Certain features on our vehicles allow you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS included in your car allows you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is regularly developing, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Toyota Scion FR S , and this is precisely what we will discover in this article. To do so, first we will talk about the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Toyota Scion FR S .
How does onboard GPS work in a Toyota Scion FR S
In this section we will see how the GPS of a Toyota Scion FR S works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides 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 included directly into the dashboard of your Toyota Scion FR S makes it difficult 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 very often, depending 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 securely.
- The screen is in most instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
- Connected to your speakers, it can be coupled to music and only appear when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different sort of GPS for Toyota Scion FR S
After having seen the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Toyota Scion FR S , we will quickly explain the different types of built-in GPS that exist for a Toyota Scion FR S, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, they are connected 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 simple 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 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 responsive and practical to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Toyota Scion FR S?
We will now proceed to the part you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Toyota Scion FR S? To achieve 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 Toyota Scion FR S
The old GPS systems included on the Toyota Scion FR S until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Toyota Scion FR S is to go to the car dealership who will take care of it, for a 50 euros in most instances.
Updating the GPS of Toyota Scion FR S by SD or USB
This kind of GPS is most general 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 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 Toyota Scion FR S’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 need more guides on the Toyota Scion FR S, go to our Toyota Scion FR S category.
