Good News - unlike many other manufacturers, system updates, including GPS maps, something many vendors hit you with a $300 charge, can be downloaded on-line for no charge!!
Bad News - the instructions provided with the update download isn't 100% correct IF you're updating your Navigation (GPS) software & maps, AND you've got to make sure you've got the correct media to download the updates on.
Time for Google. On the KIA website, someone asked the same WTF question I had, but nobody responded. While loading the updating program on the computer I noticed Windows asking me if it was OK to let the Hyundai program load on my hard drive. Based on that, I figured that the update download program is stamped as Hyundai, so I went out to the Hyundai website and found the same question posed multiple times, with the resolution that even though they tell you that both USB and SD memory is OK, you HAVE to replace the SD card in the unit with an SD card with the updates.
Downloaded the updates for a third time to an SD card, a 30 minute process, stuck the card in the unit, and ran the 30 minute update also for a 3rd time.
Well as they say, the Third Time's the Charm, and it was today. Regardless I'm still furious that the instructions are just plain incorrect, not giving the user an important piece of information.
Oh well, I had nothing else to do all afternoon...
Bad News - the instructions provided with the update download isn't 100% correct IF you're updating your Navigation (GPS) software & maps, AND you've got to make sure you've got the correct media to download the updates on.
- Webpage says you can use either USB memory sticks or SD memory cards.
- Webpage isn't very specific on memory limitations and formatting, so here it is.
- You cannot have anything bigger than 32 GB
- The memory MUST be formatted as 32FAT, not exFAT nor NTFS
- If you're updating your GPS, you MUST use SD memory, not USB!!!
Time for Google. On the KIA website, someone asked the same WTF question I had, but nobody responded. While loading the updating program on the computer I noticed Windows asking me if it was OK to let the Hyundai program load on my hard drive. Based on that, I figured that the update download program is stamped as Hyundai, so I went out to the Hyundai website and found the same question posed multiple times, with the resolution that even though they tell you that both USB and SD memory is OK, you HAVE to replace the SD card in the unit with an SD card with the updates.
Downloaded the updates for a third time to an SD card, a 30 minute process, stuck the card in the unit, and ran the 30 minute update also for a 3rd time.
Well as they say, the Third Time's the Charm, and it was today. Regardless I'm still furious that the instructions are just plain incorrect, not giving the user an important piece of information.
Oh well, I had nothing else to do all afternoon...
