Viewing Weather Near A Different City; Viewing The Weather Radar; Viewing Weather Alerts; Checking Road Conditions - Garmin DRIVETRACK 71 Owner's Manual

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Link app to receive weather data
Connecting to Smartphone Link, page
1
Select Apps > Weather.
The device shows the current weather conditions and a
forecast for the next several days.
2
Select a day.
The detailed forecast for that day appears.

Viewing Weather Near a Different City

1
Select Apps > Weather > Current Location.
2
Select an option:
• To view weather for a favorite city, select a city in the list.
• To add a favorite city, select Add City, and enter a city
name.

Viewing the Weather Radar

Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced
Weather service using Smartphone Link.
You can view an animated, color-coded radar map of current
weather conditions, as well as a weather icon on the map. The
weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity, such as
rain, snow, and thunderstorms.
1
Select Apps > Weather.
2
If necessary, select a city.
3
Select
> Weather Radar.

Viewing Weather Alerts

Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced
Weather service using Smartphone Link.
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, you must purchase Advanced
Weather service using Smartphone Link.
1
Select Apps > Weather.
2
If necessary, select a city.
3
Select
> Road Conditions.

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.
Using the Apps
(Pairing with Your Phone and
11).
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.

Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip

1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips.
2
Select a saved trip.
3
Select a location.
4
Select an option:
• To move the location up or down, select , and drag the
location to a new position in the trip.
• To add a new location after the selected location, select
.
• To remove the location, select
Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip
The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations
in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting
location and final destination are not changed when you
optimize the order.
While editing a trip, select

Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip

The device can suggest interesting or popular attractions to add
to your trip.
1
While editing a trip, select
Attractions.
2
Select an attraction to view more information.
3
Select Select to add the attraction to your trip.

Changing Routing Options for a Trip

You can customize how the device calculates the route when
you start your trip.
1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips.
2
Select a saved trip.
3
Select
> Trip Settings.
4
Select an option:
• To add shaping points to your trip, select Shape Route,
and follow the on-screen instructions
Route, page
5).
• To change the calculation mode for the trip, select Route
Preference
(Changing the Route Calculation Mode,
page
5).

Navigating to a Saved Trip

1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips.
2
Select a saved trip.
3
Select Go!.
4
Select the first location to navigate to, and select Start.
The device calculates a route from your current location to
the selected location, and then it guides you to the remaining
trip destinations in order.

Editing and Saving Your Active Route

If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save
your route as a trip.
1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > My Active Route.
2
Edit your route using any of the trip planner features.
The route recalculates each time you make a change.
3
Select Save to save your route as a trip, which you can
navigate again later (optional).
.
> Optimize Order.
> Trip Settings > Suggest
(Shaping Your
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