Navigation on the 2009 M3

JIO · 11-06-2008, 03:01 PM

I went to see my new '09 M3 which just came off the truck and they said the hard drive for the Nav comes loaded with Germany maps, not US maps. There is no NavTech DVD anymore since they are using a new system with MapQuest, I believe. Does anyone know if the navigation maps need to be downloaded from the MapQuest site? No one seems to know, and of course, the dealer is clueless. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. I would like the US version. I told them to program the nav for Stuttgart so I could go there to trade the car in for a Porsche...he he.

TLud · 11-06-2008, 03:19 PM

Your dealer sounds like an idiot. Your '09, like mine and everyone else's, will come with US maps pre-loaded onto the hard drive.

Ali.K_BMW · 11-06-2008, 03:58 PM

Agreed!!!

Technic · 11-06-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JIO

I went to see my new '09 M3 which just came off the truck and they said the hard drive for the Nav comes loaded with Germany maps, not US maps. There is no NavTech DVD anymore since they are using a new system with MapQuest, I believe. Does anyone know if the navigation maps need to be downloaded from the MapQuest site? No one seems to know, and of course, the dealer is clueless. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. I would like the US version. I told them to program the nav for Stuttgart so I could go there to trade the car in for a Porsche...he he.

Wao.

Zirenz2006 · 11-06-2008, 04:09 PM

Your dealer is obviously a dum dum.

mkoesel · 11-06-2008, 04:16 PM

lol, MapQuest? WTF?

samM376' · 11-06-2008, 04:48 PM

Well you can download and upload maps and contact info and maps directly from Googlemaps directly to the car, but not Mapquest

I just don't see how it would work if you had "German" Maps

bmwsloy · 11-06-2008, 07:32 PM

If you're referring to the map content, I beleive the vendor is TeleAtlas (used to be NavTeq).

JIO · 11-06-2008, 08:04 PM

Yep...They finally figured it out. I need to pick up the car quickly before anything else happens to the car. Thanks everyone.

11-06-2008, 03:01 PM	#1
JIO Captain 48 Rep 636 Posts Drives: '09 Space Gray E92 M3 w/DCT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Navigation on the 2009 M3 I went to see my new '09 M3 which just came off the truck and they said the hard drive for the Nav comes loaded with Germany maps, not US maps. There is no NavTech DVD anymore since they are using a new system with MapQuest, I believe. Does anyone know if the navigation maps need to be downloaded from the MapQuest site? No one seems to know, and of course, the dealer is clueless. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. I would like the US version. I told them to program the nav for Stuttgart so I could go there to trade the car in for a Porsche...he he.
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11-06-2008, 03:19 PM	#2
TLud Colonel 108 Rep 2,279 Posts Drives: '12 Golf R Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (3)	Your dealer sounds like an idiot. Your '09, like mine and everyone else's, will come with US maps pre-loaded onto the hard drive. __________________ '09 Interlagos Blue E92 M3 (sold to a good home)
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11-06-2008, 03:58 PM	#3
Ali.K_BMW Colonel 111 Rep 2,164 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 330i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States iTrader: (7) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [0.00]	Agreed!!!
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11-06-2008, 04:09 PM	#5
Zirenz2006 Brigadier General 1542 Rep 4,558 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Comp IOMG Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: US - NE iTrader: (0)	Your dealer is obviously a dum dum.
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11-06-2008, 04:16 PM	#6
mkoesel Moderator 7512 Rep 19,368 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	lol, MapQuest? WTF?
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11-06-2008, 04:48 PM	#7
samM376' ///M Enthusiast 3 Rep 136 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Well you can download and upload maps and contact info and maps directly from Googlemaps directly to the car, but not Mapquest I just don't see how it would work if you had "German" Maps __________________ E92 ///M3 AW/Black-Extended 6MT Cold/Premium/Tech/Sound/iPod/HD/SAT/PDC/CF Roof/Shade/aFe Filter/RD LED AE/Painted Reflectors http://chitownm.com
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bmwsloy Enlisted Member 11 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 - WK 38 Status 195 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wheeling, WV iTrader: (0)	If you're referring to the map content, I beleive the vendor is TeleAtlas (used to be NavTeq).
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11-06-2008, 08:04 PM	#9
JIO Captain 48 Rep 636 Posts Drives: '09 Space Gray E92 M3 w/DCT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Yep...They finally figured it out. I need to pick up the car quickly before anything else happens to the car. Thanks everyone.
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