How is that? My new radio had the firmware update, when they replaced my radio, but the nav is still on version 10 and I get bluetooth text messaging?
Kia (currently) does not have an option available to owners to obtain the firmware update separately from the navigation software - they are bundled together. If you want the new firmware, you have to purchase the latest map 'bundle'.
Precisely.
You were post #33 in it.
Or a radio getting replaced?
Ah ok. Thanks for clarifying. Makes me wonder if the firmware can just be copied from the sd card. My 12.5 map update is on the way.
I believe the new card will 'lock' to your head unit as part of the installation - you won't be able to use the contents with another car.
SIGH - I took my car in last week for the map update, ended up getting a tire replaced for free (tire & rim warranty, I guess I just broke even on that $10/month for the next 3 years), but somehow, the dealer didn't update the software.
it's on the first page of this thread
The map/navigation updates on the Stinger are a paid service. Kia, as have many manufacturers, decided to make the maps an extra-cost discretionary purchase for the car owner, instead of bundling that cost into the price of the car. You are getting a 'free' update so that your new car, as purchased, will be brought up to the latest version at no cost to you. If you had purchased a vehicle with the latest map software already on it, you wouldn't be receiving a 'free' update from Kia.
What's PDI? lol
hm...... we're in the middle of completely tearing down all the interstate bridges going through downtown and they're being rebuilt from the ground up with a different configuration (this process is as nuts and as horrible as you're imagining it) so maybe I should save the update until the new bridges get included in the new map.The map/navigation updates on the Stinger are a paid service. Kia, as have many manufacturers, decided to make the maps an extra-cost discretionary purchase for the car owner, instead of bundling that cost into the price of the car. You are getting a 'free' update so that your new car, as purchased, will be brought up to the latest version at no cost to you. If you had purchased a vehicle with the latest map software already on it, you wouldn't be receiving a 'free' update from Kia.
As for whether to update now, the BT text messaging is the biggest feature in the last update. As that is not something you particularly need right now, then I would wait to update until either 1) you feel a need to update your maps to get improved street coverage, POIs, etc., or 2) another feature is added that you desire to have.
Hopefully Kia will at some point separate the maps/navigation updates out from the head unit software updates, as they are really two separate things. I've been waiting for that to happen since purchasing in the Spring, but haven't seen any movement on that so far ...
which version did you have before?
The map/navigation updates on the Stinger are a paid service. Kia, as have many manufacturers, decided to make the maps an extra-cost discretionary purchase for the car owner, instead of bundling that cost into the price of the car. You are getting a 'free' update so that your new car, as purchased, will be brought up to the latest version at no cost to you. If you had purchased a vehicle with the latest map software already on it, you wouldn't be receiving a 'free' update from Kia.
As for whether to update now, the BT text messaging is the biggest feature in the last update. As that is not something you particularly need right now, then I would wait to update until either 1) you feel a need to update your maps to get improved street coverage, POIs, etc., or 2) another feature is added that you desire to have.
Hopefully Kia will at some point separate the maps/navigation updates out from the head unit software updates, as they are really two separate things. I've been waiting for that to happen since purchasing in the Spring, but haven't seen any movement on that so far ...
Sounds like a good plan!
