Certain features on our vehicles allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In actual fact, having a GPS included in your car enables you to stay focused entirely on the road while driving to an unknown destination without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is continuously developing, it is consequently necessary to update the GPS of your Mercedes Classe B , and this is exactly what we will see today. To do so, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Mercedes Classe B .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Mercedes Classe B

In this part we will see how the GPS of a Mercedes Classe B works and what are the different types of GPS.

The features of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS gives many benefits 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 included straight into the dashboard of your Mercedes Classe B makes it difficult to steal the GPS from your car.
  • Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any kind of GPS you could use.
  • It is very often, in accordance with the year, connected 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 information is more readable.
  • Linked to your sound system, it can be coupled to music and only occur when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.

The different types of GPS for Mercedes Classe B

After having discovered the positive aspects and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Mercedes Classe B , we will fairly quickly describe the different kind of built-in GPS that exist for a Mercedes Classe B, here they are:

  • The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, 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 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 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 Mercedes Classe B?

We will now proceed to the part you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Mercedes Classe B? 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 Mercedes Classe B

The old GPS systems found on the Mercedes Classe B until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Mercedes Classe B is to go to the car dealership who will take care of it, for a 50 euros most of the time.

Updating the GPS of Mercedes Classe B by SD or USB

This kind of GPS is most basic on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the 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 copy it to a USB key or SD card based on the connectors available on your model and do the update straight through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Mercedes Classe B’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 further questions about the Mercedes Classe B, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Classe B category.