my octy came with the ususl manual that tells me lots about the car and the sat nav but doesn't even mention the maxidot. Was it a separate manual that I aint got? Anyone got a downloadable maxidot instruction book?

IIRC the maxidot is covered in the standard manual - don't think its a seperate supplement?

Yep it's in my owners manual. IIRC it's not a seperate section but covered in the *not all models type things.