hi can somebody please help me to get the english vesion for the sat nav of a fortuner sportivo i,ve being trying now for a couple of days to calling all different dealers without any succes how difficult can it be ?? to load the english version for the sat nav one would think ,but as many things in thailand even the simplist things can be very difficult can somebody please help me for there must be more people out there with the same problem

For starters we need to know what map is installed in your Fortuner. It is probably a ESRI Thailand Street Map (TSM). The latest version, TSM v11 Dual, includes both the English and Thai maps on a single data file.

Edited February 23, 201115 yr by InterestedObserver

hi it is esri version that you mentioned how do i get the the english one as i have tryed calling serveral times and with no luck went to the dealer but they did"nt no either or did "nt want to know

hi it is esri version that you mentioned how do i get the the english one as i have tryed calling serveral times and with no luck went to the dealer but they did"nt no either or did "nt want to know

Assuming that the GPS is indeed a Garmin GVN 53 and using the Garmin Remote Control , press Menu three times to display the Settings page, select About > Detail Maps to view preloaded map information. Report back the map info.

hi the current map at the moment is City Navigator Thailand NT V10.12 Thai made by ESRI Co Ltd Thailand

hi the current map at the moment is City Navigator Thailand NT V10.12 Thai made by ESRI Co Ltd Thailand

OK, you need an entirely new map installed in the GPS. Contact ESRI Customer Care: 0-2266-9948 or e-mail: [email protected] and ask them for advice. They may tell you it's a Toyota proprietary problem, in which case you have the following options:

1. Get Toyota to provide the English language map.

2. Get a custom automotive GPS installer to install an English language map.

3. Purchase or download a new map (unlocked) from the internet. You should be reasonably skilled with a computer for this and may need a SD memory card and reader. Locate the actual Garmin GPS unit that is fitted on your Fortuner, you need access to it. When you locate the actual Garmin GPS unit, see if it has a SD memory card in the slot and see if the unit has a USB port.

Edited February 24, 201115 yr by InterestedObserver

hi the map is loaded on a sd card and yes i do have a usb port i have read about some other people they installed esri street maps v 11 do you know anything about that ?

hi the map is loaded on a sd card and yes i do have a usb port i have read about some other people they installed esri street maps v 11 do you know anything about that ?

1. Thailand Street Map (TSM) version 11 is the latest ESRI map release and yes I have a couple of GPS units with v11 installed.

2. You say the current map is on a SD memory card. Then just get an unlocked TSM v11 English map on SD memory card and stick it in the slot. You need to follow the same file format as on the existing SD memory card.

3. You could connect to the USB port and see just what map files you have inside the GPS and on the SD card.

See this Topic: Toyota SatNav

Edited February 24, 201115 yr by InterestedObserver

thanks for your help any idea where i can download the v11 i,m not so good with computers but i,ll give it a try

thanks for your help any idea where i can download the v11 i,m not so good with computers but i,ll give it a try

Google: Thailand Street Map V11 NT (English) unlocked. Download into a GARMIN folder creared on a new SD memory card, 1GB is plenty of space. Do not try to use your existing map SD card, keep it safe.

Edited February 24, 201115 yr by InterestedObserver

thanks so far i,m downloading it at the moment how do i create a garmin file once the download is finished

thanks so far i,m downloading it at the moment how do i create a garmin file once the download is finished

You create a folder and name it Garmin on the new SD memory card and copy (move) the downloaded map file inside the Garmin folder.

thanks for helping me out mate !!!!

hi the current map at the moment is City Navigator Thailand NT V10.12 Thai made by ESRI Co Ltd Thailand

OK, you need an entirely new map installed in the GPS. Contact ESRI Customer Care: 0-2266-9948 or e-mail: [email protected] and ask them for advice. They may tell you it's a Toyota proprietary problem, in which case you have the following options:

1. Get Toyota to provide the English language map.

2. Get a custom automotive GPS installer to install an English language map.

3. Purchase or download a new map (unlocked) from the internet. You should be reasonably skilled with a computer for this and may need a SD memory card and reader. Locate the actual Garmin GPS unit that is fitted on your Fortuner, you need access to it. When you locate the actual Garmin GPS unit, see if it has a SD memory card in the slot and see if the unit has a USB port.

ESRI Cannot help as they are under contract to Toyota for this, They DO supply both Eng and Thai Versions, Getting hold of the Eng version is not easy

But you can make your own Quite easily, just follow aidenai help from the other Topic link, Good guy and helped me to do it.

Edited February 27, 201115 yr by pattayapip

thanks for helping me out mate !!!!

Did you get it sorted ??

Edited February 27, 201115 yr by pattayapip

thanks for helping me out mate !!!!

Did you get it sorted ??

yeah mate it works good followed interested observers advice