Certain options on our vehicles enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In actual fact, having a GPS built in in your car enables you to stay focused entirely on the road while driving to an unknown place without any complications. Nevertheless the road network is frequently evolving, it is therefore important to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira , and this is exactly what we will discover in this article. To do so, first we will review the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Opel Zafira .
How does onboard GPS function in a Opel Zafira
In this part we will see how the GPS of a Opel Zafira works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents 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 built in straight into the dashboard of your Opel Zafira makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked with your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any sort 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 safely.
- The screen is in most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info 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 sort of GPS for Opel Zafira
After having discovered the positive aspects and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira , we will fairly quickly illustrate the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Opel Zafira, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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 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: Finally, 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 comfortable to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Opel Zafira?
We will now proceed to the component you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Opel Zafira? 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 Opel Zafira
The old GPS systems found on the Opel Zafira until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Opel Zafira is to go to the dealer who will manage it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Opel Zafira by SD or USB
This kind of GPS is most common 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 transfer it to a USB key or SD card depending on the connectors available on your model and do the update straight through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Opel Zafira’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 comfort knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
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