Normally: 1. Install firmware 2. Install map 3. Activate the map.
If you install a new firmware, you need always an activator for the map.
If Vlasoff Activator is installed and you do not update firmware, it bypass the license verification, so if you install a new map next year, the map is already activated and you don't need to activate.
I edited my posts above!
Attention!
If your Car has a build in Bose Soundsystem, you must install new Firmware with "user defined mode" in Hidden Menu and uncheck Bose if available during Firmware update.
If not, your Soundsettings are gone and you need Vag Can Pro to bring back your Settings!