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Keith_L

Member Since: 01 Sep 2025
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

Bulk map update via USB

The maps on our new Defender are badly out of date and I thought I would do a bulk update via USB as a starting point. I did the download and inserted the USB stick in the car and it said it would take 1hr 5 mins to update. What it didn't say was whether it is updated with the engine running or with the car locked and alarmed and I didn't want to risk it at that stage.

Has anyone done this and can tell me which it is? 2023 Defender D300 HSE in Pangea Green
2002 Discovery 2 Td5 Auto in Zambize Silver
2010 Freelander 2 Td4 HSE in Bali Blue (sold but we should have kept it)

1st Sep 2025 11:58pm

DefenderMidlands

Member Since: 08 Mar 2023
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 282

You need to have the engine running MY25 D350 Defender 110 X, Carpathian Grey, 7 Seat, Electric Towbar

2nd Sep 2025 6:33am

Keith_L

Member Since: 01 Sep 2025
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

Oh dear, that means I'm going to have to take it out for a nice long drive.

I assume it all goes to pot if you interrupt the update. 2023 Defender D300 HSE in Pangea Green
2002 Discovery 2 Td5 Auto in Zambize Silver
2010 Freelander 2 Td4 HSE in Bali Blue (sold but we should have kept it)

2nd Sep 2025 9:48am

Screaming.Dead

Member Since: 26 Sep 2024
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

When I update all the maps off USB it normally takes about a 50 minute drive.

2nd Sep 2025 10:05am

Keith_L

Member Since: 01 Sep 2025
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

Thanks. 2023 Defender D300 HSE in Pangea Green
2002 Discovery 2 Td5 Auto in Zambize Silver
2010 Freelander 2 Td4 HSE in Bali Blue (sold but we should have kept it)

2nd Sep 2025 10:08am

Colin68

Member Since: 18 Jul 2024
Location: Blackpool
Posts: 127

Where do you get the map data to put on the usb?

2nd Sep 2025 10:10am

Keith_L

Member Since: 01 Sep 2025
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

I stumbled across it:

https://www.landrover.co.uk/ownership/info.../pivi.html

My download (UK & Europe) needed 20.7Gb so you need a 32Gb or bigger USB. It has to be formatted to FAT32 which seems to cause Windows 10 and 11 a problem these days with the bigger drives so I ended up using a third party product to re-format my 64Gb USB stick. 2023 Defender D300 HSE in Pangea Green
2002 Discovery 2 Td5 Auto in Zambize Silver
2010 Freelander 2 Td4 HSE in Bali Blue (sold but we should have kept it)

2nd Sep 2025 10:42am

DefenderMidlands

Member Since: 08 Mar 2023
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 282

You don’t really need to download the maps. They will automatically update in whatever country you are in MY25 D350 Defender 110 X, Carpathian Grey, 7 Seat, Electric Towbar

2nd Sep 2025 5:09pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2767

Only for your home country. And only while you pay for the relevant online subscription.

2nd Sep 2025 6:39pm

Keith_L

Member Since: 01 Sep 2025
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 13

Screaming.Dead wrote:
When I update all the maps off USB it normally takes about a 50 minute drive.

I did the update the other evening when we had to go out. On startup the 1h 5m had increased to 1h 15m for some reason but the update actually completed in.....50 minutes, so you were bang on. 2023 Defender D300 HSE in Pangea Green
2002 Discovery 2 Td5 Auto in Zambize Silver
2010 Freelander 2 Td4 HSE in Bali Blue (sold but we should have kept it)

5th Sep 2025 11:21pm

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