SatNav map update

[Jeff43]

I have connected the car to my home wifi.  The Satnav map shows a college near us that was demolished to make way for new houses over 10 years ago so it clearly needs an update.  When I tried, it said that there was a problem with the update and that I need to contact my dealer.  Has anyone else experienced this?

[dash]

Yes. Been to dealer who say it means no update is available (hmm..., don't think they know!!)

[forkingabout]

This comes up time & time again as a lot of dealers are clueless with the system.

Its the Smart connect system & it uses LIVE mapping via the vehicles DCM.

The only mapping data that a user can up date is the BASE map which the system will only use if there is no signal from the DCM.

AFAIK - HERE provide the mapping data to Toyota for the Smart Connect system.

Try reporting inaccuracies with the mapping information below. 

Map Feedback (here.com)

[Jeff43]

Sorry - what is DCM please?  How do I tell the car to use it?  It really is like having a new computer - thank heaven for this forum!

[forkingabout]

1 minute ago, Jeff43 said:

Sorry - what is DCM please?  How do I tell the car to use it?  It really is like having a new computer - thank heaven for this forum!

DCM = Digital Communication Module. 

The vehicle uses it to automatically download the data for the sat nav / internet radio / Gracenote music ID plus for the SOS button / eCall system.

It also connects the vehicle to the Toyota mothership so you can communicate with it via the My Toyota smart phone app. 

[Jeff43]

Interesting information - thanks for that.   I get some message to say that it's using DCM when I'm out and about as wfi is unavailable.  (The app is communicating too).  So I have DCM enabled - why is the satnav behaving as if it's 20 years ago?  Do I need to tell it something on the settings screen?  

[Ralph H]

I’ve got the same message on mine as well.
I have given up on the built in sat nav and have gone back to using car play as I find it a lot better. I pay £20 a year for the TomTom app which wipes the floor with Toyota’s effort.
The other day I was doing 50 mph on a dual carriageway that the Toyota nav said had a mile long traffic jam !

[BlueMike1972]

Not update related, but rather than starting another thread...

I gave the nav in my Excel a good try this week, and was surprised that when I started a journey that I do regularly, and which I know takes about 1h50 to do, the arrival time on the screen was wrong to the tune of hours!? It very slowly sorted itself out and came to within a few minutes of the correct time as I neared my destination, but that's not much use, is it? 

[BlueMike1972]

I think I've solved my sat nav arrival time issue- all my time and date stuff was set to full auto; with the time set to manual, and the daylight saving time switched off and the time and time zone set manually, both the car and the arrival time of a known journey on my nav are now reading correctly.

[BlueMike1972]

Can the fairly soft 'beep-beep' warning for a speed camera on the sat nav be raised in volume?

[Artright]

I have a 2018 Yaris VVT-I ICON TECH Hybrid and a 2019 Hilux Invincible X (don't know whether the model makes any difference to this problem) and with both motors, when I approach any permanently sited speed camera, the warning 'bleep' that comes over the radio is deafening. I have taken them to my local Toyota dealer, but they were unable to show me how to stop, or at least, lessen the volume. Any advice would be greatly received.

[BlueMike1972]

The opposite to my question, LOL

[Artright]

Yes, sorry to hijack your post, but I hoped someone who could answer your question could also answer mine :))

[BlueMike1972]

8 hours ago, Artright said:

Yes, sorry to hijack your post, but I hoped someone who could answer your question could also answer mine :))

Not at all, here's hoping someone can chip in!