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ballerik · Oct 14th, 2003, 12:47 PM

I have just bought an new MINI with factory sat nav installed. It is a DVD based unit. Since I live in Norway there are no good maps. I have been searching the Internet for maps and found CD's on Tele Atlas. http://www.navshop.com/directsales/c...7&su bmit.y=6

Does anybody know if this CD is going to work ??

mhoutman · Oct 15th, 2003, 10:31 AM

ballerik,

If you get a new car with the DVD based Sat Nav, a Europe 2003-2 DVD should be included. Norway is one of the countries on this DVD.

ballerik · Oct 15th, 2003, 11:12 AM

Yes the car is new. And iI got the DVD marked 2003-2. Problem still. Only like 2 % of Norway is covered. (Oslo area)

mhoutman · Oct 15th, 2003, 11:18 AM

ballerik,

Sorry but I didn't know that

I would advise you to contact your dealer as they should know this about ommission (the fact that only the Oslo area is on the map) and they must have dealt with solving this problem for BMW drivers as well.

ballerik · Oct 15th, 2003, 11:42 AM

mhoutman,

Thanks. But I think the dealer knows even less than me. When I got the car they did not even know where to put the DVD. They sell mostly BMW. I have read on NAVTECH's homepage (who deliver the maps ???) that only parts of Norway is covered. I guess they don't bother making map of Norway.

mhoutman · Oct 15th, 2003, 11:50 AM

well perhaps it is time to emigrate

Sorry I can't help you any further, but the dealer should know about BMW roadmaps covering complete Norway. BMW DVD's (or CD's) should be compatible with Mini's.

Michiel

P.S. You also should file a complaint at your dealer and MINI Norge, as they have sold you something which is (partly) unusable. Besides that, why should you invest such an amount for a nav system which is barely capable of doing its job.

Tell them that they must find a solution or they should have told you on forehand about the unpractical system (which is an understatement))

ballerik · Oct 15th, 2003, 12:04 PM

Well I think I am going to try the TeleAtlas CD. See if it works.

Bugged · Oct 15th, 2003, 06:25 PM

That's the downside of the NAV CDs from NavTech, once you get out of what they consider to be an "urban" area, coverage sucks.

Even more frustrating is that NavTech probably has the roads digitized and in their database but for some unknown reason they aren't putting them on the CDs. Case in point maps.yahoo.com gets its data from NavTech. I can find an address and get directions there for places that aren't on my Nav CDs.

ToreB · Oct 15th, 2003, 08:01 PM

Hello Ballerik, welcome to the forum and as a Mini owner. Not many Norwegians here...
I have a MCS, live in Oslo and use an iPAQ with TomTom v2 software for navigation. Excellent maps covering all of our lovely country (as well as the rest of europe). These maps definetly won't match with the MIni Nav system.
Regards,
Tore

ballerik · Oct 28th, 2003, 02:08 PM

Bought the Norway CD from TeleAtlas. It works.

Oct 14th, 2003, 12:47 PM	#1
ballerik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway/Trondheim Local Time: 03:21 AM Posts: 11 Offline	DVD NAV unit maps. I have just bought an new MINI with factory sat nav installed. It is a DVD based unit. Since I live in Norway there are no good maps. I have been searching the Internet for maps and found CD's on Tele Atlas. http://www.navshop.com/directsales/c...7&su bmit.y=6 Does anybody know if this CD is going to work ??

Oct 15th, 2003, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
mhoutman MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Local Time: 02:21 AM Posts: 529 Offline	ballerik, If you get a new car with the DVD based Sat Nav, a Europe 2003-2 DVD should be included. Norway is one of the countries on this DVD. very "Works".

Oct 15th, 2003, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
mhoutman MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Local Time: 02:21 AM Posts: 529 Offline	ballerik, Sorry but I didn't know that I would advise you to contact your dealer as they should know this about ommission (the fact that only the Oslo area is on the map) and they must have dealt with solving this problem for BMW drivers as well. very "Works".

Oct 15th, 2003, 11:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
mhoutman MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Local Time: 02:21 AM Posts: 529 Offline	well perhaps it is time to emigrate Sorry I can't help you any further, but the dealer should know about BMW roadmaps covering complete Norway. BMW DVD's (or CD's) should be compatible with Mini's. Michiel P.S. You also should file a complaint at your dealer and MINI Norge, as they have sold you something which is (partly) unusable. Besides that, why should you invest such an amount for a nav system which is barely capable of doing its job. Tell them that they must find a solution or they should have told you on forehand about the unpractical system (which is an understatement)) very "Works".

Oct 28th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
ballerik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway/Trondheim Local Time: 03:21 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Tele Atlas Bought the Norway CD from TeleAtlas. It works.

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Oct 15th, 2003, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
ballerik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway/Trondheim Local Time: 03:21 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Yes the car is new. And iI got the DVD marked 2003-2. Problem still. Only like 2 % of Norway is covered. (Oslo area)

Oct 15th, 2003, 11:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
ballerik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway/Trondheim Local Time: 03:21 AM Posts: 11 Offline	mhoutman, Thanks. But I think the dealer knows even less than me. When I got the car they did not even know where to put the DVD. They sell mostly BMW. I have read on NAVTECH's homepage (who deliver the maps ???) that only parts of Norway is covered. I guess they don't bother making map of Norway.

Oct 15th, 2003, 12:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
ballerik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway/Trondheim Local Time: 03:21 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Well I think I am going to try the TeleAtlas CD. See if it works.

Oct 15th, 2003, 06:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bugged Just along for the ride Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Centreville VA Local Time: 09:21 PM Posts: 709 Offline	That's the downside of the NAV CDs from NavTech, once you get out of what they consider to be an "urban" area, coverage sucks. Even more frustrating is that NavTech probably has the roads digitized and in their database but for some unknown reason they aren't putting them on the CDs. Case in point maps.yahoo.com gets its data from NavTech. I can find an address and get directions there for places that aren't on my Nav CDs.

Oct 15th, 2003, 08:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
ToreB MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Local Time: 01:21 AM Posts: 129 Offline	Hello Ballerik, welcome to the forum and as a Mini owner. Not many Norwegians here... I have a MCS, live in Oslo and use an iPAQ with TomTom v2 software for navigation. Excellent maps covering all of our lovely country (as well as the rest of europe). These maps definetly won't match with the MIni Nav system. Regards, Tore

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