Driver Awareness Features and Alerts
NOTICE
The driver alerts and speed limit features are for information
only and do not replace your responsibility to abide by all posted
speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at all times.
Garmin is not responsible for any traffic fines or citations 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.
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.
Curves
: 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 trucks allowed
: The device plays a tone when you
approach a road where no trucks 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.
State and country borders
: The device plays a tone and
displays a message when you approach the border of a state
or country.
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.
Lane departure warning
: The device alerts you when it detects
you may be crossing a lane boundary unintentionally.
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 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. The device
alerts you when you approach a reported speed or red light
camera.
• To maintain an updated database of red light and speed
camera locations, your device must have an active
subscription to download and store safety camera data. Go to
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.
NOTE:
In some regions, some product bundles include pre-
loaded red light and speed camera data with subscription-
free updates.
• You can use the Garmin Express
™
software (
) to update the camera database stored on your
device. You should update your device frequently to receive
the most up-to-date camera information.
Navigating to Your Destination
Routes
A route is a path from your 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 Calculation
) and avoidances (
).
• The device can automatically avoid roads that are not
appropriate for the active vehicle profile.
• You can start navigating to your destination quickly using the
recommended route, or you can select an alternate route
(
).
• If there are specific roads you need to use or avoid, you can
customize the route (
).
• You can add multiple destinations to a route (
).
Starting a Route
1
Select
Where To?
, and search for a location (
).
2
Select a location.
3
Select an option:
• To start navigating using the recommended route, select
Go!
.
• To choose an alternate route, select , and select a route.
Alternate routes appear to the right of the map.
• To edit the course of the route, select >
Edit Route
, and
add shaping points to the route (
).
The device calculates a route to the location and guides you
using voice prompts and information on the map (
). A preview of the major roads in your route
appears at the edge of the map for several seconds.
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Driver Awareness Features and Alerts
