Calculation Mode Settings; Setting A Simulated Location; Driver Assistance Settings; Proximity Alerts Settings - Garmin DRIVE 52 Owner's Manual

Tolls and Fees: Sets preferences for avoiding toll roads and toll
stickers.
NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas.
Restricted Mode: Disables all functions that require significant
operator attention.
GPS Simulator: Stops the device from receiving a GPS signal,
and saves battery power.

Calculation Mode Settings

Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode.
The route calculation is based on road speeds and vehicle
acceleration data for a given route.
Faster Time: Calculates routes that are faster to drive but can
be longer in distance.
Shorter Distance: Calculates routes that are shorter in distance
but can take more time to drive.
Off Road: Calculates a direct line from your location to your
destination.

Setting a Simulated Location

If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use
the GPS simulator to plan routes from a simulated location.
1
Select Settings > Navigation > GPS Simulator.
2
From the main menu, select View Map.
3
Tap the map twice to select an area.
The address of the location appears at the bottom of the
screen.
4
Select the location description.
5 Select Set Location.

Driver Assistance Settings

Select Settings > Driver Assistance.
Driver Alerts: Allows you to enable or disable alerts for
upcoming zones or road conditions
Features and Alerts, page
Speeding Alert: Alerts you when you are exceeding the speed
limit.
Break Planning: Reminds you to take a break and shows
upcoming services after you drive for an extended time. You
can enable or disable break reminders and upcoming service
suggestions.
Proximity Alerts: Alerts you when you approach speed
cameras or red light cameras.

Proximity Alerts Settings

NOTE: You must have custom points of interest (POIs) loaded
for proximity points alerts to display.
NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas.
Select Settings > Driver Assistance > Proximity Alerts.
Audio: Sets the style of alert that plays when you approach
proximity points.
Alerts: Sets the type of proximity points for which alerts are
played.

Backup Camera Settings

The backup camera settings allow you to manage paired
Garmin backup cameras and camera settings. This menu
appears on your navigation device only when the device is
connected to a wireless camera receiver cable. See the owner's
manual for your backup camera for detailed information about
pairing cameras and camera settings. Go to
/backupcamera to purchase a Garmin backup camera.
Select Settings > Backup Camera, and select a paired camera.
Garmin Drive Settings
(Driver Awareness
2).
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Unpair: Removes the paired camera. You must pair the camera
again before you can view it using this device and cable.
Rename: Allows you to rename the paired camera.
Guidance Lines: Shows or hides guidance lines and allows you
to adjust the position of the guidance lines.

Display Settings

Select Settings > Display.
Color Mode: Allows you to select day or night color mode. If you
select the Auto option, the device automatically switches to
day or night colors based on the time of day.
Brightness: Allows you to adjust the display brightness.
Display Timeout: Allows you to set the amount of idle time
before your device enters sleep mode while using battery
power.
Screenshot: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen.
Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the device
storage.

Traffic Settings

From the main menu, select Settings > Traffic.
Traffic: Enables traffic.
Current Provider: Sets the traffic provider to use for traffic data.
The Auto option selects the best available traffic data
automatically.
Subscriptions: Lists the current traffic subscriptions.
Optimize Route: Enables the device to use optimized alternate
routes automatically or upon request
on Your Route, page 8).
Traffic Alerts: Sets the traffic delay severity for which the
device displays a traffic alert.
Traffic Voice Prompts: Enables voice prompts for traffic
events.

Units and Time Settings

To open the Units and Time settings page, from the main menu,
select Settings > Units & Time.
Current Time: Sets the device time.
Time Format: Allows you to select a 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC
display time.
Units: Sets the unit of measure used for distances.
Position Format: Sets the coordinate format and datum used
for geographical coordinates.

Setting the Time

1
From the main menu, select the time.
2
Select an option:
• To set the time automatically using GPS information,
select Automatic.
• To set the time manually, drag the numbers up or down.

Language and Keyboard Settings

To open the Language and Keyboard settings, from the main
menu, select Settings > Language & Keyboard.
Voice Language: Sets the language for voice prompts.
Text Language: Sets all on-screen text to the selected
language.
NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the
language of user-entered data or map data, such as street
names.
Keyboard Language: Enables keyboard languages.
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