Certain options on our cars allow you to benefit from significant driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS built in 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 continuously evolving, it is consequently necessary to update the GPS of your CUPRA FORMENTOR , and this is exactly what we will see 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 CUPRA FORMENTOR .
How does onboard GPS work in a CUPRA FORMENTOR
In this section we will see how the GPS of a CUPRA FORMENTOR works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many benefits that a smartphone 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 immediately into the dashboard of your CUPRA FORMENTOR makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
- Connected to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any kind of GPS you could use.
- It is very often, dependent on the year, linked 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 cases 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 just happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for CUPRA FORMENTOR
After having discovered the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your CUPRA FORMENTOR , we will quickly illustrate the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a CUPRA FORMENTOR, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic 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, 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: At last, 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 practical to use.
How do I update the GPS on a CUPRA FORMENTOR?
We will now move on to the component you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your CUPRA FORMENTOR? To get this done, 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 CUPRA FORMENTOR
The old GPS systems found on the CUPRA FORMENTOR until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the technique to update this GPS on a CUPRA FORMENTOR is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in most instances.
Updating the GPS of CUPRA FORMENTOR by SD or USB
This kind of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the 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 copy it to a USB key or SD card based on the connectors available on your model and do the update immediately through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent CUPRA FORMENTOR’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 secure feeling knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
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