Certain features on our cars allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS built in in your motor vehicle enables you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is regularly changing, it is consequently necessary to update the GPS of your Kia Niro , and this is exactly what we will discover today. To do this, first we will talk about the different attributes of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Kia Niro .
How does onboard GPS function in a Kia Niro
In this section we will see how the GPS of a Kia Niro works and what are the different types 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. Down below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is built in immediately into the dashboard of your Kia Niro 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 kind of GPS you could use.
- It is frequently, 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 therefore 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 appear when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different types of GPS for Kia Niro
After having discovered the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Kia Niro , we will fairly quickly explain the different kind of built-in GPS that exist for a Kia Niro, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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, nevertheless 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: 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 Kia Niro?
We will now move on to the part you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Kia Niro? 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 Kia Niro
The old GPS systems present on the Kia Niro until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Kia Niro is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros in most cases.
Updating the GPS of Kia Niro 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 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 Kia Niro’s with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay will update automatically, so there is no need for you to produce any updates. You can continue to use your GPS with peace of mind knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
If you wish more tutorials on the Kia Niro, go to our Kia Niro category.
