Certain options on our automobiles allow you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your motor vehicle enables you to stay centered on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is continuously changing, it is therefore necessary to update the GPS of your Fiat 500 , and this is accurately what we will see today. To do so, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Fiat 500 .

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How does onboard GPS function in a Fiat 500

In this part we will see how the GPS of a Fiat 500 works and what are the different sort of GPS.

The features 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 fact that it is built in immediately into the dashboard of your Fiat 500 makes it hopeless 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, linked 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 head unit, 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 Fiat 500

After having seen the pros and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Fiat 500 , we will fairly quickly describe the different sort of integrated GPS that exist for a Fiat 500, here they are:

  • The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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 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 type of GPS, on the latest vehicles 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 Fiat 500?

We will now move on to the component you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Fiat 500? To achieve this, we will see for each type of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.

Updating old GPS on Fiat 500

The old GPS systems present on the Fiat 500 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Fiat 500 is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros most of the time.

Updating the GPS of Fiat 500 by SD or USB

This type of GPS is most common 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 immediately through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Fiat 500’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.

To discover more tips on the Fiat 500, take a look at the Fiat 500 category.