Certain features on our cars enable you to benefit from significant driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS included in your car allows you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown place without any complications. Nevertheless the road network is regularly changing, it is therefore necessary to update the GPS of your Fiat Idea , and this is precisely what we will see in this article. 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 Fiat Idea .
How does onboard GPS work in a Fiat Idea
In this part we will learn how the GPS of a Fiat Idea works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many features that a smartphone 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 included directly into the dashboard of your Fiat Idea makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any sort of GPS you could use.
- It is often, dependent on the year, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and consequently to drive more safely.
- The screen is in most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
- Connected to your head unit, it can be coupled to music and just appear when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Fiat Idea
After having seen the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Fiat Idea , we will quickly describe the different kind of built-in GPS that exist for a Fiat Idea, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are linked 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 simple 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 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 comfortable to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Fiat Idea?
We will now proceed to the part you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Fiat Idea? 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 Fiat Idea
The old GPS systems found on the Fiat Idea until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Fiat Idea is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Fiat Idea by SD or USB
This kind 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 Fiat Idea’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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