dvd drive for navigation A7

[Adrian James]

OK i give up, where is the dvd navigation drive on my A7 ?

[Guest 2]

If you have DVD nav it should either be in the glovebox but I think more than likely you will have HDD nav and the DVD video slot will either be on the dash or in the glovebox.


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[@mark]

I'm pretty sure that the updated maps for the A7 don't come on a DVD as the nav is HDD based

And as for how I know?

Because I had the maps on my A7 updated 2 weeks ago by the dealer which involved them sticking an SD card in slot 2

[jk88]

Because I had the maps on my A7 updated 2 weeks ago by the dealer which involved them sticking an SD card in slot 2

Couple of questions if that's OK - Is the SD card used just to update the HDD or does it remain permanently in slot 2? How much did the dealer charge for the update?

[Adrian James]

there is a dvd player in the centre dash, part of the multimedia system, but there is no disc/dvd in it. there are no cards in the sd slots, the nav is running ok but just wanted to update it, i believed it was dvd based but cannot find another dvd player anywhere in the car that could be running it. is it possible that the software is 'downloaded' into the car ?
if @mark just had his updated via a dealer sd card this would make sense but i have not heard of this before.

[@mark]

Couple of questions if that's OK - Is the SD card used just to update the HDD or does it remain permanently in slot 2? How much did the dealer charge for the update?

No the card does not stay in the slot once installed. Indeed you don't even get to keep the SD card.

Cost = £250

[Adrian James]

so, do you think that mine is the same as yours and there is no dvd. i just need one of these sd card updates ?

[shabazmo]

On the A7 the sat nav is on a hard drive and can only be updated by your Audi dealer. they connect it to Audi UK for the update and it costs about £270.

[Adrian James]

well that clears that up then. thanks shabazmo

[M1tchy]

They don't give you a disc or SD card and we have to pay that price? Jesus! On my last car I was part of a forum where we all chipped in £5 for the disc and posted it round each other. Saved us a lot of money but probably what Audi are trying to avoid.


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