Certain features on our cars enable you to benefit from significant driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS built in in your motor vehicle enables you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any complications. However the road network is continuously changing, it is therefore vital to update the GPS of your Citroen Saxo , and this is precisely what we will discover today. To do so, first we will review the different features of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Citroen Saxo .
How does onboard GPS function in a Citroen Saxo
In this section we will learn how the GPS of a Citroen Saxo works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many features that a smart phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Down below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is built in directly into the dashboard of your Citroen Saxo makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
- Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
- It is 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 as a result 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.
- Associated with your sound system, it can be coupled to music and only occur when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different sort of GPS for Citroen Saxo
After having discovered the pros and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Citroen Saxo , we will quickly summarize the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Citroen Saxo, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, 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 basic 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 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 easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Citroen Saxo?
We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Citroen Saxo? 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 Citroen Saxo
The old GPS systems found on the Citroen Saxo until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Citroen Saxo is to go to the car dealership who will take care of it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Citroen Saxo by SD or USB
This sort of GPS is most common 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 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 Citroen Saxo’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 guides on the Citroen Saxo, go to our Citroen Saxo category.
