GARMIN DRIVE™ 51/61 Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents Getting Started............................................................... 1 Device Overviews ....................................................................... 1 Garmin Drive 51 Device Overview ......................................... 1 Garmin Drive 61 Device Overview ......................................... 1 Mounting and Powering the Garmin Drive Device in Your Vehicle ........................................................................................
Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip .............................. 14 Changing Routing Options for a Trip ................................... 14 Navigating to a Saved Trip ................................................... 14 Editing and Saving Your Active Route ................................. 14 photoLive Traffic Cameras ........................................................ 14 Viewing and Saving photoLive Traffic Cameras .................. 14 Viewing photoLive Traffic Cameras on the Map .........
Getting Started WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. • Update the maps and software on your device (Updating Maps and Software with Garmin Express, page 17). • Mount the device in your vehicle and connect it to power (Mounting and Powering the Garmin Drive Device in Your Vehicle, page 1). • Acquire GPS signals (Acquiring GPS Signals, page 1).
Sharing LiveTrack data. The number of invited viewers appears on the icon. Select to open the LiveTrack app (LiveTrack, page 13). Smartphone Link status. Select to connect to the Smartphone Link app and receive live traffic data and other live services (Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11). When the icon is blue, the device is connected to the Smartphone Link app. Temperature. Select to view the weather forecast (Viewing the Weather Forecast, page 13).
Starting a Route 1 Select Where To?, and search for a location (Finding and Saving Locations, page 6). 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 (Shaping Your Route, page 4).
After you park your vehicle, you can continue to your destination on foot using your Garmin Drive device or a compatible Garmin watch with Connect IQ (Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch, page 4). Your device or Garmin watch can also guide you back to this parking spot when you return to your vehicle (Finding Your Last Parking Spot, page 4). Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch Before you can use this feature, you must set up Watch Link (Setting Up Watch Link, page 12).
Taking a Detour 3 Select an option: You can take a detour for a specified distance along your route or detour around specific roads. This is useful if you encounter construction zones, closed roads, or poor road conditions. 1 From the map, select > Change Route. TIP: If the Change Route tool is not in the map tools menu, you can add it (Enabling Map Tools, page 9). 2 Select an option: • To detour your route for a specific distance, select Detour by Distance.
1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances. 2 Select an avoidance. 3 Select > Disable. Deleting Custom Avoidances 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances. 2 Select an option: • To delete all custom avoidances, select . • To delete one custom avoidance, select the avoidance, and select > Delete. • To search for an address in another city, enter the house number, street name, city, and state. • To search for a city, enter the city and state.
Location Search Results By default, the location search results appear in a list, with the nearest location at the top. You can scroll down to view more results. In some areas, live parking data is available while your Garmin Drive device is connected to Smartphone Link (Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11). While your device is receiving live parking data, you can view real-time parking trends. NOTE: Detailed parking data is not available in all areas or for all parking locations.
2 Select an option: • Select a city from the list of nearby cities. • To search near another location, select Searching near: (Changing the Search Area, page 7). • To search for a city by name, select Enter Search, enter a city name, and select . Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can find a location using latitude and longitude coordinates. This can be helpful when geocaching. 1 Select Where To? > Categories > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select , and change the coordinate format or datum.
Saving Locations Saving a Location 1 Search for a location (Finding a Location by Category, 2 3 4 5 page 6). From the search results, select a location. Select . Select > Save. If necessary, enter a name, and select Done. Saving Your Current Location 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. Editing a Saved Location 1 Select Where To? > Saved. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a location. 4 Select . 5 Select > Edit.
• To view information and available services for upcoming highway exits or cities, select . NOTE: This option is available only while you are traveling on a highway or when your route includes a highway. Select an item to view a list of locations for that category, 3 exit, or city. Customizing the Up Ahead Categories You can change the location categories that appear in the Up Ahead tool. 1 From the map, select > Up Ahead. 2 Select a category. 3 Select .
Weather information: Sends real-time weather conditions and alerts to your device (Viewing the Weather Forecast, page 13). LiveTrack: Allows you to share your trip with selected contacts in real time (LiveTrack, page 13). Watch Link: Provides pedestrian navigation guidance to your destination or to your parking spot using a compatible Garmin watch with Connect IQ (Watch Link, page 12). Send locations to device: Allows you to send locations from your smartphone to your navigation device.
Traffic NOTICE Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of the traffic information. Your device can provide information about traffic on the road ahead or on your route. You can set your device to avoid traffic when calculating routes, and to find a new route to your destination if a large traffic delay occurs on your active route (Traffic Settings, page 16). The traffic map allows you to browse the map for traffic delays in your area.
• Pair your compatible Garmin watch with the Garmin Connect™ Mobile app on your smartphone. For more information, see the owner's manual for your watch. The Watch Link feature uses your smartphone to send information from your Garmin Drive device to the Watch Link app on your compatible Connect IQ watch. 1 On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect Mobile app. to open the menu, depending on your 2 Select or smartphone operating system. 3 Select Connect IQ Store.
Viewing Weather Alerts Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced Weather service using Smartphone Link. While you are traveling with your device, weather alerts may appear on the map. You can also view a map of weather alerts near your current location or near a selected city. 1 Select Apps > Weather. 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Weather Alerts. Checking Road Conditions Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced Weather service using Smartphone Link.
1 From the map, select > photoLive. The device shows the live image from the nearest traffic camera on the road ahead, along with the distance to the camera. When you pass the camera, the device loads the live image of the next camera on the road. 2 If no cameras are found for the road, select Find Cameras to view or save nearby traffic cameras (optional). Saving a Traffic Camera 1 Select Apps > photoLive. 2 Select Touch to Add. 3 Select a road. 4 Select an intersection. 5 Select Save.
Flip Video: Allows you to flip or mirror the video. Alignment: Displays the babyCam video to help you align the camera. Check Seat Reminder: Enables a reminder to check for rear seat passengers before exiting the vehicle. Unpair: Removes the paired camera. Rename: Allows you to rename the paired camera. Display Settings Select Settings > Display. Orientation: Allows you to set the display to portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal). Color Mode: Allows you to select day or night color mode.
• Connect the device to an optional power adapter accessory, such as a wall power adapter. You can purchase an approved Garmin AC-DC adapter suitable for home or office use from a Garmin dealer or www.garmin.com. The device may charge slowly when connected to a third-party adapter. 9 Select an option: • To install all available updates, click Install All. • To install a single update, click View Details and select an update.
2 Tilt the bottom of the device upward, and lift the device from the mount. Removing the Mount from the Suction Cup 1 Turn the device mount to the right or left. 2 Apply pressure until the socket on the mount releases the ball on the suction cup. Removing the Suction Cup from the Windshield 1 Flip the lever on the suction cup toward you. 2 Pull the tab on the suction cup toward you.
Appendix Installing a Memory Card for Maps and Data You can install a memory card to increase the storage space for maps and other data on your device. You can purchase memory cards from an electronics supplier, or go to www.garmin.com /maps to purchase a memory card with pre-loaded Garmin mapping software. The device supports microSD memory cards from 4 to 32 GB. 1 Locate the map and data memory card slot on your device (Device Overviews, page 1). 2 Insert a memory card into the slot.
Index Symbols 2-D map view 10 3-D map view 10 A accessories 19 addresses, finding 7 alerts 2 audio 15 proximity points 15 audio, proximity points 15, 16 avoidances 5 area 5 deleting 6 disabling 5 road 5 road features 5 tolls 5 B backup camera 15 battery charging 1, 16, 18 maximizing 18 problems 18 Bluetooth technology 10, 18 brightness 2 C cameras 15 backup 15 red light 2 speed 2 changing the search area 7 charging the device 1, 16, 18 cleaning the device 17 cleaning the touchscreen 17 computer, connecti
U unit ID 16 up ahead 9 customizing 10 updating maps 17 software 17 USB, disconnecting 19 V vehicle power cable 1 venues 6 volume, adjusting 2 W Watch Link 4, 12, 13 weather 13 radar 13 road conditions 14 Where Am I? 8, 9 wireless camera 15 Index 21
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