2 hours ago, JRL said:

How do I find what version of Amundsen maps is on our Kamiq (2000). I was driving the wifes Kamiq the other day getting from my son's to Luton airport & the map was definitely wrong around the A5/M1 junction. I've just downloaded the update (only got fibre installed last week - would have been impossible on 3Mb/s previously) but before I press on I'd like to know how to access the Nav settings for map version - the menu system seems perverse to me (&, speaking as an ex IT Manager, Skoda's IT developers must be kids in school) & Nav settings doesn't display any map version information.

Go to MENU put finger on screen and push left tap Settings which is last on the right then down to SYSTEM SETTINGS and MAP VERSION is in that screen To repeat myself You download the file and unzip it to a HDD then you open that and copy the CONTENTS of that folder (NOT the whole folder) Copy and paste contents to an EXFAT formatted USB C stick and put it in the car and wait. With your big Euro maps will probably take up to an hour to install and only way of knowing is to check map version before and after. Did mine last week and used a USB stick that has over a thousand music tracks on it but unit will see the map files and do the job. They say that you should use a blank stick but I never have and it always works. IT will NOT copy the same version over itself.

Edited 8 June, 20258 Jun by Exkiwi

Cheers- I'll have a look in the morning.

Apparently I need a 64Gb USB stick & all my 64's are otherwise occupied ( backups etc) so I've ordered a new one - can hardly believe you can get a 64Gb stick for £8 delivered these days!

On 09/01/2024 at 17:43, Ackie said:

I have just downloaded a map update for my satnav. I have extracted and pasted files to a usb stick. The info from Skoda says ‘paste the contents, not the entire folder to a usb stick.’ Do I paste all the content? Not sure what is meant by ‘not the entire folder’.

Any advice welcomed.

2 minutes ago, JRL said:

Cheers- I'll have a look in the morning.

Apparently I need a 64Gb USB stick & all my 64's are otherwise occupied ( backups etc) so I've ordered a new one - can hardly believe you can get a 64Gb stick for £8 delivered these days!

If you have say only 8 Gb on one of them you can put the map files into the root and unit will read them and just delete them afterwards I have on occasion copied Sticks contents to a HDD used it and repcopied needed stuff back onto it. But then I have 5hdd in my computer plus 2 portables

Thanks for the help- all went as you detailed. Was navigation version 19 & is now v 24👍. Bit of a faff having to download 32Gb of files - not feasible without a fibre connection. Broke the habit of a lifetime & bought this second hand car from a main dealer last year & I'm miffed that they didn't update any of the systems, nor delete old user profiles etc.

On 13/06/2025 at 03:10, JRL said:

Thanks for the help- all went as you detailed. Was navigation version 19 & is now v 24👍. Bit of a faff having to download 32Gb of files - not feasible without a fibre connection. Broke the habit of a lifetime & bought this second hand car from a main dealer last year & I'm miffed that they didn't update any of the systems, nor delete old user profiles etc.

If they are like our dealers they will do it if you pay the $145 an hour for them to do it but why would you when you can do it yourself for free Ours will also not do firmware updates at all and as for user profiles well when I sell a car i do that before selling it as dont want new owners knowing my preferences. Not hard to eradicate them

Hi all, I'm struggling with this. Firstly I have a problem downloading from the Skoda website, tried the 29GB file it gives me when entering VIN but after multiple attempts every time I get 'network issue' at varying points in the download.

I have now managed to downloaded 16GB file from https://infotainment-cdn.skoda-auto.com/base/maps/STD2_2510_EU_AS_202525.zip and within that zip is a top level folder 'maps', below that are two folders '00' and 'EEC' then various folders below these. Which of these should be at the root level in my USB drive?

I looked at the screenshot posted by @Exkiwi in this thread which shows many folders at root level starting 'MIB31_xxxxxxx' but I don't see these in this zip (realise those are Australian ones but can't see anything similar).

So my question is what should the folder(s) in the top level of my USB drive look like? So that my car recognises them (Octavia Mk4)

8 hours ago, jimharston23 said:

Hi all, I'm struggling with this. Firstly I have a problem downloading from the Skoda website, tried the 29GB file it gives me when entering VIN but after multiple attempts every time I get 'network issue' at varying points in the download.

I have now managed to downloaded 16GB file from https://infotainment-cdn.skoda-auto.com/base/maps/STD2_2510_EU_AS_202525.zip and within that zip is a top level folder 'maps', below that are two folders '00' and 'EEC' then various folders below these. Which of these should be at the root level in my USB drive?

I looked at the screenshot posted by @Exkiwi in this thread which shows many folders at root level starting 'MIB31_xxxxxxx' but I don't see these in this zip (realise those are Australian ones but can't see anything similar).

So my question is what should the folder(s) in the top level of my USB drive look like? So that my car recognises them (Octavia Mk4)

Ok Firstly i use WINRAR which may make things look different to WinZip When you unzip something it unzips it to a FOLDER Mine has the name of the file that has been extracted Click on it and it opens to the contents of that folder. As you see in my pic the top line has no content so Copy and paste from line 2 down onto your USB stick. I would presume an unzipped folder would be similar

To @jimharston23

Hello, I have done a maps update for my Karoq and this simplistic step by step description may be of some help.

Some of the discussions on these forums I think has to do with updating the underlying FIRMWARE&Software for running the navigation system itself -- MIB1, MIB2, MIB3 etc and can confuse simple drivers like us.. :-)

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/533655-install-free-navigation-maps/

Kind regards.

53 minutes ago, warmrain said:

To @jimharston23

Hello, I have done a maps update for my Karoq and this simplistic step by step description may be of some help.

Some of the discussions on these forums I think has to do with updating the underlying FIRMWARE&Software for running the navigation system itself -- MIB1, MIB2, MIB3 etc and can confuse simple drivers like us.. :-)

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/533655-install-free-navigation-maps/

Kind regards.

A offline map has nothing to do with Firmware in anyway at all The difference is that some maps when they update, replace the complete map in its entirety. Others do an update as Windows does and only update relevant changes within the base map,

That link is a very convoluted rant about a simple process Here is a Precis Go to portal insert VIN Choose MMI Download map to computer. Unzip to a folder COPY CONTENTS OF THAT FOLDER Without the top line to an USB C stick Put it in car Wait check map version has changed

Edited 21 August, 202521 Aug by Exkiwi

Hello @Exkiwi

Thank you for your very valuable insights.

Unfortunately not everyone has your expertise!

Just trying to help.... ;-)

2 minutes ago, warmrain said:

Hello @Exkiwi

Thank you for your very valuable insights.

Unfortunately not everyone has your expertise!

Just trying to help.... ;-)

No knocking you but the instructions on the portal page are correct and easy to follow whereas that link made a 3 act play out of one scene, if you get what I mean

7 hours ago, Exkiwi said:

A offline map has nothing to do with Firmware in anyway at all The difference is that some maps when they update, replace the complete map in its entirety. Others do an update as Windows does and only update relevant changes within the base map,

That link is a very convoluted rant about a simple process Here is a Precis Go to portal insert VIN Choose MMI Download map to computer. Unzip to a folder COPY CONTENTS OF THAT FOLDER Without the top line to an USB C stick Put it in car Wait check map version has changed

Hi @Exkiwi thanks for that, to clarify when you say go to portal do you mean https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/en-GB/Updates/[my VIN] which is shows ECE 2025/26 and gives link with 29GB OI_P153_EU_202525_Offline-Update .zip - correct?

The problem with this is I get repeated 'network issue' error when trying to download, at various points from a few GB to 27GB (of the 29GB) - so I can't download the file, I posted on another thread about this recently. Someone who lives in my street also couldn't download it (has Virgin fast connection). A friend who lives 60 miles away with Sky fibre did download ok but this is rather a long way to pick up the USB stick!

2 hours ago, jimharston23 said:

Hi @Exkiwi thanks for that, to clarify when you say go to portal do you mean https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/en-GB/Updates/[my VIN] which is shows ECE 2025/26 and gives link with 29GB OI_P153_EU_202525_Offline-Update .zip - correct?

The problem with this is I get repeated 'network issue' error when trying to download, at various points from a few GB to 27GB (of the 29GB) - so I can't download the file, I posted on another thread about this recently. Someone who lives in my street also couldn't download it (has Virgin fast connection). A friend who lives 60 miles away with Sky fibre did download ok but this is rather a long way to pick up the USB stick!

Yes and I cant help you about downloading it but its the Skoda server I reckon because I have a 500Mb connection which can download a movie in about 10 mins but takes ages to d/load a 2gb Skoda map Try it late at night Have found that worked a few years ago

Just a brief (hopefully final) update from me, I followed your instructions @Exkiwi (had to get someone else to download file and put on USB stick, I tried fairly late in the evening, it failed at 11.50pm)

Once unzipped folders/file on USB drive, plugged into car, drove for 20 mins, brief stop, drove for 1 hour. I turned off ignition briefly and back on, it still showed 19.7. Unplugged USB, turned off ignition, went back approx 30 mins later, and it had updated to 25.6 😊 Thanks for the help

2 hours ago, jimharston23 said:

Once unzipped folders/file on USB drive, plugged into car, drove for 20 mins, brief stop, drove for 1 hour. I turned off ignition briefly and back on, it still showed 19.7. Unplugged USB, turned off ignition, went back approx 30 mins later, and it had updated to 25.6 😊 Thanks for the help

I am glad you got it sorted @jimharston23.

I am curious though to understand on what basis you removed the USB when it still had not updated as yet.

1 hour ago, warmrain said:

I am glad you got it sorted @jimharston23.

I am curious though to understand on what basis you removed the USB when it still had not updated as yet.

Yes and so am I except that you usually have to turn MMI or car off and restart to see the upgraded map version

Good morning/afternoon, presumably after the 1h20 mins driving, it had downloaded what it needed from the USB drive. As I wrote above, turning the ignition off and back on for a few seconds didn't show the updated version (maybe it didn't properly shut off in that time). I turned off ignition, locked car, about 30 mins later turned on ignition and was updated. Maybe 5 mins would have done it i.e. long enough for it to properly restart, I wasn't keen enough to check that often 😄

I am still curious though that removing the USB before it had declared a completed update did not crash the update. It is possible that it resulted in a prematurely truncated update? It would be interesting to check by scrolling down the list of countries in the "Version information" screen and see if all of them had the latest date above their name, or even that some countries were missing perhaps?

This has been my problem when reading through forum comments previously that actions and results were not always described in precise detail and whether there was a full and complete outcome. Hence my attempt at properly documenting step by step one example of a successful outcome.

3 hours ago, jimharston23 said:

Good morning/afternoon, presumably after the 1h20 mins driving, it had downloaded what it needed from the USB drive. As I wrote above, turning the ignition off and back on for a few seconds didn't show the updated version (maybe it didn't properly shut off in that time). I turned off ignition, locked car, about 30 mins later turned on ignition and was updated. Maybe 5 mins would have done it i.e. long enough for it to properly restart, I wasn't keen enough to check that often 😄

Yes As the ACC circuits dont shut down fully for a short time 5 - 15mins????? It probably hadnt shut down and so wouldnt show the change... After the 30 min gap it would Thats another reason you should always lock your car and it all goes to sleep and doesnt use any battery power, however small

3 minutes ago, warmrain said:

I am still curious though that removing the USB before it had declared a completed update did not crash the update. It is possible that it resulted in a prematurely truncated update? It would be interesting to check by scrolling down the list of countries in the "Version information" screen and see if all of them had the latest date above their name, or even that some countries were missing perhaps?

This has been my problem when reading through forum comments previously that actions and results were not always described in precise detail and whether there was a full and complete outcome. Hence my attempt at properly documenting step by step one example of a successful outcome.

If the files are altered IN ANY WAY AT ALL THE UPDATE WILL FAIL Has been like that forever (almost) Also AUS maps dont "declare" anything they load the update in complete anonymity and if you stop the car before its complete it just continues from last point till its finished. Only way we can tell is check map version number before and after. I would suggest my explanation is a logical one but no doubt Ill get shot down by someone