new disc for satnav? S8

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hi guys tried a search but didn't find anything conclusive

just getting an S8 this weekend & the owner says it still has the original disc in the satnav & it can be a bit of a pain where things have changed in some areas!

he said he thought there hade been 2 updates since the version in the car!

just wondered about the best place to get an up to date disc?

is it main dealers only or are there any alternative suppliers?

& what kinda dosh should i be expecting to lay out?

any guidance much appreciated

[craigyb]

navshop.com

2 disks available, non TMC and TMC

http://www.navshop.com/en/category/maps-software-in-car-navigation-travelpilot-dx/10/0/0,a12,624

[showtime]

TMC? have to check when i get the car on Saturday

i've got some Carminat discs from Renault satnav systems i could try but knowing my luck they'll be incompatible

thanks for the link

[mb]

Bluespot also sell the discs - http://www.bluespot.co.uk/nav_cdrom.asp

[showtime]

thanks for your replies guys

i'll try a carminat disc at the weekend & see if its compatible before i buy one

[showtime]

hi guys, not tried the carminat disc yet as the bloke who has it hasn't been at work

i have 98 S8 & the nav directions are displayed in the DIS, what system do i have fitted to my car? make/ model etc?

i've seen many different update discs available & don't want to buy the wrong one

[IT_S8]

Check out Ebay item : 9731040566

Its a fiver. I also have a 98 S8, and was faced the same dilema as you. The Sat Nav system factory fitted is a TravelPilot NON dx version, so any map disk from teleatlas that is not the DX version will work. Fiat just so happen to use the same disks. I bought one last year, works 100%, Audi workshops the lot. I'm 99.9% this will do what you want, and probably worth a punt for fiver before you spend silly money buying new.... (dont come chasing me though if its doesnt... ) ;-)

[showtime]

thanks for that

i've bought one so i guess i'll find out sometime next week

the disc i already have sent me all over the place this weekend

[drmotorsport]

I also need a newer disk, but my car is an early facelift. Is there anyway of telling which model if Navi Plus (BNS3 or BNS4)is fitted without pulling out the unit?

cheers

Dom

[peterb]

What disc did it come with? If the disc is marked 'DX', then it's a BNS4.

Ah, I see that you say it's a Navi Plus - in which case it'll be either RNS3 or RNS4. The A8 was fitted with RNS4 from January 2001 onwards.

[drmotorsport]

Thanks, no DX markings so will assume it's the arlier version.

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well my new disc got me to a place in Kent the other week but on a 600 mile round trip last weekend failed to do anything at all not too impressed

it told me what road i was on but thats about it

i've read in another thread there are C or D variations on the nav so i'm guessing mine is an earlier C as my cars a 1998 model?

for the amount of times i'll really need to use it i don't want to spend mega money on an update disc, but then i suppose once you factor in the amount of fuel you'll use going the wrong way it would work out i guess