ColinCattle

Thank you for the links you've kindly sent me for the Columbus update, I’ve downloaded the data. Unfortunately I’m unable to unzip the downloaded Columbus file on my Mac - I have to run the latest OS because of my work, perhaps that’s confusing matters? I’ve tried transferring the zip to my 32Gb usb drive and them unzipping but it doesn’t like that either, after a few minutes it gives me an error message, screen shot attached, help!!! Does anyone have any further suggestions that may help? Gosh I wish my dealer was up to speed with all this, I honestly think it’d be easier locating the Maltese Falcon!!!! Thanks so much the Briskoda community for all your help. Colin. Skoda - Columbus download..pdf

Thanks again - Yep I’ve got a 32Gb usb drive. I’ll give it a try tomorrow.🤞 I’m a Mac guy hopeful that shouldn’t encode the download with anything my Kodiaq can’t read or cope with! I’ve also got a sim. card in the vehicle with unlimited data can I download the map updates straight into the Columbus database? Thanks again, wish my dealer was as clued up as you guys.🥸

Thanks everyone for the heads up, the brilliant, bravo!!!! That’s interesting from all parties and very helpful because my dealer told me the exact opposite!!! To be honest I unfortunately now have little faith in the service dept. anyway. How do I get my beloved Columus sat. nav. to work? I’m obviously assuming that I don’t need an SD card, my dealer seems is unhelpful and appears to be pretty clueless. Thanks again. Colin

I’ve been a proud and extremely satisfied owner of SKODA Kodiaq SE L TDI SCR DSG DIESEL for coming up to 4 years. After last years MOT the Columbus Sat. Nav stopped working. After checking a little while later whilst the vehicle was having it’s annual service with my local dealer I was informed that the reason the car was displaying “Navigation database not available” message was that there currently isn’t a SD card in the relevant slot!!! To be truly honest and by virtue of the fact that the Sat. Nav had always worked and performed impeccably I’d never noticed if there ever was a card in the appropriate slot, but I certainly have never removed one. So it the card has mysteriously disappeared!!! I have raised this problem about purchasing a replacement with both my local dealer and Skoda customer services and received the following response. “They are unable to assist with the supply of an SD card as the part is not available for this vehicle through ŠKODA. Could anyone please suggest how to fix this Sat Nav conundrum and give me a clue on how to purchase the relevant Columbus data programmed to SD card. Phew!!!! Thanks in advance. Colin