Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS included in your motor vehicle allows you to stay focused on the road while driving to an unknown place without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is constantly changing, it is consequently essential to update the GPS of your Nissan Titan , and this is accurately what we will see today. To do this, first we will review the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Nissan Titan .

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How does onboard GPS work in a Nissan Titan

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

The features of an integrated GPS?

A built-in GPS gives many benefits 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 point that it is included directly into the dashboard of your Nissan Titan makes it difficult to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
  • Connected 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, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and consequently to drive more safely.
  • The screen is in many 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 only appear when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.

The different types of GPS for Nissan Titan

After having seen the pros and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Nissan Titan , we will fairly quickly illustrate the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Nissan Titan, here they are:

  • The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, 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, 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 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 responsive and comfortable to use.

How do I update the GPS on a Nissan Titan?

We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Nissan Titan? 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 Nissan Titan

The old GPS systems present on the Nissan Titan until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Nissan Titan is to go to the dealer who will handle it, for a 50 euros in most instances.

Updating the GPS of Nissan Titan by SD or USB

This kind of GPS is most basic 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 copy it to a USB key or SD card depending on the connectors available on your model and do the update directly through the menu of your integrated GPS.

Automatic GPS update

Most recent Nissan Titan’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 wish more tutorials on the Nissan Titan, go to our Nissan Titan category.