Question About Newer Navigation System

[whadeduck]

I have a 2016 XLT with navigation and it gets updated by installing a new SD card. I'm not all that impressed with the system sometimes and I was wondering how the newer ones operate such as the '21's and newer. Do they still operate using an SD card? Or do they use a different method? Thanks in advance.

 

[MM07]

You could upgrade to SYNC 3.4 if you want. You would get newer Maps.

Search around for info, there is a lot.

I did the upgrade on my 16 XLT when I had it. It is work, but worth it to have the latest available.

There are no SD cards for 17 and newer I believe.

 

[peterk9]

I have a 2016 XLT with navigation and it gets updated by installing a new SD card. I'm not all that impressed with the system sometimes and I was wondering how the newer ones operate such as the '21's and newer. Do they still operate using an SD card? Or do they use a different method? Thanks in advance.

The 6th gen Explorer and Aviator update the Sync software and maps automatically via WiFi connection. There are no SD cards. Downloading via a USB drive is also still available.

Peter

 

[ISTGradFromPSU]

When performing the unsupported update to 3.4 (cyanlabs), be cautious that the storage space available by your APIM may not be enough to handle downloading the new maps (compressed is ~13GB) if it normally relies on an SD card. Does your '16 use SYNC 3 or MFT (2.0)? But as stated by MM07, the '17s+ with sync 3 do not use SD cards and all map updates are downloaded via a USB thumb drive onto the APIM itself.