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Sat Nav is woeful and dangerous

octavianestate
in Skoda Octavia Mk3 (2013 - 2020)

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Yes, if it was built since May 2015. It's what I have in my car. If Smartlink isn't already enabled your dealer can enable it for about £100-150. The option price on a new car is £150. If it's an older car I'm afraid you're out of luck.

Octavias built before May 2015 have MIB1 infotainment units.

I must be a MIB1 then. I would have thought those kind chaps at my dealer would have updated the software/firmware for me during one of the 10 trips I have made there.

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  • Dr Zoidberg
    Dr Zoidberg

    You do? No need to put a space in the post code on the Amundsen in my Octavia, and I think the OP referring to it as having 1980s graphics is a bit over dramatic unless it looks like this.  

  • xpower
    xpower

    The Amundsen is rubbish, the post code input is ludicrous!!! Frustrates me so much... The awful graphics apart, It's like they designed the interface and then said "right, shall we go out and test it

  • PetrolDave
    PetrolDave

    I've just changed from an Audi RS4 Avant with factory RNS-E sat nav to a 2015 Octavia III with Amundsen sat nav, and I have to say the Skoda Amundsen is no better or worse than the Audi RNS-E IMHO.  

I find the postcode input to be a real pain in the arse but other than that I haven't had any problems with mine. July 15 plate.

 

It rerouted me a couple of times off the motorway on the M5 with great results last week.

Does anyone know how I can check what firmware etc I have?

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