Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from significant driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS built in in your car enables you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any complications. However the road network is constantly evolving, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Jaguar F-Pace , and this is accurately what we will discover 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 Jaguar F-Pace .
How does onboard GPS function in a Jaguar F-Pace
In this part we will see how the GPS of a Jaguar F-Pace works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many features that a smart phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is built in straight into the dashboard of your Jaguar F-Pace makes it difficult to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
- It is very often, in accordance with the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and so to drive more securely.
- 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 sound system, it can be coupled to music and just appear when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different sort of GPS for Jaguar F-Pace
After having seen the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Jaguar F-Pace , we will quickly summarize the different kind of built-in GPS that exist for a Jaguar F-Pace, 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 very easy 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 type 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 responsive and easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Jaguar F-Pace?
We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Jaguar F-Pace? To do 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 Jaguar F-Pace
The old GPS systems found on the Jaguar F-Pace until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Jaguar F-Pace is to go to the dealer who will handle it, for a 50 euros in most instances.
Updating the GPS of Jaguar F-Pace by SD or USB
This type of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the car 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 transfer it to a USB key or SD card depending on the connectors available on your model and do the update straight through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Jaguar F-Pace’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.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Jaguar F-Pace, do not hesitate to consult our Jaguar F-Pace category.
