Viewing Weather Alerts; Checking Road Conditions; Viewing The Truck Map; Trip Planner - Garmin DEZL OTR500 Owner's Manual

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Viewing Weather Alerts

Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the dēzl app
Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page
NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas.
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, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the dēzl app
Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page
You can view weather-related road conditions for the roads in your area, on your route, or in another city.
1 Select Apps > Weather.
2 If necessary, select a city.
3 Select
> Road Conditions.

Viewing the Truck Map

The truck map highlights recognized truck routes on the map, such as the Surface Transportation Assistance
Act (STAA) preferred routes, TruckDown (TD) preferred routes, and non-radioactive hazardous materials
(NRHM) routes. The recognized routes vary based on your area and the map data loaded on your device.
Select Apps > Truck Map.

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.
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