Certain features on our cars enable you to benefit from significant driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS built in in your motor vehicle enables you to stay focused on the road while driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is continuously changing, it is consequently essential to update the GPS of your Renault Grand Modus , 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 Renault Grand Modus .

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How does onboard GPS function in a Renault Grand Modus

In this part we will see how the GPS of a Renault Grand Modus works and what are the different kind 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 point that it is built in directly into the dashboard of your Renault Grand Modus 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 form of GPS you could use.
  • It is frequently, dependent on the year, linked to steering wheel voice commands, which enables 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 information is more readable.
  • Associated with 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 kind of GPS for Renault Grand Modus

After having discovered the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Renault Grand Modus , we will fairly quickly describe the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Renault Grand Modus, here they are:

  • The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are related 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, although 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: Finally, last type of GPS, on the latest automobiles 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 Renault Grand Modus?

We will now move on to the component you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Renault Grand Modus? 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 Renault Grand Modus

The old GPS systems included on the Renault Grand Modus until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Renault Grand Modus is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in most instances.

Updating the GPS of Renault Grand Modus by SD or USB

This type of GPS is most common on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the makers 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 Renault Grand Modus’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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