Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your car allows you to stay focused on the road while driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is constantly developing, it is consequently vital to update the GPS of your Chevrolet Impala , and this is exactly what we will see today. To do so, first we will review the different attributes of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Chevrolet Impala .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Chevrolet Impala

In this section we will see how the GPS of a Chevrolet Impala works and what are the different types of GPS.

The advantages of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS presents 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 built in directly into the dashboard of your Chevrolet Impala makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your car.
  • Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
  • It is frequently, in accordance with the year, connected to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and consequently to drive more securely.
  • The screen is in most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
  • Linked to your head unit, it can be coupled to music and just occur when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.

The different types of GPS for Chevrolet Impala

After having discovered the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Chevrolet Impala , we will fairly quickly describe the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Chevrolet Impala, here they are:

  • The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are connected 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 basic 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: Finally, last kind 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 comfortable to use.

How do I update the GPS on a Chevrolet Impala?

We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Chevrolet Impala? To achieve this, we will see for each kind of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.

Updating old GPS on Chevrolet Impala

The old GPS systems included on the Chevrolet Impala until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Chevrolet Impala is to go to the car dealership who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in most cases.

Updating the GPS of Chevrolet Impala by SD or USB

This kind of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the makers 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 directly through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Chevrolet Impala’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.

If you need more guides on the Chevrolet Impala, go to our Chevrolet Impala category.