Certain options on our cars allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is frequently evolving, it is therefore necessary to update the GPS of your Buick Regal , and this is accurately what we will discover in this article. To do this, first we will talk about the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Buick Regal .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Buick Regal

In this section we will see how the GPS of a Buick Regal works and what are the different sort of GPS.

The pros of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS gives many benefits that a mobile 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 integrated directly into the dashboard of your Buick Regal makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
  • 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 allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and so to drive more safely.
  • The screen is in most instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
  • Linked to your audio system, 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 sort of GPS for Buick Regal

After having seen the pros and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Buick Regal , we will quickly summarize the different sort of integrated GPS that exist for a Buick Regal, here they are:

  • The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are connected 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, nevertheless 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: Finally, 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 reactive and comfortable to use.

How do I update the GPS on a Buick Regal?

We will now proceed to the part you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Buick Regal? To get this done, 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 Buick Regal

The old GPS systems present on the Buick Regal until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the technique to update this GPS on a Buick Regal is to go to the car dealership who will manage it, for a 50 euros most of the time.

Updating the GPS of Buick Regal by SD or USB

This sort of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the car companies 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 based on the connectors available on your model and do the update directly through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Buick Regal’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 secure feeling knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.

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