Certain options on our cars allow you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused on the road while driving to an unknown place without any complications. However the road network is constantly developing, it is consequently necessary to update the GPS of your Audi A8 , and this is accurately what we will discover in this article. To do this, first we will review the different attributes of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Audi A8 .
How does onboard GPS function in a Audi A8
In this part we will see how the GPS of a Audi A8 works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many features that a mobile phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not be able to give you. Down below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is integrated straight into the dashboard of your Audi A8 makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
- Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any form of GPS you could use.
- It is often, dependent on the year, attached 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 information is more readable.
- Connected to your speakers, it can be coupled to music and only appear when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Audi A8
After having seen the pros and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Audi A8 , we will quickly describe the different kind of built-in GPS that exist for a Audi A8, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are linked 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 very easy 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: Finally, last sort of GPS, on the latest automobiles it is possible to have a system including 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 easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Audi A8?
We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Audi A8? To achieve 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 A8
The old GPS systems found on the Audi A8 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Audi A8 is to go to the car dealership who will manage it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Audi A8 by SD or USB
This sort 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 depending 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 A8’s with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay will update automatically, so there is no need for you to produce 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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