I know of the 1791 trick, but was hoping to get the dealer to remove the block on the system so that the sat nav could be used on the move.

He alleged that it was over 2 hours work and needed to charge me over 300 pounds (main dealer in Essex).

Anyway, I'm going to fish out the contact I found at Land Rover who said it should be done as a matter of course, but I don't know if he will go as far as asking the dealer to do what is right.

Is there a way I can do this myself?

Thanks in advance...

You cannot do it yourself as it's an upgrade to the SatNav system. It's not anything that should be done by default and free of charge, that's for sure.. it's not like it's a recall. You may find a friendly dealer might do it whilst your car is also in for a service, for example... but don't be surprised that they charge you if you ask for it to be done in isolation.  

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Well, the proposed bill for the current work (non warranty) is just shy of 3000 pounds so you think they may have though about that. Its been an awfully painful experience dealing with them, so today we are going to cancel all the jobs that are not warranty related and look for an independent dealer. 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 FSI Grey/Black Int.
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Did you just buy this car? How come you're then having to spend 3k on it in aftersales? If the windows are costing £300 to replace what else is being done?

Depending on where in London you are (you mentioned Essex so maybe the wrong side), forum sponsor Charles Hurst LR are in Park Royal and would doubtless be pleased to take on the work. While they are still a main dealer, they will quote you a discounted price for whatever you need to have done. 

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No no the Sat Nav upgrade was 300 pounds....the glass is about 2400 pounds, and then the phantom factory kit was another 300 (then went up to 700).

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Wow - you must really hate the privacy glass to spend all that on having it replaced

You'll find the Parrot kit much better than the LR aftermarket kit  

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Sat Nav upgrade is just putting the latest disc in isn't it?
- Thats what I did. I bought it on ebay for £60 or something. Chucked it in. Firmware upgraded. All good.

That should fix nav on the go. 2022 P440e AB

Actually, you are right Paulo... my mistake  

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Why are the dealers quoting £300 for a satnav upgrade? Most folks here who have had it done appear to have been charged around £100, basically the labour charge (what labour is involved in downloading a file to an ECU?) for the job, so how do the service agents arrive at £300.

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PauloAmore wrote:

Sat Nav upgrade is just putting the latest disc in isn't it?
- Thats what I did. I bought it on ebay for £60 or something. Chucked it in. Firmware upgraded. All good.

That should fix nav on the go.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Why are the dealers quoting £300 for a satnav upgrade? Most folks here who have had it done appear to have been charged around £100, basically the labour charge (what labour is involved in downloading a file to an ECU?) for the job, so how do the service agents arrive at £300.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Regarding your replacement windows have you tried asking Autoglass or a windscreen replacement company to quote - most dealers farm the job out anyway and don't do it in house and then the dealer charges you their labour rates for something they have paid a commercial rate to a subcontractor for............................

shmoogle wrote:

Wow - you must really hate the privacy glass to spend all that on having it replaced

You'll find the Parrot kit much better than the LR aftermarket kit

Sat Nav working on the move? You mean being able to punch in addresses? Mine can do that, the TV picture just cuts off when on the move

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Why are the dealers quoting £300 for a satnav upgrade? Most folks here who have had it done appear to have been charged around £100, basically the labour charge (what labour is involved in downloading a file to an ECU?) for the job, so how do the service agents arrive at £300.

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Jonny Fresh wrote:

Sat Nav working on the move? You mean being able to punch in addresses? Mine can do that, the TV picture just cuts off when on the move

The older RRSs never used to be able to do it, Jonny... as soon as you started to move, the buttons all greyed out  

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