Certain options on our vehicles allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In truth, having a GPS included in your car allows you to stay centered on the road although driving to an unknown place without any complications. However the road network is frequently changing, it is therefore necessary to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira Tourer , and this is exactly what we will discover 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 Opel Zafira Tourer .
How does onboard GPS function in a Opel Zafira Tourer
In this section we will see how the GPS of a Opel Zafira Tourer works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The pros of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many benefits that a mobile 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 point that it is included directly into the dashboard of your Opel Zafira Tourer makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any type of GPS you could use.
- It is often, dependent on the year, linked 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.
- Linked to your audio system, it can be coupled to music and only happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Opel Zafira Tourer
After having discovered the pros and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira Tourer , we will quickly describe the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Opel Zafira Tourer, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic 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 simple 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 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 reactive and convenient to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Opel Zafira Tourer?
We will now move on to the component you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira Tourer? To achieve 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 Opel Zafira Tourer
The old GPS systems included on the Opel Zafira Tourer until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Opel Zafira Tourer is to go to the car dealership who will manage it, for a 50 euros in most cases.
Updating the GPS of Opel Zafira Tourer by SD or USB
This sort of GPS is most basic 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 transfer it to a USB key or SD card based on the connectors available on your model and do the update directly through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Opel Zafira Tourer’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 peace of mind knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
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