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Thanks, l2k -- yes, that makes complete sense. I see that my old map covered all of Europe right up to the Russian border, but i'm not going to be driving to Latvia any time soon... I just updated with ECE1, all reassuringly straightforward.

My 2018 Octavia Se has started making a sort of throbbing hum when i approach 60 mph, which persists, though maybe subdues a bit, as i get up to 70. It comes from the front of the car (i can't be any more precise), and it has a cadence of about a second. (I haven't been able to convince myself if the frequency changes with speed.) It can be worryingly intrusive, and surely wasn't there before Christmas. Extensive research (5 minutes on google) suggests that it might be a problem with the wheel bearings; but the car's only done 24000 miles, so, i'm a bit surprised. Anyone experienced anything similar? Ideas, suggestions? Thanks ian

Having just driven on a major road that my 2018 Octavia satnav didn't know about, i decided it's time to update my (Amundsen) maps. Got as far as https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/ and it all looks pretty straightforward, but the downloaded map update (ECE 1 2022) is only 6.7Gb, whereas the current SD card contents take up 12.9Gb . The difference seems almost entirely attributable to files in the folder maps/00/nds/PRODUCT; the update has subfolders E1, E2, E3, and E12, while the original additionally has E4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 13. I hesitate to risk trashing my system by reformatting the card until i understand what these differences are down to -- anyone know? The card's labelled "Europe 1"; the only substantially larger map on the update portal is the all-Europe ECE A1 2022, which requires a 32Gb card (mine's a 16Gb)