Certain features on our automobiles allow you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS built in in your car allows you to stay focused entirely on the road while driving to an unknown place without any complications. Nevertheless the road network is continuously developing, it is therefore vital to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Beetle , and this is precisely what we will see in this article. To do this, first we will talk about the different features of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Volkswagen Beetle .
How does onboard GPS function in a Volkswagen Beetle
In this part we will discover how the GPS of a Volkswagen Beetle works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The advantages of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many benefits 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 point that it is built in directly into the dashboard of your Volkswagen Beetle makes it impossible to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any form of GPS you could use.
- It is frequently, depending on the year, linked 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 many instances much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the info is more readable.
- Linked to your speakers, it can be coupled to music and only happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different kind of GPS for Volkswagen Beetle
After having discovered the advantages and before detailing to you how to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Beetle , we will quickly explain the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Volkswagen Beetle, 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 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: At last, last type of GPS, on the latest vehicles 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 convenient to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Volkswagen Beetle?
We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Beetle? To get this done, 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 Volkswagen Beetle
The old GPS systems included on the Volkswagen Beetle until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Volkswagen Beetle is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros in most cases.
Updating the GPS of Volkswagen Beetle by SD or USB
This type of GPS is most general on cars that are about ten years old. Most of the car 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 directly through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Volkswagen Beetle’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.
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