Garmin aera 550 Automotive Owner's Manual - Page 23

Weather If your aera came with a GXM 40 antenna, you can access XM WX weather information. You must have purchased and activated an XM subscription, and your aera must be connected to a GXM 40 antenna and be receiving XM satellite signals to receive weather information. XM is not available on all aera models. See page iv for a list of which models are XM compatible. NOTE: XM is only available in North America. Touch Tools > Weather. The weather forecast for your current location appears. Map-view current weather conditions on the map. Other City-view weather information for another location. A list of cities appears in ascending order by distance. 3-Day-view an extended forecast for your current location. Receiving XM Signals Viewing Weather on the Map Touch Tools > Weather > Map. Options-select the type of weather conditions to show on the map. • NEXRAD Radar-(NEXt Generation Weather RADar) shows precipitation from very light rain and snow to strong thunderstorms. • Satellite Mosaic-shows cloud cover but not precipitation. • Storm Cells-shows current storm cells and their projected paths. • Lightning-shows recent lightning strikes. Animate-provides a brief animation of current weather patterns. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual17