Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your car allows you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is continuously changing, it is consequently important to update the GPS of your Audi A4 , and this is exactly what we will see today. To do so, first we will talk about the different attributes of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Audi A4 .
How does onboard GPS work in a Audi A4
In this part we will discover how the GPS of a Audi A4 works and what are the different types of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many features that a smartphone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Down below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is built in straight into the dashboard of your Audi A4 makes it hopeless 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 frequently, depending on the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and therefore to drive more securely.
- The screen is in many instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
- Connected to your sound system, it can be coupled to music and only happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different types of GPS for Audi A4
After having seen the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Audi A4 , we will fairly quickly explain the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Audi A4, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are linked to a whole 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 experience 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 vehicles 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 responsive and comfortable to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Audi A4?
We will now proceed to the component you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Audi A4? To get this done, 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 Audi A4
The old GPS systems present on the Audi A4 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Audi A4 is to go to the dealer who will manage it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Audi A4 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 copy it to a USB key or SD card based on the connectors available on your model and do the update straight through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Audi A4’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 comfort knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
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