Certain features on our vehicles enable you to benefit from heavy driving comfort! In fact, having a GPS integrated in your car enables you to stay focused entirely on the road while driving to an unknown place without any problems. Nevertheless the road network is regularly evolving, it is therefore essential to update the GPS of your Volvo S60 , and this is accurately what we will see in this article. To do this, first we will review the different characteristics of the integrated GPS for cars, and secondly, how to update the GPS of a Volvo S60 .
How does onboard GPS work in a Volvo S60
In this section we will see how the GPS of a Volvo S60 works and what are the different sort of GPS.
The features of an integrated GPS?
A built-in GPS presents many features that a smartphone GPS or Tomtom-type GPS will not have the ability to give you. Below is a list of the advantages of these devices:
- The fact that it is integrated immediately into the dashboard of your Volvo S60 makes it hopeless to steal the GPS from your car.
- Linked to your car’s radio antenna, the GPS will have better reception than any sort of GPS you could use.
- It is very 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 consequently to drive more securely.
- The screen is in most cases much larger than a GPS on a smartphone or a nomadic type, so the information is more readable.
- Connected to your sound system, it can be coupled to music and just happen when you change direction, which limits the risk of you going off course as much as possible.
The different sort of GPS for Volvo S60
After having seen the pros and before explaining to you how to update the GPS of your Volvo S60 , we will fairly quickly describe the different kind of integrated GPS that exist for a Volvo S60, here they are:
- The traditional GPS: We call traditional GPS the models that equip recent cars, they are connected to a complete 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 feel like you’re watching a TV from the 90’s.
- GPS Android Auto or Apple CarPlay: At last, last sort 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 Volvo S60?
We will now proceed to the component you are most interested in, how to update the GPS of your Volvo S60? To achieve this, we will see for each sort of GPS how the process of updating the cartography, the signalling and the software is done.
Updating old GPS on Volvo S60
The old GPS systems present on the Volvo S60 until the years 2000/2005, these GPS use a particular software for the brand and the method to update this GPS on a Volvo S60 is to go to the car dealership who will manage it, for a 50 euros most of the time.
Updating the GPS of Volvo S60 by SD or USB
This sort of GPS is most general 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 copy 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 Volvo S60’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 perhaps you have any further questions about the Volvo S60, do not hesitate to consult our Volvo S60 category.
