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This feature allows you to receive a warning when approaching a
Road Safety Camera or other alert points like school zones or railroad
crossings. You must ensure on your own liability that using this feature
is legal in the country where you intend to use it.
You can choose what alert point sources you want to use.
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Community alert points can be uploaded when connected to a
PC or can be uploaded to your device in every few minutes if
you have an internet connection. This dynamic information
comes from navigation users like you. You have the possibility
in the application to report the alert points you find during your
journeys.
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Provider alert points come with the application or can be
updated dynamically like the community alert points. These
point are refreshed less frequently but they are usually more
accurate and reliable.
With an internet connection you can also send information about
community alert points:
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Report Alert Points: you can upload new alert points to the
community database.
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Give Feedback: you can give feedback about an alert point to
the community.
You can set the different alert point categories individually. The
following alert types are available:
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Audio warning: beeps or the name of the alert type can be
played while you are approaching the camera, or extra alert
sounds if you exceed the speed limit while approaching one of
these cameras.
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Visual warning: the type of the alert point, its distance and the
related speed limit appear on the Map screen while you are
approaching one of these cameras.
For some of the alert points, the enforced or expected speed limit is
available. For these points, the audio alert can be different if you are
below or above the given speed limit.
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Only when speeding: The audio alert is only played when you
exceed the given speed limit.
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When approaching: The audio alert is always played. In order to
draw your attention, the alert can be different if you exceed the
speed limit.
Maps may contain driver alert information. Tap this button to turn on or
off these warnings and to set the distance from the hazard to receive
the warning at. These can be set individually for the different warning
types.
