Garmin GTM 11 Owner's Manual - Page 7

USING TRAFFIC DATA WITH YOUR GARMIN GPS DEVICE USING TRAFFIC DATA WITH YOUR GARMIN GPS DEVICE The GTM 11 works with your Garmin GPS device to show traffic flow and incident information and enable routing around the traffic incident. Although each GPS device operates differently, they all provide the same basic traffic information. NOTE: The GTM 11 and GPS device must be in data range of an FM station transmitting TMC data. NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the traffic information. The GTM 11 simply receives data from the traffic service provider and shows it on your GPS device. Severity Color Code The bars to the left of the traffic symbols indicate the incident's severity: Green = Low severity; traffic is flowing normally. Yellow = Medium severity; traffic is a bit congested. Red = High severity; traffic is heavily congested or stopped. Traffic Symbols North American Meaning Road Condition International Avoiding Traffic The Map page shows a when there is traffic on your current route. To avoid the traffic incident, touch , touch an incident in the list, and then touch Avoid or Detour Around. Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Viewing Traffic Information Each GPS device lists the traffic Severity incidents that are near your current code location. On many GPS devices, you can access this list from the Menu page. Touch Tools and then touch Traffic Info. Touch an item to view details. Traffic symbol Signal strength Changing the Traffic Settings Some Garmin GPS devices allow you to change the Traffic Settings. The settings are often found near other software settings. For example, from the Menu page, touch Settings > Traffic. NOTE: Not all Garmin devices allow you to change the Traffic settings. GTM 11 Owner's Manual 5