Table of Contents
Getting Started ............................................................... 1
Device Overview ......................................................................... 1
Mounting and Powering the Device in Your Vehicle ................... 1
Installing the Ball Mount Adapter ................................................ 1
Turning the Device On or Off ...................................................... 2
Acquiring GPS Signals ............................................................... 2
Home Screen .............................................................................. 2
Opening an App ..................................................................... 2
Adding Shortcuts to the Home Screen .................................. 2
Viewing Notifications .............................................................. 2
Status Bar Icons ..................................................................... 2
Using the Touchscreen ............................................................... 2
Adjusting the Screen Brightness ................................................ 2
Vehicle Profiles ............................................................... 3
Car Profile ................................................................................... 3
Adding a Vehicle Profile .............................................................. 3
Switching the Vehicle Profile ...................................................... 3
Editing a Vehicle Profile .............................................................. 3
Driver Awareness Features and Alerts ........................ 3
Enabling or Disabling Audible Driver Alerts ................................ 3
Red Light and Speed Cameras .................................................. 3
Street Navigation ............................................................ 4
Routes ........................................................................................ 4
Starting a Route .......................................................................... 4
Starting a Route by Using the Map ........................................ 4
Going Home ........................................................................... 4
Editing Your Home Location ............................................. 4
Your Route on the Map ............................................................... 4
Active Lane Guidance ............................................................ 4
Viewing Turns and Directions ................................................ 4
Viewing the Entire Route on the Map .................................... 5
Arriving at Your Destination ........................................................ 5
Parking Near Your Destination .............................................. 5
Changing Your Active Route ...................................................... 5
Adding a Location to Your Route ........................................... 5
Shaping Your Route ............................................................... 5
Taking a Detour ..................................................................... 5
Changing the Route Calculation Mode .................................. 5
Stopping the Route ..................................................................... 5
Using Suggested Routes ............................................................ 5
Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas .............................................. 6
Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route .................................. 6
Avoiding Toll Roads ............................................................... 6
Avoiding Toll Stickers ............................................................. 6
Avoiding Road Features ........................................................ 6
Avoiding Environmental Zones .............................................. 6
Custom Avoidances ............................................................... 6
Avoiding a Road ................................................................ 6
Avoiding an Area ............................................................... 6
Disabling a Custom Avoidance ......................................... 6
Deleting Custom Avoidances ............................................ 6
Finding and Saving Locations ...................................... 6
Points of Interest ......................................................................... 7
Navigating to a Garmin Explore Location .............................. 7
Finding a Location by Category ............................................. 7
Searching Within a Category ............................................ 7
Finding Campgrounds ............................................................ 7
Finding RV Parks .............................................................. 7
Finding Ultimate Campgrounds Points of Interest ................. 7
Finding RV Services .............................................................. 7
Finding National Parks ........................................................... 7
Exploring National Park Features and Amenities ............. 7
Finding iOverlander™ Points of Interest ................................ 7
Finding HISTORY® Points of Interest
................................... 7
Foursquare ............................................................................. 8
Searching Foursquare Points of Interest .......................... 8
TripAdvisor® .......................................................................... 8
Finding TripAdvisor Points of Interest ............................... 8
Navigating to Points of Interest Within a Venue .................... 8
Exploring a Venue ............................................................. 8
Finding a Location Using the Search Bar ................................... 8
Finding an Address ..................................................................... 8
Location Search Results ............................................................. 8
Location Search Results on the Map ..................................... 8
Changing the Search Area ......................................................... 9
Custom Points of Interest ........................................................... 9
Installing POI Loader ............................................................. 9
Finding Custom POIs ............................................................. 9
Parking ........................................................................................ 9
Finding Parking Near Your Current Location ......................... 9
Understanding Parking Colors and Symbols ......................... 9
Search Tools ............................................................................... 9
Finding an Intersection ........................................................... 9
Finding a City ......................................................................... 9
Finding a Location Using Coordinates ................................... 9
Viewing Recently Found Locations ............................................ 9
Clearing the List of Recently Found Locations ...................... 9
Viewing Current Location Information ...................................... 10
Finding Emergency Services and Fuel ................................ 10
Getting Directions to Your Current Location ........................ 10
Adding a Shortcut ..................................................................... 10
Removing a Shortcut ........................................................... 10
Saving Locations ...................................................................... 10
Saving a Location ................................................................ 10
Saving Your Current Location .............................................. 10
Editing a Saved Location ..................................................... 10
Assigning Categories to a Saved Location .......................... 10
Deleting a Saved Location ................................................... 10
Using the Street Map .................................................... 10
Map Tools ................................................................................. 10
Viewing a Map Tool ............................................................. 11
Up Ahead .................................................................................. 11
Viewing Upcoming Locations ............................................... 11
Customizing the Up Ahead Categories ................................ 11
Warning and Alert Symbols ...................................................... 11
Restriction Warnings ............................................................ 11
Road Condition Warnings .................................................... 11
Alerts .................................................................................... 11
Trip Information ......................................................................... 11
Viewing Trip Data from the Map .......................................... 11
Customizing the Trip Data Fields .................................... 11
Viewing the Trip Information Page ....................................... 11
Viewing the Trip Log ............................................................ 11
Resetting Trip Information .................................................... 11
Viewing Upcoming Traffic ......................................................... 12
Viewing Traffic on the Map .................................................. 12
Searching for Traffic Incidents ............................................. 12
Customizing the Map ................................................................ 12
Customizing the Map Layers ............................................... 12
Changing the Map Data Field .............................................. 12
Changing the Map Perspective ............................................ 12
Off-Road Navigation ..................................................... 12
Garmin Explore ......................................................................... 12
Logging In to a Garmin Explore Account ............................. 12
Map ...................................................................................... 12
Downloading Garmin Explore Maps ................................ 12
Filtering Map Data ........................................................... 13
Garmin Explore Map Settings ......................................... 13
Creating a Waypoint ........................................................ 13
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