speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at all times.
Garmin is not responsible for any traffic fines or citations you
receive for failing to follow all applicable traffic laws and signs.
Your device provides features that can help encourage safer
driving and increase efficiency, even when you are driving in a
familiar area. The device plays an audible tone or message and
displays information for each alert. You can enable or disable
the audible tone for some types of driver alerts. Not all alerts are
available in all areas.
Schools
: The device plays a tone and displays the speed limit
(if available) for an upcoming school or school zone.
Speed limit exceeded
: The device plays a tone and displays a
red border on the speed limit icon when you exceed the
posted speed limit for the current road.
Speed limit change
: The device plays a tone and displays the
upcoming speed limit so you can be prepared to adjust your
speed.
Railroad crossing
: The device plays a tone to indicate an
upcoming railroad crossing.
Animal crossing
: The device plays a tone to indicate an
upcoming animal crossing area.
Curves
: The device plays a tone to indicate a curve in the road.
Slower traffic
: The device plays a tone to indicate slower traffic
when you approach slower traffic at a higher speed. Your
device must be receiving traffic information to use this feature
(
).
Risk of grounding
: The device plays a tone and displays a
message when you approach a road where your vehicle
could become grounded.
Lateral wind
: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a road where there is risk of lateral wind.
Narrow road
: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a road that may be too narrow for your
vehicle.
Steep hill
: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a steep hill.
State and country borders
: The device plays a tone and
displays a message when you approach the border of a state
or country.
Shut off propane
: The device plays a tone and displays a
message when you approach an area where propane should
be turned off.
Forward collision warning
: The device alerts you when it
detects that you are not maintaining a safe distance between
your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you (
).
Lane departure warning
: The device alerts you when it detects
you may be crossing a lane boundary unintentionally (
).
Enabling or Disabling Driver Alerts
You can enable or disable several types of driver alerts.
1
Select
Settings
>
Navigation
>
Driver Assistance
>
Driver
Alerts
.
2
Select or clear the check box next to each alert.
Red Light and Speed Cameras
NOTICE
Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of or the
consequences of using a red light or speed camera database.
NOTE:
This feature is not available for all regions or product
models.
Information about red light and speed camera locations is
available in some areas for some product models. The device
alerts you when you approach a reported speed or red light
camera.
• In some areas, your device can receive live red light and
speed camera data while connected to a smartphone running
the Garmin Drive app.
• You can use the Garmin Express
™
software (
) to update the camera database stored on your
device. You should update your device frequently to receive
the most up-to-date camera information.
Advanced Driver Assistance System
Your device includes an advanced driver assistance system
(ADAS), which uses the integrated dash camera to provide
warnings and alerts about your driving environment.
You can enable or disable each of the advanced driver
assistance features in the Driver Assistance settings (
).
Forward Collision Warning System
WARNING
The forward collision warning system (FCWS) feature is for
information only and does not replace your responsibility to
observe all road and driving conditions, abide by all traffic
regulations, and use safe driving judgment at all times. The
FCWS relies on the camera to provide a warning of upcoming
vehicles and, as a result, may have limited functionality in low
visibility conditions. For more information, go to
.
NOTE:
This feature is not available in all areas or for all product
models.
The FCWS feature alerts you when the device detects that you
are not maintaining a safe distance between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front of you. The device determines your vehicle
speed using GPS, and it calculates an estimated safe following
distance based on your speed. The FCWS activates
automatically when your vehicle speed exceeds 48 km/hr
(30 mph).
When the device detects that you are too close to the vehicle
ahead of you, the device plays an audible alert, and a warning
appears on the screen.
Forward Collision Warning System Performance Tips
Several factors affect the performance of the forward collision
warning system (FCWS). Some conditions may prevent the
FCWS feature from detecting a vehicle ahead of you.
• The FCWS feature activates only when your vehicle speed
exceeds 50 km/h (30 mph).
• The FCWS feature may not detect a vehicle ahead of you
when the camera's view of the vehicle is obscured by rain,
fog, snow, sun or headlight glare, or darkness.
• The FCWS feature may not function properly if the camera is
incorrectly aligned (
).
• The FCWS feature may not detect vehicles greater than 40 m
(130 ft.) away or closer than 5 m (16 ft.).
• The FCWS feature may not function properly if the camera
placement settings do not correctly indicate your vehicle
height or the placement of your device in the vehicle (
).
Driver Awareness Features and Alerts
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