I don't use my 2015 Octavia's navigation system (preferring online mapping) and in any case there has never been an SD card in the unit since I bought the car three years ago.

Lately, when turning on the ignition, the Infotainment system starts in 'navigation' by default. The dashboard screen displays a permanent message requesting insertion of a suitable data card containing the necessary mapping for the system to work.

To remove this permanent message, and to have the Infotainment system start up in the switch-off mode last used, I have tried the following, all to no avail:

1. Leaving system in an alternative mode (e.g. 'media') when switching off the system/removing ignition key

2. 'Soft' reset (holding the power button until system reboots etc)

3. Restoring to factory settings

4. Pulling Fuse 12 (causes loss of power to Infotainment system) and waiting 10 mins before replacing fuse

Any suggestions to prevent the (unwanted) navigation mode from starting up - or removing the 'Insert data Card' message - would be appreciated!

Hello, welcome to the forum.

On system boot up, does the infotainment system switch from Nav. to another mode when physically switched?

Hi Warrior193 and thanks for your interest in this tiny-but-oh-so-agravating problem! Yes, I can change to other modes, but the dashboard message (insert data card, etc) remains.

Has the infotainment system displayed the 'Insert SD Card' message ever since you bought the vehicle - or is this more recent?

No, this behaviour is new - it started about a week ago! The only thing I haven't yet tried is disconnecting the battery for 10 mins (as reccommended by one AI source) although I fail to see how this is better than pulling the relevant fuse (No 12 in the dashboard fuse box). Anyway, as I said before, your interest in this 'problem' is appreciated!

Try disconnecting the infotainment power for more than 10 mins - perhaps for more like 30.

Assuming your system is Amundsen MIB2, I could supply a suitable SD card, but the map content is more than 5 years old.

Ah, ok, I'll try this and report back! Thanks again.

I suggest you get an SD card for the car. Look for part: 5L0051236C or part 5E0051236G

Thanks for your response varaderoguy!