Car Profile; Switching The Vehicle Profile; Changing Your Trailer Information; Editing A Vehicle Profile - Garmin DEZL OTR800 Owner's Manual

Car Profile

The car profile is a preloaded vehicle profile intended for use in
an automobile without a trailer. While using the car profile, the
device calculates standard automobile routes, and routing for
large vehicles is not available. Some features and settings
specific to large vehicles are not available while using the car
profile.

Switching the Vehicle Profile

Each time you turn on your device, it prompts you to select a
vehicle profile. You can manually switch to another vehicle
profile at any time.
1
Select an option:
• Swipe down twice from the top of the screen, and select
the vehicle profile icon, such as
• From the home screen, select the vehicle profile widget
(Home Screen, page
2
Select a vehicle profile.
The vehicle profile information appears, including
measurements and weight.
3
Select Select.

Changing Your Trailer Information

Before you can change your trailer information, you must enter a
vehicle profile for a tractor
When you change the trailer on your tractor, you can change the
trailer information in your vehicle profile without changing the
tractor information. You can switch quickly between frequently
used trailers.
1 From the home screen, select the vehicle profile widget
(Home Screen, page 3).
2 Select the tractor vehicle profile to use with the trailer.
3 Select .
4
Select an option:
• To use a recent trailer configuration, select a trailer
configuration from the list.
• To enter a new trailer configuration, select New
Configuration, and enter the trailer information.

Editing a Vehicle Profile

You can edit a vehicle profile to change vehicle information or to
add detailed information to a new vehicle profile, such as the
vehicle identification number, trailer number, or odometer
reading. You can also rename or delete a vehicle profile.
1
From the home screen, select the vehicle profile widget
(Home Screen, page 3).
2
Select the vehicle profile to edit.
3
Select an option:
• To edit the vehicle profile information, select
a field to edit.
• To rename a vehicle profile, select
Profile.
• To delete the vehicle profile, select

Driver Awareness Features and Alerts

The driver alerts and speed limit features are for information
only and do not replace your responsibility to abide by all posted
speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at all times.
Garmin is not responsible for any traffic fines or citations you
receive for failing to follow all applicable traffic laws and signs.
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or .
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(Adding a Vehicle Profile, page
> > Rename
> > Delete.
NOTICE
Your device provides features that can help encourage safer
driving and increase efficiency, even when you are driving in a
familiar area. The device plays an audible tone or message and
displays information for each alert. You can enable or disable
the audible tone for some types of driver alerts. Not all alerts are
available in all areas.
Schools: The device plays a tone and displays the distance to
and speed limit (if available) for an upcoming school or
school zone.
Speed limit reduction: The device plays a tone and displays
the upcoming reduced speed limit so you can be prepared to
reduce your speed.
Speed limit exceeded: The device plays a tone and displays a
red border on the speed limit icon when you exceed the
posted speed limit for the current road.
Speed limit change: The device plays a tone and displays the
upcoming speed limit so you can be prepared to adjust your
speed.
Railroad crossing: The device plays a tone and displays the
distance to an upcoming railroad crossing.
Animal crossing: The device plays a tone and displays the
distance to an upcoming animal crossing area.
Curves: The device plays a tone and displays the distance to a
curve in the road.
Slower traffic: The device plays a tone and displays the
3).
distance to slower traffic when you approach slower traffic at
a higher speed. Your device must be receiving traffic
information to use this feature
No trucks allowed: The device plays a tone when you
approach a road where no trucks are allowed.
Risk of grounding: The device plays a tone and displays a
message when you approach a road where your vehicle
could become grounded.
Lateral wind: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a road where there is risk of lateral wind.
Narrow road: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a road that may be too narrow for your
vehicle.
Steep hill: The device plays a tone and displays a message
when you approach a steep hill.
State and country borders: The device plays a tone and
displays a message when you approach the border of a state
or country.

Enabling or Disabling Driver Alerts

You can enable or disable several types of driver alerts.
1 Select Settings > Driver Assistance > Audible Driver
Alerts.
2 Select or clear the check box next to each alert.
, and select

Red Light and Speed Cameras

Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of or the
consequences of using a red light or speed camera database.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all regions or product
models.
Information about red light and speed camera locations is
available in some areas for some product models. The device
alerts you when you approach a reported speed or red light
camera.
• In some areas, your device can receive live red light and
speed camera data while connected to a smartphone running
the Garmin Drive app.
(Traffic, page 14).
NOTICE
Driver Awareness Features and Alerts