Updates & Downloads
Nuvi 5000 software version 4.10
as of October 6, 2008
View installation instructions and system requirements
Change History
Changes made from version 4.00 to 4.10:
- Improved spell search on MSN items
- MSN Movies review page now includes rating stars
- Improved MSN weather 'other city' list to include more cities
- Improved MSN Movies page to display more than 50 movies
- Corrected issue with MSN Movie start times displaying incorrectly
- Improved position of sun and moon icons on GPS satellite page
- Improved shortest time route calculation for some routes
- Corrected issue where some POI phone numbers failed to appear on POI review page
- Improved non-English translations
- Other minor corrections and improvements
Changes made from version 3.80 to 4.00:
- Improved 'Find near' searches
- Improved performance on spell searches
- Improved route calculation time
- Improved 'Stop' and 'Detour' icon appearance time on the main page when a route was active
- Improved safety camera alerts to display red or gray banner depending on speed
- Improved display of elevation info to use proper unit of measure based on locale settings
- Improved TourGuide to better handle large pictures
- Improved custom POI review page
- Improved handling of some GPI files
- Improved trip computer Moving and Total times when greater than 24 hours
- Improved arrival phrases
- Improved spell city search keyboard to include the 'Done' button even if search field is blank
- Improved Back button on Panoramio photo detail page to jump only one page back
- Improved Music Player
- Improved Audible Player
- Added additional voice support
- Improved Panoramio photo detail page to include the name/title of the picture being viewed
- Improved non-English translations
- Other minor corrections and improvements
Changes made from version 3.70 to 3.80:
- Improved appearance of long addresses within MSN gas price page
- Improved 'enter house number' keyboard page after changing the keyboard mode
- Improved Panoramio favorites to work with Route Tool
- Improved Panoramio photos to sort list by distance from current location
- Corrected issue where route line was sometimes drawn backwards through roundabout
- Corrected issue with managing multiple custom GPI files
- Corrected issue with Fleet Management where new ETA was not sent when starting navigation to a stop
- Improved Music Player
- Improved time zone support for Venezuela and Australia
- Corrected issue with adding new GTM traffic subscription
- Improved non-English translations
- Other minor corrections and improvements
Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70:
- Improved spell search for address street names
- Improved Games to pause if a system banner appears
- Improved behavior when changing settings on audio output page while plugging or unplugging headphones
- Added a delete button to Panoramio photos when viewing them from the Favorites list
- Improved 'Find near current route' when using custom POI's
- Corrected issue where deleting all MSN stock symbols would prevent user from adding new stock symbols
- Improved navigation near map boundaries
- Improved ability to select the checkbox to disable reminders on the safety camera nag banner
- Improved Music Player
- Improved Audible Player
- Improved non-English translations
- Other minor corrections and improvements
Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.60:
- Corrected issue with Retail Map Update compatibility
- Improved roundabout turn arrows in UK
- Improved intersection searches when using postal codes
- Improved behavior when using a locked map product on an SD card that is similar to the preloaded map
- Added FM settings for Australia and New Zealand
- Improved navigational text to display the road currently being driven on
- Improved non-English translations
Changes made from version 2.80 to 3.30:
- Improved support for waypoint files containing custom symbols
- Improved Music Player performance
- Corrected issue with Audible player that could prevent activation and playback of books
- Added localization and translation support for multiple languages
- Improved search result to remember your position when returning to the list
- Improved 'find coordinates' search screen
- Improved custom POI support
- Improved city search when using spell feature
- Improved subcategory searching from Where Am I screen
- Improved address search when both US and European maps are detected
- Improved address search results behavior
- Improved feedback during software update process
- Improved behavior when switching from composite video
- Improved MSN Direct handling of canceled alert events
- Corrected issue editing and reordering points in a route
- Improved handling of GPX files
- Added support for photo navigation
- Added waypoint category support
Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.80:
- Added support for MSN traffic in Canada
- Improved compatibility of mounting bracket when used with a GTM or GDB receiver
- Corrected issue with speed limit indicator when using kilometers
- Added ability to unlock and read preprogrammed MapSource data cards
- Improved 'spell by name' POI searches
- Improved time zone settings page
- Improved navigation performance near map boundaries
- Changed address search page to default to current state after power cycle
- Improved search results when using the 'near' button
- Improved behavior of Route Tool when including 'Home' as a point
- Enabled purchasing of games from Garmin website
- Updated Sudoku and added Temo and Bubbles games
- Other minor corrections and improvements
Installation Instructions
- Download the appropriate self-extracting archive file for your nüvi onto your hard drive.
- Connect your nüvi to a free USB port on your PC with the correct PC interface cable.
- Allow your nüvi to initialize and enter USB Mass Storage mode.
- Unzip the files in the archive by running the downloaded executable file.
- Follow the instructions provided by the launched update application on your computer.
System requirements
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or later operating system and an available USB port.