Certain features on our automobiles enable you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS included in your car allows you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is constantly developing, it is therefore necessary to update the GPS of your Ford Ranger , and this is precisely what we will see today. To do this, first we will review the different features of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Ford Ranger .
How does onboard GPS work in a Ford Ranger
In this section we will learn how the GPS of a Ford Ranger works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many benefits 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 point that it is included directly into the dashboard of your Ford Ranger makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your car.
- Connected to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any form of GPS you could use.
- It is frequently, depending on the year, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and so to drive more securely.
- The screen is in most instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
- Linked to your sound system, 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 kind of GPS for Ford Ranger
After having seen the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Ford Ranger , we will fairly quickly describe the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Ford Ranger, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional 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 simple 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 kind 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 responsive and practical to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Ford Ranger?
We will now proceed to the part you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Ford Ranger? To do this, 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 Ford Ranger
The old GPS systems included on the Ford Ranger until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Ford Ranger is to go to the car dealership who will manage it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Ford Ranger by SD or USB
This kind 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 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 Ford Ranger’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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