Certain options on our cars enable you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused entirely on the road while driving to an unknown place without any complications. However the road network is constantly developing, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Citroen Berlingo 2 , and this is precisely what we will see in this article. To do this, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Citroen Berlingo 2 .
How does onboard GPS work in a Citroen Berlingo 2
In this section we will discover how the GPS of a Citroen Berlingo 2 works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The pros of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many benefits that a smart phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is integrated directly into the dashboard of your Citroen Berlingo 2 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 sort of GPS you could use.
- It is very often, dependent on the year, connected to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and as a result 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 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 sort of GPS for Citroen Berlingo 2
After having seen the pros and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Citroen Berlingo 2 , we will fairly quickly explain the different types of built-in GPS that exist for a Citroen Berlingo 2, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent cars, they are related 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 very easy 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 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 comfortable to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Citroen Berlingo 2?
We will now move on to the part you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Citroen Berlingo 2? 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 Citroen Berlingo 2
The old GPS systems found on the Citroen Berlingo 2 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Citroen Berlingo 2 is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Citroen Berlingo 2 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 copy 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 Citroen Berlingo 2’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 wish more tutorials on the Citroen Berlingo 2, go to our Citroen Berlingo 2 category.
