On my 2024 Multivan it does update automatically - If BST box is ticked in settings.
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As an aside, you can easy check if your maps are getting OTA updates as the map number uses the year and month they are released, generally quarterly.
Well, mine is a July 22 Cali, so still in the 3 years - maybe your VW Connect features are lapsed?
I’ve just checked my plan. I’ve still got WeConnect plus until July and a feature of that is OTA map updates. You can either subscribe to that as yours will have lapsed or use the free lifetime manual process which needs to download the maps onto a SD card. Or just use Waze like most of us. I have never used the VW sat nav.
As an alternative you might consider the TomTom app (in our case via iphone & carplay). I do no know the Waze app and it is clearly popular but the advantage of TomTom is it does not need internet on the go (though it uses a small amount for traffic updates, if available). There is an annual cost though not much (I have the family membership). It strips out much of the visual 'noise' on the maps which is why I like it in particular, although it is also feature rich (speed cameras, traffic congestion alternative routes, restricted zones etc. etc). In our 70's, we travel all over Europe maxing out on Schengen and it looks after us brillantly.
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