Certain options on our cars enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS included in your car enables you to stay centered on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any problems. However the road network is frequently evolving, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Audi A5 , and this is precisely what we will see today. To do so, first we will talk about the different attributes of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Audi A5 .
How does onboard GPS work in a Audi A5
In this part we will see how the GPS of a Audi A5 works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many benefits that a smartphone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The point that it is included immediately into the dashboard of your Audi A5 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 sort of GPS you could use.
- It is very often, depending on the year, connected to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and consequently to drive more safely.
- The screen is in most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
- Linked to your sound system, it can be coupled to music and just happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different sort of GPS for Audi A5
After having seen the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Audi A5 , we will fairly quickly describe the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Audi A5, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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 sort 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 convenient to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Audi A5?
We will now move on to the component you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Audi A5? To do this, we will see for each sort of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.
Updating old GPS on Audi A5
The old GPS systems found on the Audi A5 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Audi A5 is to go to the car dealership who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Audi A5 by SD or USB
This sort of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the suppliers 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 Audi A5’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.
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