Customising The Up Ahead Categories; Towns Ahead; Viewing Upcoming Towns And Exit Services; Trip Information - Garmin Drivesmart 55 Owner's Manual

Customising the up ahead categories

You can change the location categories that appear in the Up
Ahead tool.
1
From the map, select > Up Ahead.
2
Select a category.
3
Select .
4
Select an option:
• To move a category up or down in the list, select and drag
the arrow next to the category name.
• To change a category, select the category.
• To create a custom category, select a category, select
Custom Search, and enter the name of a business or
category.
5 Select Save.

Towns Ahead

While you are travelling on a highway or navigating a route that
includes a highway, the Towns Ahead tool provides information
about upcoming towns along the highway. For each town, the
map tool shows the distance to the highway exit and the
services available, similar to the information on highway road
signs.

Viewing Upcoming Towns and Exit Services

1
From the map, select .
While you are travelling along a highway or an active route,
the map tool shows information about upcoming towns and
exits.
2
Select a town.
The device shows a list of points of interest located at the
selected town exit, such as fuel stations, lodging or
restaurants.
3
Select a location, and select Go! to start navigating.

Trip information

Viewing trip data from the map

Before you can view trip data on the map, you must add the tool
to the map tools menu.
From the map, select > Trip Data.
Viewing Customised Trip Information on the Map
You can use the trip data map tool to show customised trip
information on the map.
1 From the map, select > Trip Data.
2
Select an option:
• Select a data field in the trip data tool
information to show in the field.
• Select the customisable map data field
information to show in the field.
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Viewing the trip information page

The trip information page displays your speed and provides
statistics about your trip.
NOTE: if you make frequent stops, leave the device turned on,
so it can accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.
From the map, select Speed.

Viewing the trip log

Your device keeps a trip log, which is a record of the path you
have travelled.
1 Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Layers.
2
Select the Trip Log tick box.

Resetting trip information

1
From the map, select Speed.
2
Select
3
Select an option:
• When not navigating a route, select Select All to reset
• Select Reset Trip Data to reset the information on the trip
• Select Reset Max. Speed to reset the maximum speed.
• Select Reset Trip B to reset the odometer.

Viewing upcoming traffic

Before you can use this feature, your device must be receiving
traffic data
You can view traffic incidents coming up along your route or
along the road on which you are travelling.
1
While navigating a route, select > Traffic.
The nearest upcoming traffic incident appears in a panel on
the right side of the map.
2
Select the traffic incident to view additional details.

Viewing traffic on the map

The traffic map shows colour-coded traffic flow and delays on
nearby roads.
1 From the main menu, select Apps > Traffic.
2
If necessary, select
traffic map.

Searching for traffic incidents

1 From the main menu, select Apps > Traffic.
2
Select
3 Select an item in the list.
4
If there is more than one incident, use the arrows to view
additional incidents.

Customising the map

Customising the map layers

You can customise which data appears on the map, such as
icons for points of interest and road conditions.
1
Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Layers.
2
Select the tick box next to each layer you want to show on
the map.

Changing the map data field

1
From the map, select a data field.
NOTE: you cannot customise Speed.
and select the
2
Select a type of data to display.
, and select the

Changing the map perspective

1
Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Driving Map View.
> Reset Field(s).
every data field on the first page except the speedometer.
computer.
(Traffic, page 13).
> Legend to view the legend for the
> Incidents.
Using the Map