Comand APS NTG4.5 MAP DVD, Africa & Middle East

2018 V11:  As of Version 11 we supply this on an officially downloaded USB stick, and the price has significantly reduced

2017 Release Notes:

The DVD is packed with navigation data for 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East, with major and minor roads, towns, villages and many of points of interest:
Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Kuwait, La Réunion, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland and the United Arab Emirates.

Five countries already have 100% coverage! Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates already have 100% coverage. Over 2.5 million kilometres of road are covered by the navigation data in the 2017 version.

Prime Coverage* has been significantly extended in the following countries:
Lesotho + 2 percent, South Africa + 35 percent. The 2017 version features 6,195 towns and communities.

Points of Interest (POI):
Almost 1.2 million key points of interest are featured on the DVD, including filling stations, car parks, museums, restaurants and hospitals. There are around 127,000 more POIs here than on the previous version. 
Some 8,733 restaurants and 3,051 pharmacies have been added to the new 2017 version.

Dynamic route guidance based on the latest traffic data (TMC/RDS):
Using the data from the Traffic Message Channel, the navigation system takes into account the latest motorway traffic bulletins and automatically calculates diversions. This convenient service is now available in 14 countries

Road network updates:
Map updates include millions of changes, e.g. new roads, crossroads, bypasses, junctions and motorway slip roads and exits. One section of road may feature up to 260 attributes, such as the number of lanes or one-way routing. All of these attributes and the vast number of points of interest have to be updated constantly. In this new version, for example, over 6,294 roundabouts, 18,039 turning restrictions, 19,473 one-way streets and 175,488 street names have been updated. In addition, over 441,612 kilometres of road have been updated, including approx. 622 sections of motorway and dual carriageway.

This navigation update for NTG 4.5 is copy-protected for COMAND Online. To import up-to-date map data, a six-digit activation code is required in addition to the DVD. Each activation code represents a licence to use the map data in a single vehicle and is exclusively valid for a specific combination of vehicle, COMAND APS and map version.
Navigation DVDs can be purchased via the same channels as to date; the required vehicle-specific activation codes are available via the VeDoc system.

2016 Release Notes:

The DVD is packed with navigation data for 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East, with major and minor roads, towns, villages and many of points of interest:
Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Kuwait, La Réunion, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland and the United Arab Emirates.

Five countries already have 100% coverage! Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates already have 100% coverage. The navigation data on the 2016 version covers over 1.8 million kilometres of road.

Prime Coverage* has been significantly extended in the following countries: Egypt: +7 percent, South Africa: +22 percent.

The 2016 version features 6195 towns and communities.

Precise navigation to the required house number has been expanded. There is full house number coverage in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, while coverage has been improved in the following countries:South Africa: +6 percent, Swaziland: +15 percent.

Almost 1.1 million key points of interest are featured on the DVD, including filling stations, car parks, museums, restaurants and hospitals. There are around 56,000 more POIs here than on the previous version. Some 5376 restaurants and 2553 pharmacies have been added to the new 2016 version.

Dynamic route guidance based on the latest traffic data (TMC/RDS):
Using the data from the Traffic Message Channel, the navigation system takes into account the latest motorway traffic bulletins and automatically calculates diversions. This convenient service is now available in 14 countries.

Map updates include millions of changes, e.g. new roads, crossroads, bypasses, junctions and motorway slip roads and exits. One section of road may feature up to 260 attributes, such as the number of lanes or one-way routing. All of these attributes and the vast number of points of interest have to be updated constantly. In this new version, for example, over 3658 roundabouts, 8740 turning restrictions, 7647 one-way streets and 137,822 street names have been updated. In addition, over 612,361 kilometres of road have been updated, including approx. 777 sections of motorway and dual carriageway.

This navigation update for NTG4.5 is copy-protected for COMAND Online. To import up-to-date map data, a six-digit activation code is required in addition to the DVD. Each activation code represents a licence to use the map data in a single vehicle and is exclusively valid for a specific combination of vehicle, COMAND APS and map version. Navigation DVDs can be purchased via the same channels as to date; the required vehicle-specific activation codes are available via the VeDoc system. The newly acquired licence is documented in VeDoc at the time of purchase. A charge is made for the activation code, but it can be re-requested free of charge in VeDoc in the event of a replacement. Details of how to import up-to-date map data and input the activation code can be found in the COMAND APS operating instructions.

2015 Release Notes

NTG4.5 MAP Africa and Middle East DVD set 2015. DOES NOT INCLUDE NECESSARY LICENCE CODE Used to update multiple vehicles, but a PIN code is needed for each car which is separately chargeable. This is a special order part that cannot be returned/cancelled once ordered and will take a few days to come into stock before we can dispatch it. Please ensure that it is correct for your car - Version 2015 (improvements over 2014) - released late 2016: Prime Coverage has been significantly extended in the following countries: Botswana +12%, Saudi Arabia +56%, Lesotho +6%. Intensive work means that the quality of the maps for Saudi Arabia has been significantly increased (8065 km Prime Coverage*, compared with 4571 km on the previous version). The 2015 version features a total of 4239 towns and communities. Precise navigation to the required house number expanded: There is full house number coverage in Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, while coverage has been improved in the following countries: Morocco +10%, Saudi Arabia +17%, Qatar +31%. Almost 1.01 million key points of interest (POI) are featured on the DVD, including filling stations, car parks, museums, restaurants and hospitals. There are around 135,800 more POIs here than on the previous version.Some 6029 restaurants and 492 hotels have been added to the new 2015 version. Version 2014: The DVD is packed with navigation data for 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East, with major and minor roads, towns, villages and many of points of interest: Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Kuwait, La Réunion, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland and the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain, Kuwait, La Réunion, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates already have 100% coverage. The navigation data on the 2014 version covers over 1.2 million kilometres of road. Prime Coverage* has been significantly extended in the following countries: Botswana +12%, Saudi Arabia +56%, Lesotho +6%. Intensive work means that the quality of the maps for Saudi Arabia has been significantly increased (8065 km Prime Coverage*, compared with 4571 km on the previous version). The 2014 version features a total of 4239 towns and communities. Precise navigation to the required house number expanded: There is full house number coverage in Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, while coverage has been improved in the following countries: Morocco +10%, Saudi Arabia +17%, Qatar +31%. Almost 1.01 million key points of interest (POI) are featured on the DVD, including filling stations, car parks, museums, restaurants and hospitals. There are around 135,800 more POIs here than on the previous version. 6029 restaurants and 492 hotels have been added to the new 2014 version. For (build dates) W176 (09/12-08/15) W246 (11/11-10/14) W204 (03/11- 02/14) S204 (03/11-08/14) C204 (06/11- ) 06/11- (NTG4.5) C117 (04/13- ) C218 ((USA 06/11) 01/11-08/14) X218 (10/12-08/14) C207 (05/09-04/13) A207 ((USA 05/10) 03/10-04/13) S212 ((USA 07/10) 11/09 - 03/13) W212 (04/13- ) W212 (03/09 - 03/13) A463 (06/12- ) W463 (06/12- ) X166 ((USA 09/12) 11/12- ) X156 (03/14- ) 03/14- (NTG4.5) X204 (06/12- ) W166 ((USA 09/11) 11/11-08/15) R231 (03/12- ) R172 ((USA 06/11) 03/11- )