Hi I just joined this group today and any advice would be welcome.

Am typing from Perth, Western Australia, re my 2012 Freelander 2 SE SI 6.

My Sat Nav is pretty good but needs updating, so I looked on You Tube, discovered a ten minute UK video showing a DVD player under drivers seat etc. When I looked under my driver's seat today I found a plastic receptacle where a DVD player used to be. I am presuming that what data there used to be in the now departed DVD player is now in my dashboard. Or was there never a DVD player there in the first place? I am told there can be quite a bit of differential between models/ countries.

Given that I have a screen in the dash rather than a detachable one on top, has anyone gone down the path of installing a non CD option combined with a reversing camera while using the existing in dash screen? If not than any other options that you may have would be warmly appreciated at this end of the world.

Rgds Gary

Hi and welcome. Do you have a SD slot facility in the centre arm rest? Mines a 2013 and the satnav update was done that way

There are two different Sat Nav systems;

1) The pre-facelift version which is run from a DVD under the seat - JLR have not sanctioned an official mapping update release for this for the past 6+ years, however the software system is also used by other manufactures who are supporting their older vehicles so up to date discs can be obtained, (2019-20 is the latest version available) these are usually released in about March/April and are based on mapping data from the previous September. The software version that is usally used is the Subaru Core2 Navigation system.

2) The post-facelift version is held on a drive within the entertainment system and is updated via a USB stick, this is the Gen 2.1 system, again JLR have not approved any new updated releases of this mapping software recently - the last available version is the 2018/19 data version (again this will be based on the September 2017 maps).

If you have the Gen 2.1 system you are basically stuffed and you would be better off either using a smart phone and the mapping software that is freely available on that or buying a Tom Tom or Garmin unit.

The link bellow is to one of a number of internet sellers who will supply the latest versions available.

https://www.satnavishop.co.uk/land-rover-24-c.asp MY13 HSE Lux Santorini Black
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Thank you for taking the time to get back to me. I looked just now and can see no facility for an SD card. Looked under both passenger and drivers seats and cannot see any DVD player so I am stuffed if I know what is going on. I was hoping to use the existing in dash screen but that may not be possible now. You are so lucky with the SD option. Rgds Gary

I don't think Oz Freeos got the DVD nav system. My SE had a Garmin Nuvi standalone unit in the top of the binnacle. They are no longer supported by Garmin so don't try to update it. I did because the Garmin website said I had to update the software to update the maps.
Hey Presto the new software doesn't work in the old unit and you can't uninstall it. Even if you did uninstall you've still got old maps.

I use my phone and apps to navigate. Free lifelong updates. I'm installing an aftermarket head unit in a couple of weeks to run my phone and music.

A couple of times I have used an iPad for a larger map screen, allied with a stand alone GPS receiver that transmits to the ipad via Bluetooth, so no mobile network is required.. MY11 SD4 SE Auto

Thank you very much for getting back to me. You have supplied some really good info that I will go through. Definitely no DVD player under the driver's seat as mentioned in the manual. No USB facility either. A friend has a Nissan Xtrail and sourced a system that fitted over the existing screen and it looks like it was always supposed to be there and no more messing around with DVD's so I might go down that route. Alibaba has some good knock off stuff. Windscreen wipers for Freelanders being one of them. I do appreciate your info. Rgds Gary


There are two different Sat Nav systems;

1) The pre-facelift version which is run from a DVD under the seat - JLR have not sanctioned an official mapping update release for this for the past 6+ years, however the software system is also used by other manufactures who are supporting their older vehicles so up to date discs can be obtained, (2019-20 is the latest version available) these are usually released in about March/April and are based on mapping data from the previous September. The software version that is usally used is the Subaru Core2 Navigation system.

2) The post-facelift version is held on a drive within the entertainment system and is updated via a USB stick, this is the Gen 2.1 system, again JLR have not approved any new updated releases of this mapping software recently - the last available version is the 2018/19 data version (again this will be based on the September 2017 maps).

If you have the Gen 2.1 system you are basically stuffed and you would be better off either using a smart phone and the mapping software that is freely available on that or buying a Tom Tom or Garmin unit.

The link bellow is to one of a number of internet sellers who will supply the latest versions available.

https://www.satnavishop.co.uk/land-rover-24-c.asp[/quote]

As a final thought, how do you upload, or play discs?

Thank you very much for this. Makes sense. Gary

]I don't think Oz Freeos got the DVD nav system. My SE had a Garmin Nuvi standalone unit in the top of the binnacle. They are no longer supported by Garmin so don't try to update it. I did because the Garmin website said I had to update the software to update the maps.
Hey Presto the new software doesn't work in the old unit and you can't uninstall it. Even if you did uninstall you've still got old maps.

I use my phone and apps to navigate. Free lifelong updates. I'm installing an aftermarket head unit in a couple of weeks to run my phone and music.

A couple of times I have used an iPad for a larger map screen, allied with a stand alone GPS receiver that transmits to the ipad via Bluetooth, so no mobile network is required..[/quote]

Mine has a CD player in the dash. Have just been told on this site the Oz Freelanders did not have the under seat DVD setup Rgds Gary.

Sidthecat"]As a final thought, how do you upload, or play discs?[/quote]

Just wondered if the CD offered a satnav download facility; assume it must be a stand alone CD player

Hi. From a past W.A. person myself. Currently in the UK but aim to get back soon!

ozjeff62 is correct. I remember LR just put a Garmin in the area a built-in sat nav would be, so in that case, I’d have thought that you’d be able to buy a new Garmin to replace it as long as it’s the same size. Hard to say until you take a look and see what’s behind it and how it’s installed.

I had a 2008 i6 HSE in Oz and even that didn’t come with a sat nav so I ended up installing my own.

Thanks for getting back to me. I'll try an auto electrician re replacement in dash Garmin as long as it doesn't affect other Freelander stuff such as phone.