Certain features on our cars enable you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your car allows you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown place without any complications. Nevertheless the road network is continuously developing, it is consequently important to update the GPS of your Ram ProMaster , and this is exactly what we will discover in this article. To do so, first we will review the different attributes of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Ram ProMaster .
How does onboard GPS work in a Ram ProMaster
In this section we will see how the GPS of a Ram ProMaster works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS gives many benefits that a smart phone 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 directly into the dashboard of your Ram ProMaster 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 often, dependent on the year, connected 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 most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
- Associated with your audio system, 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 kind of GPS for Ram ProMaster
After having seen the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Ram ProMaster , we will fairly quickly illustrate the different sort of built-in GPS that exist for a Ram ProMaster, here they are:
- The classic GPS: We call classic GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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, nevertheless basic 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: Finally, last type 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 comfortable to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Ram ProMaster?
We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Ram ProMaster? To achieve this, we will see for each type of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.
Updating old GPS on Ram ProMaster
The old GPS systems included on the Ram ProMaster until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Ram ProMaster is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in most cases.
Updating the GPS of Ram ProMaster by SD or USB
This type of GPS is most common 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 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 Ram ProMaster’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.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Ram ProMaster, do not hesitate to consult our Ram ProMaster category.
