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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:22 pm Post subject: Mercedes Garmin SD Card Map Pilot Speed Camera Installation
2017 c200 Audio 20 SW Ver 9 Maps Ver 9 Previously worked on Ver 5 & 5 Maps
Hello All, I have been following this subject for a year or so, all the suggestions and fixes are relevant, it seems to me that they are in the wrong order. Click on the subject line
or go to the German Site, Use Google Chrome and you should get a translate page option. I have used this site and it works fine for me. The database is PoiBase and you download the camera locations to your computer in a file, then copy and paste the file into the Garmin SD card POI folder; The instructions to remove Chinese characters is all there, There is a subscription for the database and it does work. There is a help by email line and Tobias is very knowledgeable. Good Luck
Chris.
Joined: Aug 10, 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Berkhamsted, UK
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: v10 Software and Maps update
Just a heads up. I was updating my SD Card today and the software and maps updated to v10.0 - the maps are a 17Gb d/l. I've had the card registered since May so it looks like maps and software are being updated regardless of timeline (unless it's a fluke!)
My SD card finally let me update to SW 10.0 but no maps update.
same here.
I just bought a V10 maps SD card from eBay, and it almost works fine.
i.e. the maps are fine, indeed updated to V10 (2018), although the content says "assembled 18th August 2017"
The problem is that with the new SD card in, I've lost my TomTom traffic: "no subscription".
If I put my original V8.0 maps card back in, the traffic sub returns (expiry Aug 2020), so presumably there's a traffic licence file on the old SD card that I need to transfer to the new.
Unfortunately, it's not clear which file(s) that might be. there's a traffic provider XML file, but it's identical across the cards.
Would anyone know how to move my traffic sub to the new SD card?
I'm not trying to scam anything here: I do have a valid 3-year traffic sub included with the car (bought Aug last year).
I can't imagine the dealership will want to help, given I didn't pay their silly prices for a new maps SD card (anyone know how much they charge?)
The firm that sold the card doesn't know anything about the traffic sub, sadly.
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:57 am Post subject:
Traffic is probably 'locked' to the SD card. The S in SD stands for Secure, and things can be done on it that the normal used can't access such as its serial number which will obviously be different. Or a licence file in the 'secure' area?
Traffic is probably 'locked' to the SD card. The S in SD stands for Secure, and things can be done on it that the normal used can't access such as its serial number which will obviously be different. Or a licence file in the 'secure' area?
Thanks; yes, could be.
I can't see any reason for all that nonsense for the traffic sub: if the licence key were coded to the vehicle's nav unit serial/id, then it could be written as a plain file, and would be of no use to anyone else, and you'd be able to copy it to a new map card without a problem.
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:08 pm Post subject:
If someone is selling maps much below the manufacturers rip off price, then you can be 99.9% sure that it's a pirated copy, regardless of what the supplier says. If they are genuine maps, then why does the seller know nothing about traffic.
Car manufacturers rip off punters over things like map updates because they can.
So the moral is, if you buy cheap pirate maps, don't complain because they don't 100% work. You have saved yourself a bunch of money, so either live with it or pay the full price.
If someone is selling maps much below the manufacturers rip off price, then you can be 99.9% sure that it's a pirated copy, regardless of what the supplier says. If they are genuine maps, then why does the seller know nothing about traffic.
Car manufacturers rip off punters over things like map updates because they can.
So the moral is, if you buy cheap pirate maps, don't complain because they don't 100% work. You have saved yourself a bunch of money, so either live with it or pay the full price.
Well, that's not quite true. e.g. Amazon (proper, not Marketplace) sell (or used to sell, since I bought one) Garmin SD map cards, for outdoor handheld GPS, much cheaper than Garmin sell them, and these are proper legit warranty pieces. And these SD cards are also locked to the device on first activation, just like the MB ones. So in general, cheaper doesn't necessarily mean pirate.
but yes, in this case I'm sure you're right. Although I don't know how much MB charge for a map upgrade (does anyone here?) for Audio 20. But eBay isn't Amazon, and I'm sure you're right.
I wasn't complaining [at least, not initially ], just asking if anyone knew how to do it, that's all.
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:31 am Post subject:
As I said before, it's probably something to do with the S of SD card. I expect that the Traffic is probably 'locked' to the original card (as would the maps likely be). The hacker has presumably overcome the security on the maps but hasn't hacked the traffic facility.
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, I went straight from SW 8.0 to SW v9.0 never saw v8.1.
], just asking if anyone knew how to do it, that's all.
