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How do you update the navigation system?This forum post has messages dated from 07/15/08 through 01/19/12, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it. - Toyota-Prius
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| How do you update the navigation system?Is updating the gps map a do it yourself job and if so how do you do it. |
#108/29/08 20:40ATLEY HOST | I would like to know how I can update my GPS system on my 2008 Prius. It can't find my home which is 6+ years old. Can it be upgraded and if so, how and at what cost? |
#210/13/08 14:58russ divona | WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN UPDATE MY GPS ON MY 2007 PRIUS. CAN IT BE UPGRADE AND WHAT COST. |
| I was told that it costs about $300 dollars to get your GPS updated and basically they just put a disc in the car. I believe most toyota dealerships can do it for you. |
#410/26/08 00:26Mohammed Omar | I have 2008 toyota prius and I would like to update the gps how can I do Thanks |
#511/03/08 17:33Bob VanGorder | I am told that the toyota prius gps can be programmed so that you can make changes while you are driving. When purchased you can not make changes unless the vehicle is not in motion. |
| The discs are available in uk for approx £120 dealerships only I think. |
#711/10/08 14:40Not born yesterday | When I inquired as to how to update the GPS on a Toyota Prius we were considering to buy, the saleman at a Toyota dealership near our town said it automatically updated by satellite. DUH! Needless to say we did not buy our Prius there. He also told us the tax break was still in effect...this was in December of 2007. You have to really watch out for what you are being told. |
#811/20/08 00:39Chelsea26 | yup, you can do it manually. some systems with plug and play or in-dash allows you to update the maps on the system, it is either by loading the new ones into the "built-in memory" or by purchasing updated map discs. |
| Where or how can you update a Toyota Prius Nav System..do you have to buy from a dealer for $350.00?? Or can they be purchased elsewhere |
| I was quoted $279.00 by the dealer for a GPS database update CD for my `08 Prius. I have found that my Garmin 350 Street Pilot fits nicely in the cutout for the small window on the dash of the Prius. The database download is much cheaper for the Garmin. |
| The system sits under the pasenger seat ad is driven by a CD. You have to buy a new CD for the system. |
| My Toyota dealership quoted $265 to update the GPS system on my 2006 Prius. Is there any other source to obtain the disks other than the dealer? |
#1306/06/09 18:16Bob Fincher | When I bought my 2008 Prius I got everything but the gps system. I had a Tom Tom at the time and still do, but I would like to give the Tom Tom to my son and have the GPS Toyota GPS system installed in the Prius. Can that be done and what is the cost? Thank you, Bob |
| I think the Nav sys is put in at the factory. But forget it! And updated DVD is worthless. even at 2-year intervals! The system is unfriendly - been using it for 4+ years. Stick with your Tom Tom, save your $2000 and up-date expenditures. Love my Prius, hate the Nav system! |
| where do i purchase a upgrade disk for the prius 08 |
| I have a 2008 Prius and I went to a junk yard and lucked out and found a 2010 Prius with Nav. I got the DVD (which is a dual layer) for free, the scrap yard did not care. My old NAV DVD was 7.1, this one is 9.1. On my 2008 the DVD is under the drivers seat, on the 2010 it is in the dash behind the radio. Funny thing is, I can read the DVD from the 2010 in my PC, but the car will not read this disk. I even made a copy, without any errors, and it will not read the copy either, but it will always read the 7.1 version. I have heard I need to remove a fuse or something, but I am not sure. The screen says "cannot read DVD", but only on the 9.1 version? Any ideas? |
| Just want to know what make the GPS is on the 2010. |
| I have found that the satnav in Prius 2010 is lot more confusing when compared to Tomtom. The turn by turn navigation is lot more simpler in Tomtom where are Prius 2010 switches to a dual window showing the details. I wished Toyota had followed the Tomtom principle of simulating the road ahead which is always shown in psuedo 3d. Toyota should definitely leverage the Tomtom design. I would not rate Prius navigation any better than simple Tomtom. |
#1901/06/10 12:03Randy Roderick | I have a 06 Prius and want to update the DVD I see where Reply 18 nobody's business say to down load the Nav 9.1 torrent is this the new DVD or a program the helps you make a new DVD from a origanl copy. Thanks for any help you can give me> |
| I received a notice from my dealer in Utah recently stating the new Nav DVDs were now available for my 2006 Prius for only $199. It's still a lot of money, but certainly a lot less than the $250 to $300+ I'm seeing quoted by many Prius owners online. |
#2103/11/10 12:25Ben Gubar | Wasn't hard at all. As someone else said, for the 2008 Prius, the DVD player is under the driver's seat. The slot for the DVD faces the rear seats. Take the cover off the unit by pressing on the two tabs at the top of the cover. Once it's removed, start the car. On the unit, there's a button on the left. Push it in and slide it to the left. This will open the disc slot. Remove the old disc, insert the new one. Move button to the right, replace the cover (bottom in first and then snap the top. You're done! |
| How do I open my NAV system (under pass seat) on a 2005 Avalon to access the DVD? And do I have to do anything once I install the new DVD? |
| I have a 2009 Prius and from the day we bought it it could not be used to navigate anywhere. Cannot find streets and addresses. Dealer told us we needed to upgrade. Seems strange that it already needs to be updated when it did not work when new. It is worse than my Tom Tom that is 4 years old. I think Toyota pulled a slick one by providing incomplete DVDs so we would need to spend another $300 to get a new CD. Any comments out there?? |
| where is the CD player on the 2007 Prius? |
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