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Danger zone and risk zone warnings
Warnings are given 10 seconds before you reach a danger zone or risk zone. You are warned in
several ways:
A symbol is shown in the route bar and on your route on the map.
Your distance to the start of the zone is shown in the
route bar
.
You hear a warning sound as you get near the start of the zone.
While you are approaching a zone or driving in a zone, your speed is monitored. If you drive
more than 5 km/h or 3 mph over the speed limit the route bar turns red. If you drive less than 5
km/h or 3 mph over the speed limit the route bar turns orange.
While you are driving in a zone your distance to the end of the zone is shown in the route bar.
Warning sounds are played for these types of zones:
Symbol shown on
map
Symbol shown in
route bar
Description
Danger zone
- this type of warning is only given in
France.
You are warned at the start and end of the danger
zone.
Risk zone
- this type of warning is only given in
France.
You are warned at the start and end of the risk
zone.
Traffic jams
- warnings are given in the route bar
for traffic jams.
To
change the way you are warned
about danger zones and risk zones, select
Sounds & Warnings
in
the
Settings
menu.
Changing the way you are warned
To change the way you are warned about danger zones, select the
Sounds and Warnings
button in
the
Settings
menu.
You can change settings for whether you want to be warned or not.
For example, to change how you are warned when you approach a danger zone, do the following:
1.
Select
Sounds and Warnings
in the
Settings
Menu.
2.
Select
Safety warnings
.
3.
Select
Danger zones
.
4.
Select whether you always want to be warned or warned only when you are speeding. Select
Never
to turn off the warning.
5.
Select the back button.
Tip
: To turn off all audible warnings, select
Settings
, followed by
Sounds and Warnings
and then
switch off
Warning sounds
.
