Ra4 update question

[Sdpadrez]

Sorry for being naive as I didn’t find my answer searching through forums. I see people talk about updating their Ra4 radio firmware. What are the benefits and how would I know if I need to update. I originally had a ra2 and recently purchase a Ra4. Thanks in advance.

 

[G-Ride990]

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/ro...sw-update-13-17-ra3-vp3-na-ra4-vp4-na.150150/

Check this link. If your navigation shows you miles from where you are, driving through rivers and oceans, time to update. Mine was extremely frustrating at times. What firmware are you on currently?

 

[crash68]

It's most likey the Software Version, go in the Settings menu, System Information, the Software Version should be 18.45 or 18.50 for the latest

 

[SitKneelBend]

If everything is working don't worry about it. Sometimes upgrading breaks things.

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[Sdpadrez]

If everything is working don't worry about it. Sometimes upgrading breaks things.

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That was my thinking as well. It’s just with my navigation when it redirects me it wants to me constantly do a u-turn but on my iPhone it provides me with a different route. I’m wondering if my maps isn’t updated and if my firmware is a result of that.

 

[G-Ride990]

If that is all it's doing I think you are good. The navigation was completely useless when I was on the old software version. No joke, leaving work it would show I was driving through the middle of Tempe Town Lake. Saw you are in Az too.

 

[crash68]

The software update has nothing to do with the map revision. Whatever year truck the RA4 is out of, the maps are probably a year or two older.
Unconnect has the 2019 map version on sale right for $100, you have to have the latest radio software installed to upgrade them.

 

[Sdpadrez]

Thanks for all the info guys!

 

[LoadedExpressRam]

The software update has nothing to do with the map revision. Whatever year truck the RA4 is out of, the maps are probably a year or two older.
Unconnect has the 2019 map version on sale right for $100, you have to have the latest radio software installed to upgrade them.

Where can one get this map update? And just to be clear, it works on all RA4's?

 

[Ricks Ram]

Where can one get this map update? And just to be clear, it works on all RA4's?

Go to the Uconnect website and click on map updates. All RA4's will take the same update. Type in the info and order it. Note: whenever it asks you for the vin# of the truck use yours not the Vin# of the truck it came out of. You will need the latest firmware version 18.xx.xx in in order to update the maps. It's free on the Uconnect site but you would need to use the vin# of the original truck in order to check for updates. If you don't have the original vin# you can download the firmware from Mpgrimm2's thread on the 8.4 upgrade. I have the 8.4 conversion and have updated my maps several times because I use my Nav a lot.

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[LoadedExpressRam]

Go to the Uconnect website and click on map updates. All RA4's will take the same update. Type in the info and order it. Note: whenever it asks you for the vin# of the truck use yours not the Vin# of the truck it came out of. You will need the latest firmware version 18.xx.xx in in order to update the maps. It's free on the Uconnect site but you would need to use the vin# of the original truck in order to check for updates. If you don't have the original vin# you can download the firmware from Mpgrimm2's thread on the 8.4 upgrade. I have the 8.4 conversion and have updated my maps several times because I use my Nav a lot.

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Thank you.