Certain options on our cars enable you to benefit from significant driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your car enables you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any problems. However the road network is regularly evolving, it is consequently necessary to update the GPS of your Acura TLX , and this is exactly what we will see in this article. To do this, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Acura TLX .
How does onboard GPS function in a Acura TLX
In this section we will discover how the GPS of a Acura TLX works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many benefits that a smart phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not be able to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The point that it is built in immediately into the dashboard of your Acura TLX makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
- It is very often, depending on the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and therefore to drive more securely.
- The screen is in most instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
- Connected to your head unit, it can be coupled to music and only appear when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Acura TLX
After having seen the positive aspects and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Acura TLX , we will fairly quickly explain the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Acura TLX, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are related to a complete multimedia system and are equipped with a touch screen.
- The old GPS: These GPS were the first generations, the screen is only used for navigation and they are updated with a USB stick or SD card. These systems, although simple to use and have a lower screen quality, you’ll feel like you’re watching a TV from the 90’s.
- GPS Android Auto or Apple CarPlay: At last, last type of GPS, on the latest automobiles it is possible to have a system integrating Android or Apple, these systems are autonomous and you use the native applications of one of the two operating systems. They are very reactive and easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Acura TLX?
We will now proceed to the component you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Acura TLX? To do this, we will see for each type of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.
Updating old GPS on Acura TLX
The old GPS systems included on the Acura TLX until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Acura TLX is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Acura TLX by SD or USB
This type of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the manufacturers have called upon the company “HERE navigation” and you will have to go to their site to download the map update of your GPS, then transfer it to a USB key or SD card depending on the connectors available on your model and do the update immediately through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Acura TLX’s with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay will update automatically, so there is no need for you to make any updates. You can continue to use your GPS with secure feeling knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
If you have any additional questions about the Acura TLX, do not hesitate to consult our Acura TLX category.
