Garmin DriveAssist 51 LMT-S Owners Manual - Page 24
Viewing the Weather Forecast, Trip Planner
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• On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app, and select LiveTrack > Stop LiveTrack. Viewers receive a message that the LiveTrack session has ended, and they can no longer track your location. Viewing the Weather Forecast Before you can use this feature, your device must be receiving weather data. You can connect your device to the Smartphone Link app to receive weather data (Pairing with Your Phone and Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 14). In some areas, product models that include a digital traffic receiver can receive area weather information from FM radio stations using HD Radio technology (Traffic, page 17). Weather forecasts are not available in all areas. 1 Select Apps > Weather. The device shows the current weather conditions and a forecast for the next several days. 2 Select a day. The detailed forecast for that day appears. Viewing Weather Near a Different City 1 Select Apps > Weather > Current Location. 2 Select an option: • To view weather for a favorite city, select a city in the list. • To add a favorite city, select Add City, and enter a city name. Viewing the Weather Radar Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced Weather service using Smartphone Link. You can view an animated, color-coded radar map of current weather conditions, as well as a weather icon on the map. The weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity, such as rain, snow, and thunderstorms. 1 Select Apps > Weather. 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Weather Radar. 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 Select Apps > Weather. 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Road Conditions. Trip Planner You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery route, a vacation, or a road trip. You can edit a saved trip to further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing the order of stops, adding suggested attractions, and adding shaping points. You can also use the trip planner to edit and save your active route. Planning a Trip A trip can include many destinations, and it must include at least a starting location and one destination. The starting location is the location from which you plan to start your trip. If you start navigating the trip from a different location, the device gives you the option to route to your starting location first. For a round trip, the starting location and final destination can be the same. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > New Trip. 2 Select Select Start Location. 3 Choose a location for your starting point, and select Select. 4 Select Select Destination. 5 Choose a location for a destination, and select Select. 6 Select Add Location to add more locations (optional). 7 After you have added all the necessary locations, select Next > Save. 8 Enter a name, and select Done. Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select a location. 4 Select an option: • To move the location up or down, select , and drag the location to a new position in the trip. • To add a new location after the selected location, select . • To remove the location, select . Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting location and final destination are not changed when you optimize the order. While editing a trip, select > Optimize Order. Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip The device can suggest interesting or popular attractions to add to your trip. 1 While editing a trip, select > Trip Settings > Suggest Attractions. 2 Select an attraction to view more information. 3 Select Select to add the attraction to your trip. Changing Routing Options for a Trip You can customize how the device calculates the route when you start your trip. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select > Trip Settings. 4 Select an option: • To add shaping points to your trip, select Shape Route, and follow the on-screen instructions (Shaping Your Route, page 8). • To change the calculation mode for the trip, select Route Preference (Changing the Route Calculation Mode, page 8). Navigating to a Saved Trip 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select Go!. 4 Select the first location to navigate to, and select Start. 20 Using the Apps