Hi there. On my 2018, the micro SD is not reading so the navigation isnt working. The dealer gave me a second micro SD, but that also didn't work. Is there a trick?
Navigation Micro SD not reading
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The dealer is a minimum two hour round trip, I was hoping their might be an easy fix.
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Copy that. Sorry, I can't help with that.
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No worries, thanks for responding.
I had the same issue with my 17 right off the lot. The SD card on the LC is VIN specific. If the have multiple LC on the lot there might have been a mix up on the SD card. If it’s a bad SD, the dealership has to go through the full diagnostic steps to get the authorization from Toyota to have a new SD card made for your truck.
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I had a feeling it was going to be something like that...
The map is now VIN specific? So the only way to get map updates is to have one coded by the dealer to your VIN? Sheesh.
It's worse to get our IS updated. They plug the car into a laptop via a USB port and download the maps data. No actual media involved. $$$
Yah, that's never gonna happen.
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Stopped by the dealer today and they swapped in a new microSD and it worked. According to the Service Manager, the card is vehicle specific but not VIN specific. The card the trying to be helpful salesperson had put in my cruiser was apparently not specifically for a Land Cruiser.
That makes more sense.
Was it perhaps a version compatibility issue with the navigation software? Did the other 200s have an update?
Not sure on version compatibility. The other two were 2017s just like mine. It was explained to me Land cruiser so cards are vin specific unlike other platforms where it’s vehicle type specific. Perhaps they simplified thing for the 18s.
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Either the 18's are different, or the SD card is shop programmable because the service manager pulled a disk from inventory and put it into my L/C and it worked fine. They didn't pre-order one specific for my VIN.
This just happened to me. Is that what you saw on your screen? I realize it's been several years, but trying to troubleshoot mine now as well on my 2016. Everything else seems to be working under all the menus, just not the navigation.
Just wanted to bump on this thread. Does anyone have any thoughts on if this is just a new sd card fix?
