Updated the maps myself on my 2022 Audi A6 TFSI

The imagery on the maps has become sharper post the update.

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2024 Maps update, Wireless Apple CarPlay

2024 Maps

Grace note has partnered with Audi & upwards for Navigation Systems in their cars. While the map updates are available with dealership service teams as well, most of the times they are clueless about it and will not proactively update the map, unless you ask them to.

Last weekend, considering I was relatively free, I thought of updating the maps to 2024.

Where do you find the map-(Link)

Follow the below steps to upload the map (if you have MIB 2)

• Choose Touareg as your car model.
• Click on Discovery Premium MIB 2
• Select World Map & Download
• Unzip the file and copy it on a memory card.

If you have MIB 3, Choose Passat GTE (2019 and above), and click on Discovery Pro & Asia

While in the car

• Insert the memory card in MMC Slot
• Press the start stop button for the menu to come up.
• System detects a software update, click on yes when asked.
• The maps start updating in the car.
• Once the update is done, keep the volume button pressed to reset the MIB2.

How is it post the update?

The overall interface of the maps hasn’t changed; however, one significant difference is, earlier searching for any destination necessarily meant, you had to know the pin code of the area, now without the pin code, the map is able to find the location. The newer roads are shown as options while choosing the destination. For example, I randomly chose Shingapur as a destination from home, the map did show a road via Samruddhi Mahamarg, similarly, when I chose Alibaug, it showed 3 options, option 1 via old Goa road, option 2 via RORO and option 3 via Atal Setu. Pre 2024 update, the map just shoed the old Goa Road. Additionally, the imagery on the maps have become sharper post the update.

Wireless Apple CarPlay

Not that I use the Apple CarPlay much in the car, but I thought a wireless setup will be handy as compared to the wired one.

Followed the steps as per the video.

However, somehow the wireless Apple CarPlay does not activate in the India models. Anyone here can throw some light or has tried this, happy to know if it worked for you.

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