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Table of Contents

Getting Started............................................................... 1

Device Overviews ....................................................................... 1

Garmin Drive 51 Device Overview ......................................... 1
Garmin Drive 61 Device Overview ......................................... 1

Mounting and Powering the Garmin Drive Device in Your 
Vehicle ........................................................................................ 1
Turning the Device On or Off...................................................... 1
Acquiring GPS Signals ............................................................... 1
Status Bar Icons......................................................................... 1
Using the On-Screen Buttons ..................................................... 2
Adjusting the Volume .................................................................. 2
Adjusting the Screen Brightness ................................................ 2

Driver Awareness Features and Alerts........................ 2

Enabling or Disabling Audible Driver Alerts ................................ 2
Red Light and Speed Cameras .................................................. 2

Navigating to Your Destination..................................... 2

Routes........................................................................................ 2
Starting a Route.......................................................................... 3

Starting a Route by Using the Map ........................................ 3
Going Home ........................................................................... 3

Your Route on the Map ...............................................................3

Viewing Turns and Directions ................................................ 3
Viewing the Entire Route on the Map .................................... 3

Arriving at Your Destination ........................................................ 3

Parking Near Your Destination .............................................. 3
Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch ............. 4
Finding Your Last Parking Spot ............................................. 4

Changing Your Active Route ...................................................... 4

Adding a Location to Your Route ........................................... 4
Shaping Your Route ...............................................................4
Taking a Detour ..................................................................... 5
Changing the Route Calculation Mode .................................. 5

Stopping the Route ..................................................................... 5
Using Suggested Routes ............................................................ 5
Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas .............................................. 5

Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route .................................. 5
Avoiding Toll Roads ............................................................... 5
Avoiding Toll Stickers .............................................................5
Avoiding Road Features ........................................................ 5
Avoiding Environmental Zones .............................................. 5
Custom Avoidances ............................................................... 5

Navigating Off Road ................................................................... 6

Finding and Saving Locations...................................... 6

Points of Interest......................................................................... 6
Finding a Location Using the Search Bar ................................... 6
Finding a Location by Category .................................................. 6

Searching Within a Category ................................................. 6
Navigating to Points of Interest Within a Venue .................... 6

Location Search Results ............................................................. 6

Location Search Results on the Map ..................................... 7

Changing the Search Area ......................................................... 7
Parking........................................................................................7

Finding Parking Near Your Current Location ......................... 7
Finding Parking Near a Specified Location ............................ 7
Understanding Parking Colors and Symbols ......................... 7

Search Tools...............................................................................7

Finding an Address ................................................................ 7
Finding an Intersection ...........................................................7
Finding a City ......................................................................... 7
Finding a Location Using Coordinates ................................... 8

Foursquare ................................................................................. 8

Connecting to Your Foursquare Account ............................... 8
Searching Foursquare Points of Interest ............................... 8

Viewing Foursquare Location Details .................................... 8
Checking in with Foursquare ................................................. 8

TripAdvisor ..................................................................................8

Finding TripAdvisor Points of Interest .................................... 8

Viewing Recently Found Locations ............................................ 8

Clearing the List of Recently Found Locations ...................... 8

Viewing Current Location Information ........................................ 8

Finding Emergency Services and Fuel .................................. 8
Getting Directions to Your Current Location .......................... 8

Adding a Shortcut ....................................................................... 8

Removing a Shortcut ............................................................. 8

Saving Locations ........................................................................ 8

Saving a Location .................................................................. 8
Saving Your Current Location ................................................ 9
Editing a Saved Location ....................................................... 9
Assigning Categories to a Saved Location ............................ 9
Deleting a Saved Location ..................................................... 9

Using the Map................................................................. 9

Map Tools ................................................................................... 9

Viewing a Map Tool ............................................................... 9
Enabling Map Tools ............................................................... 9

Up Ahead .................................................................................... 9

Viewing Upcoming Locations ................................................. 9
Customizing the Up Ahead Categories ................................ 10

Trip Information .........................................................................10

Viewing Trip Data from the Map .......................................... 10
Viewing the Trip Information Page ....................................... 10
Viewing the Trip Log ............................................................ 10
Resetting Trip Information ....................................................10

Viewing Upcoming Traffic ......................................................... 10

Viewing Traffic on the Map .................................................. 10
Searching for Traffic Incidents ............................................. 10

Customizing the Map ................................................................ 10

Customizing the Map Layers ............................................... 10
Changing the Map Data Field .............................................. 10
Changing the Map Perspective ............................................ 10

Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features..... 10

Connecting to Smartphone Link ............................................... 11
Garmin Live Services ................................................................11

Subscribing to Garmin Live Services ................................... 11

Sending a Location from Your Smartphone to Your Device ..... 11
Disconnecting from Smartphone Link ....................................... 11

Traffic............................................................................ 11

Receiving Traffic Data Using Smartphone Link ........................ 12
Receiving Traffic Data Using a Traffic Receiver ....................... 12

Traffic Receiver Subscriptions ............................................. 12

Enabling Traffic ......................................................................... 12
Viewing Traffic on the Map ....................................................... 12

Searching for Traffic Incidents ............................................. 12

Using the Apps............................................................. 12

Viewing the Owner's Manual on Your Device ........................... 12
Watch Link................................................................................ 12

Setting Up Watch Link ......................................................... 12
Receiving Driver Alerts on Your Watch ................................13

LiveTrack .................................................................................. 13

Setting Up LiveTrack Sharing and Inviting Viewers ............. 13
Starting LiveTrack Sharing ...................................................13

Viewing the Weather Forecast ..................................................13

Viewing Weather Near a Different City ................................ 13
Viewing the Weather Radar ................................................. 13
Viewing Weather Alerts ........................................................13
Checking Road Conditions .................................................. 14

Trip Planner .............................................................................. 14

Planning a Trip ..................................................................... 14
Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip .......................... 14

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Summary of Contents for DRIVE 51

Page 1: ...GARMINDRIVE 51 61 Owner sManual...

Page 2: ...d without the express permission of Garmin Garmin Drive Garmin Express myTrends n Maps Guarantee and n Maps Lifetime are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used w...

Page 3: ...oursquare Points of Interest 8 Viewing Foursquare Location Details 8 Checking in with Foursquare 8 TripAdvisor 8 Finding TripAdvisor Points of Interest 8 Viewing Recently Found Locations 8 Clearing th...

Page 4: ...Maintenance 17 Support and Updates 17 Updating Maps and Software with Garmin Express 17 Device Care 17 Cleaning the Outer Casing 17 Cleaning the Touchscreen 17 Avoiding Theft 17 Resetting the Device 1...

Page 5: ...ce on press the power key or connect the device to power To put the device in power saving mode press the power key while the device is on While in power saving mode the screen is off and the device u...

Page 6: ...oad crossing Animal crossing The device plays a tone and displays the distance to an upcoming animal crossing area Curve The device plays a tone and displays the distance to a curve in the road Slower...

Page 7: ...hanging the Map Data Field page 10 Viewing Turns and Directions While navigating a route you can view upcoming turns lane changes or other directions for your route 1 From the map select an option To...

Page 8: ...t unplug the vehicle power cable to save your parking spot On your Garmin Drive device select Apps Last Spot Go On your watch start the Watch Link app select Find My Car and walk toward your parking s...

Page 9: ...device may still include a toll area in your route if no other reasonable routes are available 1 Select Settings Navigation 2 Select an option NOTE The menu changes based on your area and the map data...

Page 10: ...e movie theaters To search for a business name enter all or part of the name To search for an address near you enter the house number and street name To search for an address in another city enter the...

Page 11: ...lect Where To Categories Parking 2 Select Filter Parking and select one or more categories to filter parking by availability type price or payment methods optional NOTE Detailed parking data is not av...

Page 12: ...a point of interest 3 Select Check In TripAdvisor Your device includes TripAdvisor points of interest and ratings TripAdvisor ratings appear automatically in the search results list for applicable po...

Page 13: ...ch you are traveling Up Ahead page 9 Turns Displays a list of upcoming turns in your route Viewing Turns and Directions page 3 Trip Data Displays customizable trip data such as speed or mileage Viewin...

Page 14: ...n the Map The traffic map shows color coded traffic flow and delays on nearby roads 1 From the main menu select Apps Traffic 2 If necessary select Legend to view the legend for the traffic map Searchi...

Page 15: ...as an in app purchase The subscription is tied to the app store account for your smartphone 1 On your smartphone open the Smartphone Link app 2 Select My Account A list of available services and subs...

Page 16: ...traffic receiver unit ID 4 Go to www garmin com fmtraffic to purchase a subscription and get a 25 character code The traffic subscription code cannot be reused You must obtain a new code each time yo...

Page 17: ...13 You can start sharing your LiveTrack data using your Garmin Drive device or the Smartphone Link app On your Garmin Drive device select Apps LiveTrack Start LiveTrack On your smartphone open the Sma...

Page 18: ...o add the attraction to your trip Changing Routing Options for a Trip You can customize how the device calculates the route when you start your trip 1 Select Apps Trip Planner Saved Trips 2 Select a s...

Page 19: ...to drive but can be longer in distance Shorter Distance Calculates routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive Off Road Calculates a direct line from your location to your des...

Page 20: ...to the selected language NOTE Changing the text language does not change the language of user entered data or map data such as street names Keyboard Language Enables keyboard languages Proximity Alert...

Page 21: ...n Express software downloads and installs the updates onto your device Map updates are very large and this process may take a long time on slower Internet connections Device Care NOTICE Avoid dropping...

Page 22: ...ompatible Smartphone Link features are available only for product models ending in LMT S If your phone was previously connected select Apps Smartphone Link The Bluetooth option must be enabled Enable...

Page 23: ...puter 1 Connect the device to your computer Connecting the Device to Your Computer page 19 Depending on your computer operating system the device appears as either a portable device a removable drive...

Page 24: ...eme 15 tools 9 updating 17 viewing routes 3 memory card 1 19 installing 18 microSD card 1 18 mount removing 17 mounting the device automobile 1 removing from mount 17 suction cup 1 18 myTrends routes...

Page 25: ...U unit ID 16 up ahead 9 customizing 10 updating maps 17 software 17 USB disconnecting 19 V vehicle power cable 1 venues 6 volume adjusting 2 W Watch Link 4 12 13 weather 13 radar 13 road conditions 1...

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