Certain features on our vehicles allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle enables you to stay centered on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is regularly evolving, it is therefore important to update the GPS of your Nissan Juke , and this is precisely what we will see today. To do this, first we will talk about the different attributes of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Nissan Juke .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Nissan Juke

In this part we will learn how the GPS of a Nissan Juke works and what are the different types of GPS.

The advantages of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS provides 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 integrated immediately into the dashboard of your Nissan Juke makes it difficult to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
  • Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
  • It is very often, dependent on the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and as a result to drive more safely.
  • The screen is in most instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
  • Connected to your head unit, it can be coupled to music and just occur when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.

The different types of GPS for Nissan Juke

After having seen the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Nissan Juke , we will quickly describe the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Nissan Juke, here they are:

  • The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are linked 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, nevertheless 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 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 Nissan Juke?

We will now proceed to the part you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Nissan Juke? To do this, 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 Nissan Juke

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

Updating the GPS of Nissan Juke by SD or USB

This sort of GPS is most general 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 immediately through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Nissan Juke’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 secure feeling knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.

If you want more guides on the Nissan Juke, go to our Nissan Juke category.