Garmin 010-10844-00 - Mobile XT - GPS Software Quick Start Manual page 5

Understanding Location Messages
NOTE: The location messaging service is not
available on all mobile phones.
The location message service allows
you to send your current location
information to other people using SMS
text messaging. The normal messaging
fees for the phone apply.
1. From the main Garmin Mobile XT
page, select (Menu >)
2. Select Contacts, and then select a contact.
3. Select Select.
4. To send the message, select
Message.
5. To attach a map, select
service required for this feature may not be available
on all phones.)
6. Select Send to send the message.
Garmin Mobile XT users who receive the location
message can save the location and route to it.
Garmin Mobile XT for Smartphones Quick Start Manual
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Tools > Location Messages.
Send Location
(Menu >) Map. (The MMS
Using Garmin Online
Use Garmin Online to download location-relevant
information such as fuel prices (USA only), current
weather data, flight status information and traffic data.
You can also download safety camera information
(Europe only). Not all services are available in all areas.
From the main Garmin Mobile XT page, select
(Menu >) Garmin Online
icon. Select an item to view, such as traffic, weather or
fuel prices.
Your phone must have a data connection and data plan
to access Garmin Online. Your Garmin Online account
is activated automatically on most phones. Most
Garmin Online data is free, but the regular Internet and
data-transfer charges for your phone apply.
By default, each time you start navigating a route,
Garmin Mobile XT accesses Garmin Online to check
for traffic incidents on your route. If there is a traffic
incident, Garmin Mobile XT avoids the incident when
generating the route.
or the Garmin Online