The official Skoda satnav portal does not offer me the latest maps for my car when I put in my VIN.

2015 Octavia VRS

I need the 2026 maps that I can upload on my SD card.

I am not wanting to upgrade my system.

Hello, welcome to the forum.

Probably the easiest way is to simply buy a new SD card with the latest version of maps - especially if you need to increase card capacity to 32G to accommodate full maps.

There was a member on the forum who was able to supply - otherwise try the Bay.

Thanks - There are loads to buy online. Just need some guidance from the experts on this forum to tell me if I am buying the right one.

Check your infotainment system for your system type ID - I assume that you have either a Amundsen MIB2, 2.5 or 3 depending on year.

Try a search on the forum for updated SD map cards.

Edited 9 January9 Jan by Warrior193
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Skoda Octavia Mk3 Amundsen MIB 1 ended production in 2015 and the latest maps for yours are 2020 as they were only updated for five years (I know, ridiculously short!). I had the same issue and the latest updates available for my 2014 Rapid were 2019. I got mine from satnavishop.co.uk. The guy was very helpful in getting me the right card for my Amundsen.
IIRC forum member @Tell posted something about a workaround using SEAT? maps but even that wasn't the latest available maps.

If OPs VRS is late 2015, it should be MY16 - with MIB2 fitted.

15 minutes ago, Warrior193 said:

If OPs VRS is late 2015, it should be MY16 - with MIB2 fitted.

Fingers crossed for him 🤞

My car was made Feb 2015.

Not sure what infotainment system I have.

I think that will be MIB1 - you can confirm if you check the hardware version in settings.

27 minutes ago, Warrior193 said:

I think that will be MIB1 - you can confirm if you check the hardware version in settings.

MIB1 was fitted in production until April 2015, so a February 2015 will be a MIB1.

Yes Audi released a not so free mib1 update out of sequence to the free ones. A market must have existed. Mibsolution.one the board that comes and goes had the map on it. Seat folk on mib1 found they could use it using a workaround. I mentioned it on Briskoda and there was success with it. You will find that on a Briskoda thread where success was found.

The Audi part code was 8V0060866S. Not sure whether there has been anymore releases. That was 2023 map file. Some three years after the last Vag release. Googling the partnumber you find it's still for sale.

This is the SeatCupra navigation resource where you find links to users experience on Seat Mib1s

https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/resources/updating-the-inbuilt-mib2-satnav-mib2-tricks-and-mib1.60/

If you take the link and taxi back to the rest of the text. It seemed that Seat mib1 firmware needed to be updated to the last release of mib1 for it to work. Release 480. The Skoda mib1 being discussed on the thread where it was tested had a similar release code 490 which is probably why it worked on Skoda.

The Skoda success was here with the 2023 maps and firmware update

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/511425-amundsen-mib1-maps-update/page/2/#findComment-5904252

Back to the SeatCupra resource I linked above if your read between "DIY activities on the Mib1 standard unit was more..." to Mib3 covers the aspects on Seat's. Read above and round that Briskoda link you'll find more details. Its all there. So yes you can update the mib1 maps beyond 2020 to atleast 2023.