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Post by fhamdan on Apr 7, 2022 9:23:02 GMT
Hi,
I have bought a VW Golf MK7 2015 Japanese Imported to New Zealand I need to do Navigation conversation to New Zealand. Anyone can help? May I know to change the country code to NZ?
Cheers,
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Post by dv52 (Australia) on Apr 8, 2022 1:52:25 GMT
fhamdan: Hi. AFAIK, there isn't a specific setting for New Zeland in VW's navigation options - like there is for Australia (which has its own listing).
I suggest that you navigate to the long coding facility in the MIB (infotainment unit) that is called "5F Information electronics 1" by OBD11 and then navigate to the Byte 3 entries- on my records there is a country option called "AsiaPacific" (it's directly above "Australia") - maybe this includes NZ?
However, I don't believe that your task will be this simple for the following two reasons: - The navigation function uses the map information that's loaded onto the SD card that's plugged into the MIB. If your car was first sold in Japan, this SD car will contain Japan maps only. You will need to get hold of New Zealand maps that are loaded onto a genuine VW SD card- because the VW SD cards contain a special security key. I'm not sure if you can use a Japanese SD card for NZ map information because of the reason below
- The navigation facility on your car is known as "Software As Product" (SWAP) and it requires a special authorization code called a "Facility Enabling Code" (FEC) to be activated. The FEC (it's a type of license) is specific to the car's VIN. And also for navigation, the FEC is specific for country areas around the world. I very much doubt that the original FEC that currently resides in your MIB (which is licensed to operate in Japan) will extend authorization to NZ. But I am more than delighted to be proven wrong!!
Don
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Post by dorukfb on May 26, 2022 8:17:19 GMT
Yes you can. I also live in Cyprus and have a golf imported from Japan. It can be easily translated. Mine is in Turkish now and it shows its own map of the country.
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Post by veteran on May 7, 2023 22:57:03 GMT
Hello there, I own a vw golf mk7.5 with discover pro 9.2 inch display mib2. The car is Japan imported in Europe. How do you guys swap the region of maps and radio freq?
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Post by dv52 (Australia) on May 7, 2023 23:25:53 GMT
veteran : Hi. For the radio - the band-widths for the various radio modes and channel separation frequencies are changed via the software switches in the hex5F module. However, the precise values depend entirely on how the car was factory fitted originally (and I assume that you have a PRO account).
As for SATNAV - modification of the maps is more problematic because the operating license that is factory installed in the MIB is specific to a particular world region (which I assume is Japan on this car). As an official exercise, you will need to get a license for Europe from VW (albeit I understand that it is possible to hack the license - I can't comment on this process).
If you want to proceed with the radio station matter - please provide specific information about the MIB on this car (I need to see the long-code string for the hex5F module)
Don
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