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2

If necessary, select a city.

3

Select   > 

Weather Alerts

.

Checking Road Conditions

Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced 

Weather service using Smartphone Link.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Weather

.

2

If necessary, select a city.

3

Select   > 

Road Conditions

.

Trip Planner

You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you 

can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery 

route, a vacation, or a road trip. You can edit a saved trip to 

further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing 

the order of stops, adding suggested attractions, and adding 

shaping points.
You can also use the trip planner to edit and save your active 

route.

Planning a Trip

A trip can include many destinations, and it must include at least 

a starting location and one destination. The starting location is 

the location from which you plan to start your trip. If you start 

navigating the trip from a different location, the device gives you 

the option to route to your starting location first. For a round trip, 

the starting location and final destination can be the same.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 > 

New Trip

.

2

Select 

Select Start Location

.

3

Choose a location for your starting point, and select 

Select

.

4

Select 

Select Destination

.

5

Choose a location for a destination, and select 

Select

.

6

Select 

Add Location

 to add more locations (optional).

7

After you have added all the necessary locations, select 

Next 

Save

.

8

Enter a name, and select 

Done

.

Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 > 

Saved Trips

.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select a location.

4

Select an option:
• To move the location up or down, select  , and drag the 

location to a new position in the trip.

• To add a new location after the selected location, select 

.

• To remove the location, select  .

Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip

The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations 

in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting 

location and final destination are not changed when you 

optimize the order.

While editing a trip, select   > 

Optimize Order

.

Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip

The device can suggest interesting or popular attractions to add 

to your trip.

1

While editing a trip, select   > 

Trip Settings

 > 

Suggest 

Attractions

.

2

Select an attraction to view more information.

3

Select 

Select

 to 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 saved trip.

3

Select   > 

Trip Settings

.

4

Select an option:
• To add shaping points to your trip, select 

Shape Route

and follow the on-screen instructions (

Shaping Your 

Route

, page 4

).

• To change the calculation mode for the trip, select 

Route 

Preference

 (

Changing the Route Calculation Mode

page 5

).

Navigating to a Saved Trip

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 > 

Saved Trips

.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select 

Go!

.

4

Select the first location to navigate to, and select 

Start

.

The device calculates a route from your current location to 

the selected location, and then it guides you to the remaining 

trip destinations in order.

Editing and Saving Your Active Route

If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save 

your route as a trip.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 > 

My Active Route

.

2

Edit your route using any of the trip planner features.
The route recalculates each time you make a change.

3

Select 

Save

 to save your route as a trip, which you can 

navigate again later (optional).

photoLive Traffic Cameras

Before you can use this feature, you must be connected to 

Smartphone Link, and you must have a subscription to the 

photoLive service (

Subscribing to Garmin Live Services

page 11

). This feature is available only for product models 

ending in LMT-S.
photoLive traffic cameras provide live images of traffic 

conditions on major roadways and intersections.
The photoLive service is not available in all areas.

Viewing and Saving photoLive Traffic Cameras

You can view live images from nearby traffic cameras. You can 

also save traffic cameras for areas you travel frequently.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

photoLive

.

2

Select 

Touch to Add

3

Select a road.

4

Select a traffic camera location.
A preview of the live image from the camera appears next to 

a map of the camera's location. You can select the image 

preview to view the full-sized image.

5

Select 

Save

 to save the camera (optional).

A thumbnail image preview of the camera is added to the 

main screen of the photoLive app.

Viewing photoLive Traffic Cameras on the Map

The photoLive map tool shows traffic cameras from the road 

ahead of you.

1

From the map, select   > 

photoLive

.

The device shows the live image from the nearest traffic 

camera on the road ahead, along with the distance to the 

camera. When you pass the camera, the device loads the 

live image of the next camera on the road.

14

Using the Apps

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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