Certain options on our automobiles allow you to benefit from significant driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS built in in your car enables you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any complications. However the road network is constantly evolving, it is therefore vital to update the GPS of your Citroen Ds5 , and this is accurately what we will discover in this article. To do so, first we will review the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Citroen Ds5 .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Citroen Ds5

In this part we will see how the GPS of a Citroen Ds5 works and what are the different sort of GPS.

The features of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS provides many features 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 fact that it is built in directly into the dashboard of your Citroen Ds5 makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your car.
  • 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, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and therefore to drive more safely.
  • 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 head unit, 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 sort of GPS for Citroen Ds5

After having seen the positive aspects and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Citroen Ds5 , we will fairly quickly summarize the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Citroen Ds5, here they are:

  • The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, 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 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: 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 reactive and convenient to use.

How do I update the GPS on a Citroen Ds5?

We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Citroen Ds5? 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 Citroen Ds5

The old GPS systems included on the Citroen Ds5 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Citroen Ds5 is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros in most cases.

Updating the GPS of Citroen Ds5 by SD or USB

This sort 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 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 Ds5’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 comfort knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.

If you need more tutorials on the Citroen Ds5, go to our Citroen Ds5 category.