Certain options on our cars allow you to benefit from significant driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is continuously changing, it is consequently essential to update the GPS of your Kia Picanto , and this is exactly what we will discover in this article. To do so, first we will review the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Kia Picanto .
How does onboard GPS function in a Kia Picanto
In this part we will learn how the GPS of a Kia Picanto works and what are the different types of GPS.
The pros of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many features 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 integrated straight into the dashboard of your Kia Picanto makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
- Connected to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any sort 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 cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
- Associated with your speakers, 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 Picanto
After having seen the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Kia Picanto , we will quickly illustrate the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Kia Picanto, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are related to a whole 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 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 responsive and practical to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Kia Picanto?
We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Kia Picanto? To get this done, 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 Kia Picanto
The old GPS systems included on the Kia Picanto until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Kia Picanto is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Kia Picanto by SD or USB
This type 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 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 Kia Picanto’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 comfort knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Kia Picanto, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Picanto category.
