NAV version on 2014 Lexus GS
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NAV version on 2014 Lexus GS
I purchased 2014 GS last week from a local dealership in Los Angeles. The car was just 20,000 miles and in great condition. After couple of days of my purchase, i found that the version of the map was never updated. It still shows v13.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
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I purchased 2014 GS last week from a local dealership in Los Angeles. The car was just 20,000 miles and in great condition. After couple of days of my purchase, i found that the version of the map was never updated. It still shows v13.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
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I purchased 2014 GS last week from a local dealership in Los Angeles. The car was just 20,000 miles and in great condition. After couple of days of my purchase, i found that the version of the map was never updated. It still shows v13.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
My question is, as i purchased this car from Lexus dealership, don't they update the map version before selling the car to new customer. I am not sure if i should ask for this update, and even they will entertain my request.
Thanks.
A new map update is usually $169 plus 1 hour of labor, which is typically $130/Hr - for a total of approximately $300 for the latest map update. Vehicles made in [say] 2014 will have a 2013 map, which happens to be actually up-to-date about a year earlier...so, the maps run 1.5-2 years behind the model year of the vehicle...
In the late Fall of each year (about the time a new map update is about to become available) Lexus will sell the previous map update for $99 plus labor, for a savings of about $70.
Depending on what model year your vehicle is - the NAV map is updated to your vehicle in different ways. However, newer model vehicles require that each Lexus dealer download the map from Lexus' mainframe computer to the dealer's computer for a specific VIN, then (and only then) can the map update be downloaded to that [one] specific vehicle. It's not like there is a memory card or USB drive that can be used to download the map update to just any Lexus vehicle - it must be dedicated when downloaded from Lexus' mainframe computer to a specific vehicle.
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No, the dealer never updates the NAV map before selling the car to a new customer. You could ask that it be done, but they would charge you for it...or they would hide it somewhere in the purchase price.
A new map update is usually $169 plus 1 hour of labor, which is typically $130/Hr - for a total of approximately $300 for the latest map update. Vehicles made in [say] 2014 will have a 2013 map, which happens to be actually up-to-date about a year earlier...so, the maps run 1.5-2 years behind the model year of the vehicle...
In the late Fall of each year (about the time a new map update is about to become available) Lexus will sell the previous map update for $99 plus labor, for a savings of about $70.
Depending on what model year your vehicle is - the NAV map is updated to your vehicle in different ways. However, newer model vehicles require that each Lexus dealer download the map from Lexus' mainframe computer to the dealer's computer for a specific VIN, then (and only then) can the map update be downloaded to that [one] specific vehicle. It's not like there is a memory card or USB drive that can be used to download the map update to just any Lexus vehicle - it must be dedicated when downloaded from Lexus' mainframe computer to a specific vehicle.
A new map update is usually $169 plus 1 hour of labor, which is typically $130/Hr - for a total of approximately $300 for the latest map update. Vehicles made in [say] 2014 will have a 2013 map, which happens to be actually up-to-date about a year earlier...so, the maps run 1.5-2 years behind the model year of the vehicle...
In the late Fall of each year (about the time a new map update is about to become available) Lexus will sell the previous map update for $99 plus labor, for a savings of about $70.
Depending on what model year your vehicle is - the NAV map is updated to your vehicle in different ways. However, newer model vehicles require that each Lexus dealer download the map from Lexus' mainframe computer to the dealer's computer for a specific VIN, then (and only then) can the map update be downloaded to that [one] specific vehicle. It's not like there is a memory card or USB drive that can be used to download the map update to just any Lexus vehicle - it must be dedicated when downloaded from Lexus' mainframe computer to a specific vehicle.
Where is the version number. I bought my GS 350 in April of this year. The only info I could find regarding the navigation was a page under the General Settings that had:
Navigation: V6614200
Bluetooth: 21.220
Is this the latest one? Thanks for any info.
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► To see what your current NAV map information is: Go to Menu > Information > Map (look at the upper portion of the screen)
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