Navigation Update InControl Touch Plus (GEN 2.1) – JLR Map Data Refresh
A navigation update for the InControl Touch Plus (GEN 2.1) system refreshes the map database inside your Jaguar or Land Rover HDD navigation unit. LR-Retrofit supplies and installs the final official JLR map release for this platform, so your route guidance reflects the roads you drive today. You gain corrected junction layouts, updated lane guidance, accurate speed data, and expanded points of interest across your region. The system delivers the accuracy it was engineered to deliver.
Why the GEN 2.1 Platform Matters
The InControl Touch Plus GEN 2.1 system stores its map data on an internal hard disk drive rather than a removable SD card. This HDD architecture delivers fast route calculation, smooth map panning, and reliable performance across the full navigation interface. The system powers navigation across a wide range of JLR vehicles produced between 2010 and 2019.
JLR released the final map update for this platform in 2020, with HERE collecting the underlying map data during Q3 2019. This release represents the last official factory map package for GEN 2.1 vehicles. Availability continues while supplies last, and the update will be discontinued by the end of 2026.
Owners who still rely on factory navigation deserve accurate data. This update restores the accuracy that aged map files gradually lose. Your system routes you through junctions that exist today, and it recognises roads that opened after your vehicle left the production line.
What the Navigation Update Delivers
This service installs the current JLR map release for your vehicle, your region, and your GEN 2.1 head unit. We match the correct data package to your VIN and your existing software baseline. The system then loads the new database and rebuilds its route guidance index.
You receive corrected road geometry across the entire covered region. Junction views and advanced lane guidance adopt the current layout. Speed limit attributes update to match posted signs. Points of interest refresh across fuel, parking, dining, and accommodation categories. Destination search improves because the index now contains current addresses and business names.
Your existing settings stay intact. Home and work addresses persist. Favourite destinations remain stored. Recent destination history survives the update. Voice guidance volume, map orientation, and route preference selections all carry forward unchanged.
Key Technical Features
- Data Package: Final official JLR map release for GEN 2.1 HDD navigation
- Map Provider: HERE map data collected Q3 2019, released as the 2020 update
- Navigation Platform: InControl Touch Plus (GEN 2.1) with internal HDD storage
- Delivery Method: USB drive or DVD matched to your vehicle specification
- Activation: VIN-specific activation code generated at purchase and required during installation
- Coverage: Regional packages for Europe, North America, Turkey, and other JLR-supported markets
- Road Geometry: Corrected junctions, new links, closed routes removed, renumbered exits
- Lane Guidance: Advanced lane guidance directing you to the appropriate lane at junctions
- Points of Interest: Expanded fuel, charging, parking, dining, and accommodation listings
- Settings Retention: Home, work, favourites, and recent history preserved through the update
How a Current Map Improves Every Journey
You drive with confidence because the guidance matches reality. The system routes you along the newest road links and avoids junctions that closed years ago. Estimated arrival times become dependable again, and you stop adding a mental buffer for map error.
Long-distance journeys benefit most. A refreshed database recognises new motorway connections, updated service areas, and current toll structures. Urban driving improves too. Updated one-way streets, revised turn restrictions, and corrected addresses reduce the circling that follows an outdated instruction. Destination search returns the right result the first time, which matters when you drive in an unfamiliar city.
Advanced lane guidance adds particular value on complex motorway interchanges. The system shows you which lane to occupy well before the junction, so you approach every exit with confidence and without last-second lane changes.
Compatibility and Model Coverage
This navigation update supports JLR vehicles fitted with the InControl Touch Plus GEN 2.1 HDD navigation system. Compatible models span a broad production range across both brands.
Jaguar models include: F-TYPE (2014–2017), XF (2012–2015), XJ (2010–2015), and other GEN 2.1-equipped Jaguar vehicles from the same production period.
Land Rover models include: Discovery 4 (2012–2016), Freelander 2 (2013–2016), Range Rover (2013–2016), Range Rover Evoque (2012–2016), Range Rover Sport (2012–2016), and Discovery Sport (2015–2016). Additional GEN 2.1-equipped Land Rover models from the same production window also carry support.
You confirm compatibility from your VIN before dispatch, so you receive the correct data package for your specific vehicle and market. LR-Retrofit checks your head unit part number, your infotainment software level, and your current map version first.
Technical Specifications
| System Type | JLR InControl Touch Plus (GEN 2.1) HDD navigation |
| Storage Architecture | Internal hard disk drive (HDD) |
| Map Provider | HERE |
| Map Data Vintage | Q3 2019, released as the 2020 update |
| Release Status | Final official map update for this platform |
| Delivery Format | USB drive or DVD depending on vehicle specification |
| Activation | VIN-specific activation code required before installation |
| Coverage Regions | Europe, North America, Turkey, and other JLR-supported markets |
| Updated Content | Road geometry, advanced lane guidance, speed data, points of interest |
| Settings Retention | Home, work, favourites, and history preserved |
| Installation Method | Official JLR update channel with full system verification |
| Diagnostics | Complete pre-service and post-service scan |
Why Choose LR-Retrofit for This Update
LR-Retrofit specialises in genuine JLR infotainment and configuration work. We source official map releases and follow strict JLR installation procedures. Every navigation update includes comprehensive diagnostics before and after the procedure, so your vehicle leaves our workshop in optimal condition.
Our approach avoids unofficial map packages that corrupt the HDD database or disable factory functions. Your infotainment system remains fully compatible with future dealer software updates. We confirm exact compatibility from your VIN before dispatch, so you receive the correct data package for your specific model.
Because this is the final official release for the GEN 2.1 platform, current availability matters. We secure stock and advise you on timing before you commit. Once supplies end, no further factory map data will exist for these vehicles.
Order your InControl Touch Plus (GEN 2.1) navigation update today and drive with route guidance that matches the road ahead.




