Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! Indeed, having a GPS included in your car enables you to stay focused on the road although driving to an unknown place without any problems. However the road network is continuously changing, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Polo 4 , and this is precisely what we will see today. To do this, first we will talk about the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for vehicles, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Volkswagen Polo 4 .
How does onboard GPS work in a Volkswagen Polo 4
In this part we will discover how the GPS of a Volkswagen Polo 4 works and what are the different kind of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents 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 fact that it is included immediately into the dashboard of your Volkswagen Polo 4 makes it difficult 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 often, depending on the year, attached to steering wheel voice commands, which enables you to use it without taking your hands off the wheel and therefore 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 audio system, 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 Polo 4
After having seen the positive aspects and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Polo 4 , we will quickly illustrate the different types of integrated GPS that exist for a Volkswagen Polo 4, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent vehicles, 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, although 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 responsive and easy to use.
How do I update the GPS on a Volkswagen Polo 4?
We will now move on to the part you are most enthusiastic about, how to update the GPS of your Volkswagen Polo 4? 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 Volkswagen Polo 4
The old GPS systems found on the Volkswagen Polo 4 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a specific software for the brand and the approach to update this GPS on a Volkswagen Polo 4 is to go to the car dealership who will handle it, for a 50 euros in many instances.
Updating the GPS of Volkswagen Polo 4 by SD or USB
This type of GPS is most basic 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 immediately through the menu of your integrated GPS.
Automatic GPS update
Most recent Volkswagen Polo 4’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 comfort knowing that the map and speed limits are up to date.
If you want more tutorials on the Volkswagen Polo 4, go to our Volkswagen Polo 4 category.
