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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.

Wrong way on a one-way street

: The device plays a message 

and displays a full-screen warning if you travel the wrong way 

on a one-way street. The edges of the screen appear red and 

an alert remains at the top of the screen until you leave the 

one-way street or correct your direction of travel.

Railroad crossing

: The device plays a tone and displays the 

distance to an upcoming railroad 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 traffic

: The device plays a tone and displays the 

distance to slower traffic when you approach slower traffic at 

a higher speed. Your device must be receiving traffic 

information to use this feature (

Receiving Traffic Data Using 

a Traffic Receiver

, page 13

).

Fatigue warning

: The device plays a tone and suggests 

upcoming rest stops after you have been driving for more 

than two hours without stopping.

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 (

Forward Collision 

Warning System

, page 4

).

Lane departure warning

: The device alerts you when it detects 

you may be crossing a lane boundary unintentionally (

Lane 

Departure Warning System

, page 4

).

Go alert

: The device plays a tone and displays an alert when 

stopped traffic starts moving.

Enabling or Disabling Audible Driver Alerts

You can turn off individual audible driver alerts. The visual alert 

appears even when the audible alert is disabled.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Map & Vehicle

 > 

Audible 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. Go to 

garmin.com/speedcameras

 to check availability and 

compatibility, or to purchase a subscription or one-time update. 

You can purchase a new region or extend an existing 

subscription at any time.
You can go to 

mygarmin.com

 to update the camera database on 

your device. You should update your device frequently to 

receive the most up-to-date camera information.
For some devices and regions, basic red light or speed camera 

data may be included with your device. Included data does not 

include updates or a subscription.

Advanced Driving Assistance System

Your device includes an advanced driving assistance system 

(ADAS), which uses the integrated dash camera to provide 

warnings and alerts about your driving environment.

Enabling or Disabling Advanced Driving Assistance 

Features

You can enable or disable advanced driving assistance features 

in the camera settings (

Camera Settings

, page 18

).

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Camera

.

2

Select or clear the check box next to each warning or alert.

Go Alert

The Go alert plays a tone and displays an alert when stopped 

traffic starts moving. This alert appears only after the vehicle 

ahead has moved a substantial distance and your vehicle has 

remained stopped. This can be useful at stop lights or in traffic 

delays. This feature uses the dash camera to detect the stopped 

or moving vehicle and requires a clear view of the road.

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.

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 48 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 (

Aligning the Camera

, page 3

).

• The FCWS feature may not detect vehicles greater than 40 m 

(130 ft.) away or closer than 5 m (16 ft.).

Lane Departure Warning System

 WARNING

The lane departure warning system (LDWS) 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 

LDWS relies on the camera to provide warnings for lane 

4

Driver Awareness Features and Alerts

Summary of Contents for DriveAssist 50

Page 1: ...Garmin DriveAssist 50 Owner s Manual February 2016 190 01923 00_0A...

Page 2: ...without the express permission of Garmin Garmin babyCam Garmin Connect Garmin DriveAssist Garmin Express Garmin Real Vision and myTrends are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These tradema...

Page 3: ...Avoiding Toll Stickers 8 Avoiding Road Features 8 Avoiding Environmental Zones 8 Custom Avoidances 8 Navigating Off Road 8 Finding and Saving Locations 8 Finding a Location Using the Search Bar 9 View...

Page 4: ...ettings 18 Setting a Simulated Location 18 Camera Settings 18 Backup Camera Settings 18 babyCam Settings 18 Bluetooth Settings 18 Disabling Bluetooth 19 Display Settings 19 Traffic Settings 19 Units a...

Page 5: ...latest available mapping data to ensure your device continues to calculate accurate and efficient routes to your destinations Garmin Express is available for Windows and Mac computers 1 On your comput...

Page 6: ...GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location in the status bar indicates the satellite signal strength The time required to acquire satellite signals varies based on se...

Page 7: ...er external storage location for permanent storage Videos and Photos on Your Computer page 3 Taking a Photo You can take still photographs with this device By default the device stores time and locati...

Page 8: ...cription Advanced Driving Assistance System Your device includes an advanced driving assistance system ADAS which uses the integrated dash camera to provide warnings and alerts about your driving envi...

Page 9: ...current location to one or more destinations The device calculates a recommended route to your destination based on the preferences you set including the route calculation mode Changing the Route Cal...

Page 10: ...is feature may not appear when the road or destination is obscured by weather vegetation or other obstructions This feature may not appear in very bright or dark environments Adding a Location to Your...

Page 11: ...a trip select Optimize Order Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip 1 Select Apps Trip Planner 2 Select a saved trip 3 Select a location 4 Select an option To move the location up or down select a...

Page 12: ...l zone select Always Ask To always avoid environmental zones select Avoid To always allow environmental zones select Allow 3 Select Save Custom Avoidances Custom avoidances allow you select specific a...

Page 13: ...ching Within a Category After you have performed a search for a point of interest certain categories may display a Quick Search list that shows the last four destinations you selected 1 Select Where T...

Page 14: ...ies Coordinates 2 If necessary select and change the coordinate format or datum 3 Enter the latitude and longitude coordinates 4 Select View on Map Viewing Recently Found Locations Your device stores...

Page 15: ...e route or the road on which you are traveling Up Ahead page 11 Turns Displays a list of upcoming turns in your route Viewing Turns and Directions page 6 Trip Data Displays customizable trip data such...

Page 16: ...While navigating a route select Traffic The nearest upcoming traffic incident appears in a panel on the right side of the map 2 Select the traffic incident to view additional details Viewing Traffic o...

Page 17: ...oice Command NOTE Voice command is not available for all languages and regions and may not be available on all models NOTE Voice Activated Navigation may not achieve desired performance when in a nois...

Page 18: ...e Garmin DriveAssist device and your phone within 3 m 10 ft of each other 3 On the Garmin DriveAssist device select Settings Bluetooth and fill the Bluetooth check box 4 Select Search for Devices 5 On...

Page 19: ...ation categories and apps appears 5 Select an option To enable or disable a notification select the toggle switch next to the category or app name To add an app to the list select Smartphone Link Smar...

Page 20: ...oice command say Play Message NOTE This option is available only when the selected language supports the voice command feature and appears in the map tool To perform additional actions such as dismiss...

Page 21: ...The weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity such as rain snow and thunderstorms 1 Select Apps Weather 2 If necessary select a city 3 Select Weather Radar Viewing Weather Alerts Before yo...

Page 22: ...following too closely to the vehicle in front of you Forward Collision Warning System page 4 Forward Collision Sensitivity Allows you to set the sensitivity of the forward collision warning A higher...

Page 23: ...ompts Text Language Sets all on screen text 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 Languag...

Page 24: ...ball on the suction cup Removing the Suction Cup from the Windshield 1 Flip the lever on the suction cup toward you 2 Pull the tab on the suction cup toward you Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power...

Page 25: ...ve or volume and not as a portable device Windows versions prior to Windows XP Service Pack 3 use USB mass storage mode My device does not appear as either a portable device or a removable drive or vo...

Page 26: ...s connected to your computer as a removable drive or volume you must safely disconnect your device from your computer to avoid data loss If your device is connected to your Windows computer as a porta...

Page 27: ...rmin Connect 14 Garmin Express registering the device 1 updating software 1 Garmin Live Services 15 subscribing to 15 Garmin Real Vision 6 geocaching 10 going home 5 GPS 2 22 H hands free phone calls...

Page 28: ...aps 11 traffic 12 13 19 adding subscriptions 13 alternate route 8 cameras 17 incidents 12 map 12 receiver 13 searching for delays 12 traffic cameras viewing 17 travel history 19 trip information 12 re...

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