Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from serious driving comfort! Obviously, having a GPS integrated in your motor vehicle allows you to stay centered on the road although driving to an unknown destination without any problems. However the road network is frequently changing, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Toyota Venza , and this is exactly what we will see today. To do so, first we will talk about the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Toyota Venza .
How does onboard GPS work in a Toyota Venza
In this part we will learn how the GPS of a Toyota Venza works and what are the different types of GPS.
The pros of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS provides many features that a mobile phone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not be able to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The point that it is integrated straight into the dashboard of your Toyota Venza makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your motor vehicle.
- Connected to 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, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which allows you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and as a result 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.
- Linked to your sound system, it can be coupled to music and just happen when you replace direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different types of GPS for Toyota Venza
After having seen the pros and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Toyota Venza , we will fairly quickly explain the different types of built-in GPS that exist for a Toyota Venza, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent cars, 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 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 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 easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Toyota Venza?
We will now move on to the component you are most keen on, how to update the GPS of your Toyota Venza? 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 Toyota Venza
The old GPS systems present on the Toyota Venza until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Toyota Venza is to go to the dealer who will take care of it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Toyota Venza by SD or USB
This kind of GPS is most common 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 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 Toyota Venza’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.
To find more tips on the Toyota Venza, take a look at the Toyota Venza category.
