Probably "finger trouble" being quite a new car, but daft as it sounds, I still have to use my old Sat Nav that cost me £30 on a well known auction site.

 

The first problem is when I give the Amundsen Sat Nav a Post Code, it always comes back with "Street Data Not Available For This Location".  Last week I went to Gunton Hall in Suffolk, I had been given the post code for Gunton Lane, but the car Sat Nav had no idea where that was, while connecting up  my old device, it took me straight there.  Even my son's Sat Nav app on his iPhone, found it OK.  The one with the car located Gunton Hall as being somewhere near Yarmouth, but I got no direction indications on how to get there.  Another thing on my old Sat Nav was a decent count-down to when I may need to change direction, I found this somewhat lacking on the one with the car.

 

I downloaded the latest Map data, from the Skoda website, in case that might be the cause.  An interesting note here is that the size of data on the SD card as received with the car was 1.25GB, while the downloaded version was 6.8GB.  This sounded quite promising, as the larger data size must have more data for something.  Anyway I plugged it in:  It said "Reading Navigation Data" or something similar, I then test it with a post-code and it's back with "Street Data not Available " again.  It can find most post codes, but the results seem sketchy, also it does not show the speed traps.

 

Is there something else in the Setup needs doing? Is it me? For now I just use the car Sat Nav to tell me which street I'm in which it seems quite good at, but I do not often use it to find out how to get anywhere.  

 

Folkie

Did the file needed to be unzipped when copying over to the SD card?  google 7zip if you don't have the friendly to use software or know what to do.

Hi n00dles71,

The link on the Skoda site that I went to launched a downloader.  In theory the downloader loads the 7zip file, you then point it to your SD and it does the rest.  In practice mine stated that there was data on the SD card, and did I wish to delete it.  I clicked "yes" at which point it bummed out saying that the file would not fit.

 

The procedure I used was:

 

1.  I backed up the original data on the SD in case I needed to restore it.

2.  Unlock the SD Card

3.  I used their downloader to download it as the file is over 6GB

4.  After the hassle I had with their downloader saying the file was too large for the SD (rubbish), I reformatted the SD card FAT32 anyway.

5.  I used my MS windows own software to unzip the file ,(Drag the file on a Rt. click then select "Extract to"  -this takes a while)

6.  I then copied the unzipped files across to the reformatted SD card.

7.  Lock the SD card

 

Out of interest, I tried pointing the Skoda downloader at the file I had downloaded earlier.  It stated that the file already existed and did I wish to overwrite.  On saying "no" it still goes to the unzipping option, but as my updated SD card was already working at that point, it was a case of "if it 'aint broke, don't fix it.  I think the Skoda downloader was supposed to be friendly, but just didn't work. Although it offers to delete the original files, it still seemed to think that the SD card is too small, so perhaps if you delete the files off the SD card before you start their downloader that might work.  (untried)

 

My next problem is how to update the firmware, which on my unit is at version 0435.  Looking on YouTube and also one of the Russian forums, it is currently at 0475, also how does one add Media Codecs?  but that's for another topic

 

Folkie

Edited 13 April, 201610 yr by Folkie

A couple of points I missed.

 

1. First in the car, go to "SETUP" - "System Information".  Check your Nav Database.  The current one ends in ECE 2016.

2. "Setup" click "Remove SD2 Safely  It should then grey out.

 

Do the same on completion on the PC clicking the USB icon.

 

Folkie

Are you trying to use the original SD card you got with the Satnav? I have been told that you need to use a new SD card.

Are you trying to use the original SD card you got with the Satnav? I have been told that you need to use a new SD card.

 

Not so as the SD card is a non-standard value, and it does not work if you substitute a standard SD.  What you are saying Ozzyoz may be true on some earlier devices, but

those cannot be programmed oneself, you have to purchase an updated SD from Skoda.  I had no problems in updating mine, but having said that, I still think the Amundsen Sat Nav, leaves much to be desired.