Garmin aera 500 Automotive Owner's Manual - Page 29

Using the Tools The Tools menu provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling across town or across the globe. Settings For information about the settings, see pages 28-32. Where Am I? Touch Tools > Where Am I? to view information about your current location. This is a helpful feature if you need to tell emergency personnel your location. Touch a button on the right to view the nearest locations in that category. Touch Save Location to save your current location. Help Touch Tools > Help to get information about using your aera. Touch a category to view information about a topic. To search the topics for a keyword, touch Search. Media Player For information about the media player, see pages 20-21. ecoRoute™ The ecoRoute feature calculates your vehicle's fuel economy, carbon footprint, and the fuel price of navigating to a destination and offers tools for improving fuel efficiency. The data provided by the ecoRoute feature are estimates only; they are not actually read from your vehicle. To receive more-accurate fuel reports for your specific vehicle and driving habits, calibrate the fuel economy. Using the Tools Touch Tools > ecoRoute. The first time you access the ecoRoute features you will be asked to enter fuel and mileage information about your vehicle. View the Fuel Report If you have entered your vehicle profile and the current fuel price, your aera calculates your vehicle's average fuel economy and carbon footprint, and the cost of fuel consumed. To view the fuel report, touch Tools > ecoRoute > Fuel Report. The fuel consumption data is based on estimates for speed and acceleration for an average vehicle. TIP: To ensure fuel data is always recorded, keep your aera turned on while driving. Touch Reset to reset the data. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual23