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Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas

Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route

Before you can avoid traffic delays, you must be receiving traffic 

information (

Receiving Traffic Data Using Smartphone Link

page 14

).

By default, the device optimizes your route to avoid traffic delays 

automatically. If you have disabled this option in the traffic 

settings (

Traffic Settings

, page 19

), you can view and avoid 

traffic delays manually.

1

While navigating a route, select   > 

Traffic

.

2

Select 

Alternate Route

, if available.

3

Select 

Go!

.

Avoiding Toll Roads

Your device can avoid routing you through areas that require 

tolls, such as toll roads, toll bridges, or congestion areas. The 

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 on your device.
• Select 

Toll Roads

.

• Select 

Tolls and Fees

 > 

Toll Roads

.

3

Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through a toll area, 

select 

Always Ask

.

• To always avoid tolls, select 

Avoid

.

• To always allow tolls, select 

Allow

.

4

Select 

Save

.

Avoiding Toll Stickers

NOTE: 

This feature is not available in all areas.

The map data on your device may contain detailed toll sticker 

information for some countries. You can avoid or allow toll 

stickers for each country.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Tolls and Fees

 > 

Toll 

Stickers

.

2

Select a country.

3

Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through a toll area, 

select 

Always Ask

.

• To always avoid tolls, select 

Avoid

.

• To always allow tolls, select 

Allow

.

4

Select 

Save

.

Avoiding Road Features

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Avoidances

.

2

Select the road features to avoid on your routes, and select 

Save

.

Avoiding Environmental Zones

Your device can avoid areas with environmental or emissions 

restrictions that may apply to your vehicle.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Environmental Zones

.

2

Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through an 

environmental 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 areas or sections 

of road to avoid. When the device calculates a route, it avoids 

these areas and roads unless no other reasonable route is 

available.

Avoiding a Road

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Custom Avoidances

.

2

Select 

Add Avoid Road

.

3

Select the starting point of the section of road to avoid, and 

select 

Next

.

4

Select the ending point of the road section, and select 

Next

.

5

Select 

Done

.

Avoiding an Area

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Custom Avoidances

.

2

If necessary, select 

Add Avoidance

.

3

Select 

Add Avoid Area

.

4

Select the upper-left corner of the area to avoid, and select 

Next

.

5

Select the lower-right corner of the area to avoid, and select 

Next

.

The selected area is shaded on the map.

6

Select 

Done

.

Disabling a Custom Avoidance

You can disable a custom avoidance without deleting it.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Custom Avoidances

.

2

Select an avoidance.

3

Select   > 

Disable

.

Deleting Custom Avoidances

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Custom Avoidances

.

2

Select an option:
• To delete all custom avoidances, select  .
• To delete one custom avoidance, select the avoidance, 

and select   > 

Delete

.

Navigating Off Road

If you are not following roadways as you navigate, you can use 

Off Road mode.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

.

2

Select 

Calculation Mode

 > 

Off Road

 > 

Save

.

The next route will be calculated as a straight line to the 

location.

Finding and Saving Locations

The maps loaded in your device contain locations, such as 

restaurants, hotels, auto services, and detailed street 

information. The Where To? menu helps you find your 

destination by providing several methods to browse, search, and 

save this information.
• Enter search terms to quickly search all location information 

(

Finding a Location Using the Search Bar

, page 7

).

• Browse or search pre-loaded points of interest by category 

(

Points of Interest

, page 7

).

• Search and check into Foursquare

®

 points of interest 

(

Searching Foursquare Points of Interest

, page 9

).

• Use search tools to find specific locations, such as 

addresses, intersections, or geographic coordinates (

Search 

Tools

, page 8

).

• Search near a different city or area (

Changing the Search 

Area

, page 8

).

6

Finding and Saving Locations

Summary of Contents for driveluxe 51

Page 1: ...GARMINDRIVELUXE 51 Owner sManual...

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

Page 3: ...ess 8 Finding an Intersection 8 Finding a City 8 Finding a Location Using Coordinates 8 Foursquare 8 Connecting to Your Foursquare Account 8 Searching Foursquare Points of Interest 9 Viewing Foursquar...

Page 4: ...ngs 18 Enabling Maps 18 Navigation Settings 18 Calculation Mode Settings 18 Setting a Simulated Location 19 Wireless Network Settings 19 Driver Assistance Settings 19 Backup Camera Settings 19 babyCam...

Page 5: ...cle Turning the Device On or Off To turn the device 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 pow...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...notification when it detects an incident 1 Select Settings Driver Assistance Incident Notification 2 Clear the Incident Detection SMS check box Navigating to Your Destination Routes A route is a path...

Page 8: ...Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch page 4 When you stop at your destination the device automatically ends the route If the device does not detect your arrival automatically you can selec...

Page 9: ...oute The device re calculates the route to include the added location and guides you to the destinations in order Shaping Your Route Before you can shape your route you must start a route Starting a R...

Page 10: ...void To always allow environmental zones select Allow 3 Select Save Custom Avoidances Custom avoidances allow you select specific areas or sections of road to avoid When the device calculates a route...

Page 11: ...st of recently found locations in the selected category Select a subcategory if necessary and select a destination Navigating to Points of Interest Within a Venue NOTE This feature may not be availabl...

Page 12: ...or coded to show the likelihood of finding parking Symbols indicate the type of parking available street or lot relative pricing information and payment type You can view the legend for these colors a...

Page 13: ...Information You can use the Where Am I page to view information about your current location This feature is helpful if you need to tell emergency personnel your location From the map select the vehicl...

Page 14: ...itions for your area photoLive Displays live traffic cameras from your photoLive subscription photoLive Traffic Cameras page 18 Report Camera Allows you to report a speed or red light camera This tool...

Page 15: ...rack Up to display the map in two dimensions 2 D with your direction of travel at the top Select North Up to display the map in 2 D with north at the top Select 3 D to display the map in three dimensi...

Page 16: ...our Smartphone to Your Device You can search for a location using the Smartphone Link app on your phone and send it to your Garmin DriveLuxe device 1 On your smartphone open the Smartphone Link app 2...

Page 17: ...time your phone and the device connect It may take a few minutes for the phone book to be available Some phones do not support this feature 1 Select Apps Phone Phone Book 2 Select a contact 3 Select C...

Page 18: ...smart notifications clear the Smartphone Link check box To disable specific app notifications use the settings in the Smartphone Link app Showing or Hiding Notifications for Your Smartphone with Andr...

Page 19: ...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 noisy environment Voice command allows you to use yo...

Page 20: ...ou may have to swipe left or right to find the Watch Link option 7 Select your watch from the list and select Continue 8 When the setup is complete select OK When your phone connects to your Garmin Dr...

Page 21: ...anced 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 ca...

Page 22: ...Live 2 Select Touch to Add 3 Select a road 4 Select an intersection 5 Select Save Viewing Previous Routes and Destinations Before you can use this feature you must enable the travel history feature De...

Page 23: ...ust the position of the guidance lines babyCam Settings The babyCam settings allow you to manage paired Garmin babyCam cameras and camera settings This menu appears on your navigation device only when...

Page 24: ...n dealer or www garmin com The device may charge slowly when connected to a third party adapter Device Maintenance Garmin Support Center Go to support garmin com for help and information such as produ...

Page 25: ...Add a Device The Garmin Express software detects your device 8 Click Add Device 9 Follow the on screen instructions to register your device and add it to the Garmin Express software When setup is comp...

Page 26: ...ttery does not stay charged for very long Decrease the screen brightness Display Settings page 19 Shorten the display timeout Display Settings page 19 Decrease the volume Adjusting the Volume page 2 T...

Page 27: ...e prompts you to enter file transfer mode select Yes A picture of your device connected to a computer appears on the device screen Depending on your computer operating system the device appears as eit...

Page 28: ...bar 1 ID number 20 incident contact 3 incident notification 2 3 intersections finding 8 K keyboard language 19 layout 19 L language keyboard 19 voice 19 latitude and longitude 8 LiveTrack 16 17 locati...

Page 29: ...ver 15 searching for delays 11 15 traffic cameras viewing 18 travel history 20 trip information 10 resetting 11 viewing 11 trip log viewing 11 trip planner 17 18 editing a trip 17 shaping points 17 Tr...

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