Certain features on our vehicles allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In actual fact, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused entirely on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any complications. However the road network is continuously changing, it is therefore vital to update the GPS of your Mercedes Vito , and this is exactly what we will discover today. To do this, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Mercedes Vito .
How does onboard GPS function in a Mercedes Vito
In this part we will discover how the GPS of a Mercedes Vito works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many features 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 integrated straight into the dashboard of your Mercedes Vito makes it impossible 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 very often, in accordance with the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and as a result 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 occur when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Mercedes Vito
After having discovered the advantages and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Mercedes Vito , we will quickly summarize the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Mercedes Vito, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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, nevertheless very easy 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: Finally, last sort of GPS, on the latest automobiles it is possible to have a system including 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 convenient to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Mercedes Vito?
We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Mercedes Vito? To get this done, we will see for each sort of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.
Updating old GPS on Mercedes Vito
The old GPS systems found on the Mercedes Vito until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the technique to update this GPS on a Mercedes Vito is to go to the dealer who will handle it, for a 50 euros most frequently.
Updating the GPS of Mercedes Vito by SD or USB
This sort of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the manufacturers 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 straight through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Mercedes Vito’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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