Garmin Drive 52 and Traffic Owners Manual - Page 6

Driver Awareness Features and Alerts, Finding and Saving Locations

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• Select to see a context-based menu of options for the current screen. Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume. 2 Select an option: • Use the slider bar to adjust the volume. • Select to mute the device. • Select for additional options. Adjusting the Screen Brightness 1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness. 2 Use the slider bar to adjust the brightness. Driver Awareness Features and Alerts CAUTION 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. Wrong way on a one-way street: The device plays a message and displays a full-screen warning if you travel the wrong way on a one-way street. The edges of the screen appear red and an alert remains at the top of the screen until you leave the one-way street or correct your direction of travel. 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 (Traffic, page 10). Fatigue warning: The device plays a tone and suggests upcoming rest stops after you have been driving for more than two hours without stopping. 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 Settings > Driver Assistance > 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 garmin.com/speedcameras 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 preloaded red light and speed camera data with subscriptionfree updates. • You can use the Garmin Express™ software (garmin.com /express) to update the camera database stored on your device. You should update your device frequently to receive the most up-to-date camera information. Finding and Saving Locations The maps loaded in your device contain locations, such as restaurants, hotels, auto services, and detailed street information. The Where To? menu helps you find your destination by providing several methods to browse, search, and save this information. From the main menu, select Where To?. • To quickly search all locations on your device, select Search (Finding a Location Using the Search Bar, page 3). • To find an address, select Address (Finding an Address, page 3). • To browse or search pre-loaded points of interest by category, select Categories (Finding a Location by Category, page 3). • To search near a different city or area, select next to the current search area (Changing the Search Area, page 3). • To view and edit your saved locations, select Saved (Saving Locations, page 5). • To view locations you have recently selected from the search results, select Recent (Viewing Recently Found Locations, page 5). • To browse, search, and check into Foursquare® points of interest, select Foursquare® (Searching Foursquare Points of Interest, page 4). • To browse and search TripAdvisor® points of interest and reviews, select TripAdvisor (TripAdvisor, page 4). • To browse and search HISTORY® points of interest, photos, and information, select History® (Finding HISTORY Points of Interest, page 4). • To find national parks and explore park maps, select National Parks (Finding National Parks, page 4). • To navigate to specific geographic coordinates, select Coordinates (Finding a Location Using Coordinates, page 4). 2 Driver Awareness Features and Alerts

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Select
to see a context-based menu of options for the
current screen.
Adjusting the Volume
1
Select
Volume
.
2
Select an option:
Use the slider bar to adjust the volume.
Select
to mute the device.
Select
for additional options.
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
1
Select
Settings
>
Display
>
Brightness
.
2
Use the slider bar to adjust the brightness.
Driver Awareness Features and Alerts
CAUTION
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.
Wrong way on a one-way street
: The device plays a message
and displays a full-screen warning if you travel the wrong way
on a one-way street. The edges of the screen appear red and
an alert remains at the top of the screen until you leave the
one-way street or correct your direction of travel.
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 (
Traffic
, page 10
).
Fatigue warning
: The device plays a tone and suggests
upcoming rest stops after you have been driving for more
than two hours without stopping.
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
Settings
>
Driver Assistance
>
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
garmin.com/speedcameras
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 (
garmin.com
/express
) to update the camera database stored on your
device. You should update your device frequently to receive
the most up-to-date camera information.
Finding and Saving Locations
The maps loaded in your device contain locations, such as
restaurants, hotels, auto services, and detailed street
information. The Where To? menu helps you find your
destination by providing several methods to browse, search, and
save this information.
From the main menu, select
Where To?
.
To quickly search all locations on your device, select
Search
(
Finding a Location Using the Search Bar
, page 3
).
To find an address, select
Address
(
Finding an Address
,
page 3
).
To browse or search pre-loaded points of interest by
category, select
Categories
(
Finding a Location by Category
,
page 3
).
To search near a different city or area, select
next to the
current search area (
Changing the Search Area
, page 3
).
To view and edit your saved locations, select
Saved
(
Saving
Locations
, page 5
).
To view locations you have recently selected from the search
results, select
Recent
(
Viewing Recently Found Locations
,
page 5
).
To browse, search, and check into Foursquare
®
points of
interest, select
Foursquare®
(
Searching Foursquare Points
of Interest
, page 4
).
To browse and search TripAdvisor
®
points of interest and
reviews, select
TripAdvisor
(
TripAdvisor
, page 4
).
To browse and search HISTORY
®
points of interest, photos,
and information, select
History®
(
Finding HISTORY Points
of Interest
, page 4
).
To find national parks and explore park maps, select
National Parks
(
Finding National Parks
, page 4
).
To navigate to specific geographic coordinates, select
Coordinates
(
Finding a Location Using Coordinates
,
page 4
).
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Driver Awareness Features and Alerts