Updating the navigation system

gurusin · January 29, 2018

Hello Friends,

I have recently purchased a Honda Civic 1000 cc turbo - UK domestic model. This comes with Honda Connect - Garmin navigation system.

Could somebody help me to install the map of Sri Lanka in that system ? I checked with the agents and some people but got the impression that nobody had a reasonable idea on how to do it. I do not want to let an incompetent person damage my system, since everything is integrated here.

If somebody had get it done, please share the details with me.

Thanks in advance.

Sudarshana

Hungry_Minder · April 27, 2018

Hello Friend,

I am also looking the same.There are some videos and seems me pretty straight forward to update or add a new map.But I havent tried that yet.If you find any please share here.

kush · April 27, 2018

I think it is hard-corded for Europe, in any case it will be on subscription.

asrock · April 27, 2018

I have a Garmin Navigation unit that I bought separately, it came with US maps installed. I use Garmin Base Camp and free SL routable maps from http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ But this may not work for your Garmin specially if its hard coded.

The Stig · April 27, 2018

These come with android auto right?
Why don't your just plug in your phone and use Google maps.

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Senalw · April 27, 2018

I have done it by myself. Installed open street map for Sri Lanka. But map is not in detailed manner. It's better to use Google maps by using the android auto function.

Insedious · April 28, 2018

I guess we want to try it out just for the sake of the challenge.

First off the navigation app is hard coded for Europe. Secondly Garmin doesn't have a proper map for Sri Lanka so OSM is the other alternative. From my research what I found was that you will have to merge the Garmin and OSM maps together as the Garmin unit will look for the Map of Europe, so the way out will be to sneak in the SL map into the map of Europe so it will override the default low res Map of Sri Lanka which Garmin already has.

Another alternative was to install a separate Navigation App like OsmAnd (as the Unit runs Andriod). I think this will require rooting of the unit as by default, it will only allow the installation of apps with the Honda signature ( read it in a couple of places, yet to validate it personally).

Another point worth mentioning is, Andriod Auto is not released for the Sri Lankan market but Apple CarPlay is. Both of them work amicably, the coolest feature is the center display (which has the speed and the tacho) switch over to the turn by turn navigation display.

Ishantha84 · May 2, 2018

It's better to use the google maps in android auto as it is working well on my civic.

Since Garmin maps is not fully update for SL, using gmaps is the best to do the job.

Even though the android auto is blocked for our region in playstore, installing the apk directly is ok and i am using it for couple of months.

As I remember there was an expiration date for garmin maps subscription too, 3yrs or 5yrs.

regards

Eagle Eye · October 18, 2018

Expiry is in 5 years.

You can find latest garmin maps here: http://www.mapmania.info/garmin/file/490-sri lanka-garmin

Insedious · March 10, 2019

On 4/28/2018 at 12:03 AM, Insedious said:

I guess we want to try it out just for the sake of the challenge.

First off the navigation app is hard coded for Europe. Secondly Garmin doesn't have a proper map for Sri Lanka so OSM is the other alternative. From my research what I found was that you will have to merge the Garmin and OSM maps together as the Garmin unit will look for the Map of Europe, so the way out will be to sneak in the SL map into the map of Europe so it will override the default low res Map of Sri Lanka which Garmin already has.

Another alternative was to install a separate Navigation App like OsmAnd (as the Unit runs Andriod). I think this will require rooting of the unit as by default, it will only allow the installation of apps with the Honda signature ( read it in a couple of places, yet to validate it personally).

Another point worth mentioning is, Andriod Auto is not released for the Sri Lankan market but Apple CarPlay is. Both of them work amicably, the coolest feature is the center display (which has the speed and the tacho) switch over to the turn by turn navigation display.

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