Hi all. Can anyone tell me how to identify which version of Amundsen infotainment is fitted to an Octavia I have just bought for my daughter please. I need to order an SD Sat Nav card to see if the Sat Nav still works on the car, but don't know if I need to order a version 1 or 2. If it helps I found the following in the System Info

 

Device Part Number: 5E0035874A

Hardware: 040

Software: 0407

Navigation database: [this is blank]

Media codec:N/A

 

Any help gratefully appreciated.

 

 

Check out mibhelper online and type in your versions/vin number. If you want to wait the new cards will be out soon then you won't have to update the system. Or buy one now then you will have to update that again soon.

Thanks Blue6793841. I've been onto that site and input the SW details. It identifies the unit as mib1 standard.

When you say "new cards" where would I get one please?

I have what purports to be a mib1 card but the car won't read it. I can open it on my laptop to see there are files on it but the car unit just won't play the game......!!!

What card have you got there? Is it for your make and model? I called VW today to get a card for a golf 7 and they said it's on back order as the new card comes out soon, so they can't sell one obviously as when the new one comes out customer might complain it's not .up to date.

I've had MIB1 and MIB2 Amundsens, I've always got my Skoda SD cards off eBay (other auction sites are available) - these are a fraction of the cost of the SD cards from a Skoda dealer.

 

Then formatted them, downloaded the map files using links on here and always worked for me.

1 minute ago, PetrolDave said:

I've had MIB1 and MIB2 Amundsens, I've always got my Skoda SD cards off eBay (other auction sites are available) - these are a fraction of the cost of the SD cards from a Skoda dealer.

 

Then formatted them, downloaded the map files using links on here and always worked for me.

Any idea what makes Skoda cards special? Any scripts you can run and use a normal card?

3 minutes ago, Blue8793841 said:

Any idea what makes Skoda cards special? Any scripts you can run and use a normal card?

They have a different card ID, if you have the special software that can change the card ID then you could use a 'normal' SD card after modifying it - but seriously there are so many Skoda/VW SD cards on eBay as sensible prices IMHO it just isn't worth the cost and hassle.

 

Just checked on eBay and there are over a dozen at prices from £14 up...

PetrolDave what links did you use please? I've downloaded from the skoda update site but that just seems to give maps and nothing else....???

12 hours ago, Maddjc49 said:

PetrolDave what links did you use please? I've downloaded from the skoda update site but that just seems to give maps and nothing else....???

You're asking about maps - so why is the Skoda Update site only offering maps a problem - I don't understand?

There doesn't seem to be any software to display the maps. I actually have one of the mib1 sd cards I bought off Ebay but when I got it it was nearly full [14+gb]. The download from the Skoda site is only half that when unzipped. Both lots of software only produce an error message on screen. " Please insert data media with navigation data". But the unit has no problem in reading music or radio station logo data from other sd cards. Because it's reading the other cards I suspect a software issue with the nav data. Or am I wrong.....???

48 minutes ago, Maddjc49 said:

There doesn't seem to be any software to display the maps. Or am I wrong.....???

You're over thinking this...

 

The part number you have shown is a MIB1 Amundsen, which has all the software to display maps - this is confirmed by the "Please insert data media with navigation data" message, which wouldn't appear if the software to read maps wasn't present.

 

Have you downloaded maps for a MIB1 or MIB2? A MIB1 unit cannot read MIB2 maps, and I suspect you may have downloaded MIB2 maps?

 

Please post a photo of the SD card you are using.

Edited 27 July, 20241 yr by PetrolDave

PetrolDave yep I can overthink things at times.......

4 minutes ago, Maddjc49 said:

 

OK, that's a MIB2 SD card (prefix 5L0) but that's not a problem (I used both MIB1 and MIB2 SD cards on my previous MIB1 so long as I installed MIB1 maps).

 

The latest maps available for a MIB1 Amundsen are STD1_P94_EU_202021 i.e 2020/21 maps (5 years after the MIB1 went out of production). I've just entered the VIN of my previous Octavia onto the Skoda update portal and it showed me those maps.

It downloads a .zip file which you then have to unzip and copy only the folder "markets" and (if present) the DBInfo.txt file onto the SD card (not the zip file).

PetrolDave Thank you so much!!

I re downloaded the file again and used a different unzipped. Formatted the card and copied the new files over. It now works......yippee!!!

If you want to update to 2023 read this post. I've done it.