MG4 Trophy map update – BEWARE

[Mouss]

Do you unzip with 7zip ?
Don't use Windows unzip program or MacOS

 

[Yevgen K]

Total Commander

 

[Mouss]

Try 7zip and make sure you get the files from there: https://www.mgmotor.eu/downloads/maps.zip

 

[Seajays]

Success here too! Although as I didn't want to sit in watching it, when I opened the driver's door to get out, the car goes out of ready mode and the update stopped (with a "you must stay in ready mode" warning).

So I had to get out, into the passenger seat, lean on the drivers seat and reach down to press the brake pedal to get it back in ready mode, then start the update again, before being able to get out the passenger side instead.

Then it happily updated on its own for half an hour.

 

[Martinonline]

@Seajays, that's strange because I needed to get out of the car, an age thing, after about 30 minutes whilst it was loading the maps and it continued.

 

[mg4mc]

Same here, I've never had to sit in the car for any of the map updates I've applied.

 

[Seajays]

Same here, I've never had to sit in the car for any of the map updates I've applied.

Yeah - it was somewhat annoying. The moment I opened the drivers door the update stopped with the warning message. May be a feature of the software version I'm on.

Got to love these cars they have so much personality in all their little quirks! Mine obviously thought it would be funny to make me do it that way...

 

[Kithmo]

I assumed I had to stay in Ready mode, as I did when updating the ZS I had before, so I stayed sat in the car for 50 minutes, knowing if I got out of the seat it would drop out of ready mode.


Next time I'l try leaving the car.

 

[Deepbluexl]

I assumed I had to stay in Ready mode, as I did when updating the ZS I had before, so I stayed sat in the car for 50 minutes, knowing if I got out of the seat it would drop out of ready mode.
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Next time I'l try leaving the car.

It depends on the SW Version and maybe MY of the MG... I had to set it into ready mode and stay in the car. R63 Lux MY23..

 

[mg4]

In the past there was one or two versions that had a different file name but were the same contents. Has anyone that updated the maps seen something new or has compared the old and new updates? I deleted the last update files sadly.

 

[hmibennett]

My satnav seems to have updated itself of its own accord - at least, the appearance has changed (e.g. colours of road categories). Is this possible, or is it my imagination?

 

[Rolfe]

My Android Auto display will do that as my phone updates itself, but I didn't think the car's own software would do it.

 

[Totti1001]

Also tried the other method i have used in the past -https://iov-mapmg.soimt.com/#/downloadMap however this fails when you click on the link to download the maps with an XML error as the link is pointing to the wrong file

What is the ISA package for?

 

[Seajays]

What is the ISA package for?

I think it stands for "Intelligent Speed Assist" and has data on speed limts in different roads. I don't think this is available as a seperate download for the MG4 though, and is just included in the map data.

 

[gary333]

Wasn't sure where to put the VN.txt file (so just put the file in each folder as well as the root drive).

Oddly, you can't upgrade software until car is at 14% SoC or higher. I wonder why they chose 14% and not 15%. It also appears you can't update software whilst the car is charging either.

 

[Yevgen K]

Guys, do you know how MG4 navigation map works when car is not in map region (e.g.: EU mg in Asia). Does it download required region map chunk to work with?

 

[siteguru]

I don't have a Trophy so can't say for certain, but .... I'd be very surprised if the MG4 satnav was that intelligent.

 

[mg4]

Would be interesting to do a test of searching for other cities on another continent. I am at least sure that the maps for EU mean the continent and not the union, but might be also world wide?

 

[Kithmo]

Guys, do you know how MG4 navigation map works when car is not in map region (e.g.: EU mg in Asia). Does it download required region map chunk to work with?

The car doesn't download the maps, you download the relevant file from the website to a USB stick then you transfer it to the car.

 

[ippy1]

I've tried most things on this post, but the list is vast and I'm still not getting anywhere.
Last attempt asked for VN file, So i created a text file called VN with the content "pass" but still no joy. I've also been asked on another site for a fingerprint file, but haven't been able to get that either. Looks like the MG puts this on your USB drive, but not been able to obtain that either yet.
I've now been directed to Naviextras software to install it, but that looks like a cost will be involved!
Clearly states on the MG site free updates for 5 years.