User manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Vehicle Profiles
- Driver Awareness Features and Alerts
- Finding and Saving Locations
- Finding a Location Using the Search Bar
- Trendy Places
- Finding an Address
- Location Search Results
- Points of Interest
- Search Tools
- Viewing Recently Found Locations
- Viewing Current Location Information
- Adding a Shortcut
- Saving Locations
- Following a Route
- Using the Map
- Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features
- Traffic
- Voice-Activated Features
- Using the Apps
- Settings
- Device Information
- Device Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Garmin PowerSwitch
- Installing a Memory Card for Maps and Data
- Data Management
- Viewing GPS Signal Status
- Purchasing Additional Maps
- Purchasing Accessories
Receiving Notifications
WARNING
Do not read or interact with notifications while driving, because doing so can cause distraction that could lead
to an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death.
Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive
app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page28).
From most pages, a popup appears when the device receives a notification from your smartphone. If the device
is moving, you must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you can view notifications.
NOTE: If you are viewing the map, notifications appear in a map tool.
• To ignore a notification, select OK.
The popup closes, but the notification remains active on your phone.
• To view a notification, select View.
• To listen to the notification, select View > Play.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all
languages.
• To perform additional actions, such as dismissing the notification from your phone, select View, and select
an option.
NOTE: Additional actions are available for only some notification types and must be supported by the app
generating the notification.
Receiving Notifications while Viewing the Map
WARNING
Do not read or interact with notifications while driving, because doing so can cause distraction that could lead
to an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death.
Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive
app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page28).
When you are viewing the map, new notifications appear in a map tool at the edge of the screen. If the device is
moving, you must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you can view notifications.
• To ignore a notification, select , or wait for popup to expire.
The popup closes, but the notification remains active on your phone.
• To view a notification, select the notification text.
• To listen to the notification, select Play Message.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all
languages.
Viewing the List of Notifications
You can view a list of all active notifications.
1 Select > Smart Notifications.
The list of notifications appears. Unread notifications appear black, and previously read notifications appear
gray.
2 Select an option:
• To view a notification, select the notification description.
• To listen to a notification, select .
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all
languages.
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