Driver awareness features and alerts
NOTICE
The driver alerts and speed limit features are for information only. They do not replace your responsibility to
abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgement at all times. Garmin is not responsible
for any traffic fines or citations that 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 distance to and speed limit (if available) for an upcoming
school or school zone.
Speed limit reduction: the device plays a tone and displays the upcoming reduced speed limit so you can be
prepared to reduce your speed.
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.
Level crossing: the device plays a tone and displays the distance to an upcoming level crossing.
Animal crossing: the device plays a tone and displays the distance to an upcoming animal crossing area.
Bends: 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 (
).
No lorries allowed: the device plays a tone when you approach a road where no lorries are allowed.
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.
County and country borders: the device plays a tone and displays a message when you approach the border of
a county 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.
Enabling or disabling audible driver alerts
You can enable or disable the audible tone for some types of driver alerts. The visual alert appears even when
the tone is disabled.
1 Select >
>
> Navigation > Driver Assistance > Audible Driver Alerts.
2 Select or clear the tick box next to each alert.
8
Driver awareness features and alerts
Summary of Contents for VIEO RV 1050 Series
Page 1: ...VIEO RV850 RV1050SERIES Owner smanual ...
Page 8: ......
Page 81: ......
Page 82: ...support garmin com GUID F2A144DD 76F7 44EF AADF 270AAAC241A9 v3 December 2021 ...