Since the GPS disks that came with all of the Crossfire Navigation Radios are dated May, 2004, and will NEVER be updated by Chrysler because Corporate Chrysler has no idea who is even in charge of that department. NavTech (now NavTeq) is unable to produce any of their usual yearly updates because Chrysler retained the permission to update the Crossfire disks.
Navteq told me that that they believed that the GPS radios most similar to the Crossfire ones were in the 2005 - 2008 SLK Mercedes that were produced 1 row over at the Karmann factory in Germany. Apparently the SLK had a CD player in the dash and a connecting DVD player in the trunk. The SLK GPS system operated utilizing a single DVD placed in the trunk. The data is in the .DB extension format used by NavTeq in both the SLK and Crossfire. The Mercedes DVD disk contains GPS info for the entire United States and Canada, extending from Alaska and Hawaii down to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This DVD is dated September, 2009, and will be produced yearly into the foreseeable future.
Does anyone on this forum have the technical computer skills to separate the Mercedes .DB data files into separate updated .DB East and West US files that could be placed on updated CD disks for the Crossfire? If a person studies the file content of both the Mercedes and Crossfire GPS disks, the similarity of the geographical data files (3 separate ones on the Mercedes disk) is apparent. The specific car and radio GPS fies are separate and are very obvious. This DVD contains too much data for one CD. If anyone has the skills necessary, I can transmit the files free for study. This DVD costs $ 281. Also, this forum has a link to the Crossfire East and West disk contents for downloading, in case anyone wishes to study them.
Certainly some roads have changed in the U.S. in 5 years!

 

can anyone convert the .db files to .iso?

 

I think MagicISO will work.

 

Do you have the files? If so I can see what I can do. Send me a PM and I'll transfer them to my pc for further investigation.

 

I have all of the Mercedes GPS DVD files packaged in WinRAR format for transmission in under 100 MB parts. (Total of 23 parts.) If anyone feels that they have the .DB file converting capability, please send me an email request. The May 2004 Crossfire East and West GPS disk contents should first be studied for the sake of comparison.

 

Did you guys have any luck with this?

 

Here you go straight from chrysler...

2003 through 2007 Crossfire (ZH)
A mapping update disc is available for the Chrysler Crossfire navigation. To purchase this disc from Navteq go to their website at; NAVTEQ Maps and Traffic. Once you are at the website follow these steps:
1. Select Store
2. Select your device (Built-In Aftermarket Installed)
3. Select Manufacture (Becker)
4. Select Model (DTM High Speed 7910/7913)

 

No dropdown for Becker only Mercedes Models
NOTHING RESEMBLES THESE INSTRUCTIONS

 

No drop down for built-in aftermarket installed.

 

I think this only works for Europe. When you get to the NAVTEQ site, change your location to Europe and then try it.

 

I can only wonder what the cost would be, not cheap I bet, which is a pity because I am.
Anyway seeing the words "OFF ROAD" makes me feel adventuresome.
After seeing the GPS unit in my buddies Land Rover, I think I can skip any upgrades in the Crossfire.

 

changed to Europe it sends you back to usa for Chrysler ,,About as user friendly as a 2 ft mop handle ,,,,Can you say Garmin

 

I wish we could figure out the data format and roll our own updates. We could do a much better job than Chrysler.

 

anything's better than TomTom ... sending you back and forth in the middle of your journey ... once with Neverlost in a 'Vette I rented from Hertz a couple of years ago, and on a fool's errand I did a few weeks back with a TomTom XL I got as an Xmas gift

Could it be the link below?

 

Sorry try this link

 

THIS FROM NAVTEQ


Hello Otis,

Thank you for contacting NAVTEQ. Currently Chrysler does utilize our map databases; however, we do not produce or distribute discs for the Crossfire. For information please contact your nearest authorized Chrysler dealership.

If you need additional assistance, please send us your feedback by replying to this email or by speaking with one of our agents at the number provided below, Monday through Friday.

Kind regards,

NAVTEQ Customer Service
P.O. Box 1588
Orem, UT 84059
888.628.6277
nabc_english@navteq.com

 

This navigation unit looks oddly familiar. I wonder if those navigation discs would work in the
Crossfire? If they did, being from a Ferrari 612, it would cost a couple of thousand dollars.

 

Check them out. They made the radio for the Crossfire. They also made all most the same unit for MB and others. Same as the Trafic Pro.

201-773-0978 or parts@beckerautosound.com

 

I didn't have the nav in mine when i took it out, but in my jeep, i had a factory nav put in that i bought off of ebay, called the RB4. The updates for this are east-west disks, i wonder if they work, if i could find a trusty feller that would like to try em, they are fall of 06. thats about as new as they get, and i dont think they make em anymore. the features of that rb4 show similar info as the xf's.

Harman/Becker Automotive Sytems - RB4 - Dodge Ram

but for the sake of being logical, go out and by a garmin and spend the extra 100 to get lifetime updates

 

You could copy the disk and give it to someone with the nav unit in their Crossfire and they could see if it works. That would be a simple exercise to see if the info was compatible.
If it works you would be a hero in this community.
Your name would be entered in the Crossfire Hall of Fame.