makes you chuckle.

04-03-2018, 05:29 PM	#32
LFXGator Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6M, 2012 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 12	I just got the letter in the mail for my 2017 2SS. Wow, what a joke! Save $20 now and pay $139.99...offer ends May 31st 2018. Heh...yea, like someone else said, $50k car and less than a year old so here's the one finger salute, GM!!!

04-03-2018, 08:32 PM	#33
Gunkk Thank you Al Oppenheiser! Drives: Red Hot A10 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 4,975 View My Garage	Waze on Android Auto = $0 and works better.

04-18-2018, 02:37 PM	#38
treborcj Drives: 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 21	I turned in a Dodge Charger R/T for the Camaro SS and all we had to do was buy a compatible Garmin and copy the files from it to our cars. I would think you could do something like that here. So when I turned it in, it had 2018 maps. But like most have said, I just use Waze.

05-03-2018, 07:02 PM	#39
Fractal Drives: Nightfall Gray 2017 2SS M8 MRC NPP Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 8	If anyone has purchased the update and wants to send me a disk image, I would love to poke around and see what the encoding is like / whether the vin can be changed / etc. I highly doubt they are doing anything especially advanced here. Mods - Apologies if this post is against forum rules, I read through them again just now to make sure and didn't find anything explicitly prohibiting this post. Please remove and point me in the right direction if needed.

05-14-2018, 12:03 PM	#41
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	Every stand alone gps made has free lifetime updates. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

05-31-2018, 03:58 PM	#42
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,031 View My Garage	I've had a Garmin for about 8 years now. There are at least two map updates per year, and they are free with the higher end Garmin units. The updates include not just roads but also businesses. Recent updates have added a lot of details like perimeter roads at shopping malls etc. My Garmin is conveniently mounted to one of the center dash vents on my Gen5. I don't see a similar location on Gen6. How do people mount their Garmin on the Gen6? Other than suction cup or beanbag on the dash, both of which I consider unacceptable and dangerous.

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