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For those who ordered the A4 nav card on SMR, where did you actually go on the site to do it? I downloaded and installed 3.5.1 when it was first posted in December, and now I don't see anything having to do with ordering the SD card.

I'm planning on wrapping all the chrome grill inserts on my 2011 SEL. For those who have taken them out before, can you pop the wrapped inserts back in after the bumper cover is back on the vehicle? I ask because I may not have time to do it all in one shot, and was planning on removing the bumper, popping the inserts off and reattaching the bumper right away, then reattach the inserts after they are done. Anyone see any issues with this plan?

I hate that they took the audio controls off the home screen, so I'd like to have that back. Also, I'd like to have the audio controls for streaming bluetooth audio from a phone back at all (they don't exist in the new version). I will never listen to the radio, so I'd like the ability to rearrange the audio input buttons to have the ones I do use all on one screen and not have to scroll down to switch to my phone, especially since it never stays connected and you have to scroll down multiple times to select the phone to get it to reconnect, but I digress. I like the idea of general customization throughout the system. That would make the whole thing so much more useful and usable for each person.

I downloaded and installed last Friday. The first try got stuck on installing file 3 of 15. I pulled the fuse, replaced, turning the engine back on and reinserted the USB drive and the second install completed in about 45 minutes. I am happy about the improved responsiveness. I had previously been so frustrated by how slow the system was with finding music that I plugged into the analog inputs and mounted the iPod to the dash in order to use its controls instead. I plugged the iPod back in to the USB port after the upgrade and now the system is responsive enough to be usable. Problems I have with the update: They have removed the audio controls from the home screen, and instead just show track info for whatever is playing. I don't see the reasoning behind this change. You still have the heated seat controls in the climate section of the home screen, but you have to go into the main entertainment menu to play or pause the audio. Bluetooth audio streaming still has similar issues to what I was seeing on version 2.11. Sometimes it quickly pairs back up and resumes playing where you left off, and other times you have to switch inputs several times before it will actually play the bluetooth audio. The really terrible thing about the update here is that they have completely removed the play/pause and skip controls for bluetooth audio. You just get a box that says "bluetooth audio stream detected." A couple of times when I have gone to back out of my driveway the backup camera has failed to come on and I get an error message on the screen saying I need to take it to a dealer. The most annoying problem I have had with the system, on both old and the new versions, is that it randomly changes the audio input source when I get into the vehicle. I never ever ever want to listen to AM, FM or Sirius radio, just the iPod or my phone. I wish there was a way to keep it from switching to the radio options so I would not get loud unexpected blasts of static at random times.

I seem to remember something about the update being posted for download on syncmyride.com as well as the drives/cards being mailed to us. Does that ring a bell with anyone else? Either way, I never use my navigation, so if anyone can post an iso of the USB drive somewhere that would be fantastic.