Driver Awareness Features and Alerts

WARNING
The device can improve situational awareness. It is not a replacement for driver attentiveness, good judgment, or checking mirrors and blind spots. Always maintain awareness of your surroundings, and operate the vehicle in a safe manner. Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

Your device provides features that can help encourage more attentive driving, even when you are driving in a familiar area. When paired with the Garmin Drive™ app on your phone or a compatible Garmin® navigator, you can customize the device features and alerts.

Blind Spot Monitoring

WARNING

Accurate blind spot monitoring is possible only if your dēzl™ DualView camera system has been installed properly and the lenses have been aligned using the onboarding process in the Garmin Drive app on your paired phone or tablet.

NOTICE

Before you can use the merge alert feature, you must connect the turn signal wires to the turn signals on your vehicle (Connecting the Turn Signal Wires).

The device alerts you when it detects a vehicle in the lane next to you while you are driving. Alerts appear as a colored indicator 1 at the edges of the video feed. When you activate the corresponding turn signal while the colored indicator is present, your paired Garmin navigator plays an audible merge alert tone to notify you about the adjacent vehicle. You can enable or disable blind spot monitoring using the Garmin Drive app on your smartphone (Settings).
Camera view showing a blind spot alert with a callout

Parking Guard

CAUTION

The Parking Guard feature is supplemental and should not be relied upon as a primary method to monitor your vehicle. The functionality, reliability, availability, or timeliness of any recorded video or associated notifications depends on a number of factors that are beyond Garmin's control, including but not limited to data connectivity and device power.

NOTICE

Some jurisdictions may prohibit or regulate recording video. Jurisdictions may require that all parties have knowledge of the recording and provide consent before you record video. It is your responsibility to know and comply with all laws, regulations, and any other restrictions in your jurisdiction.

This feature allows the camera system to record video more selectively while your vehicle is parked. When you park your vehicle, the camera automatically enters parked recording mode after five minutes. While in parked recording mode, the camera automatically records video each time it detects an incident. If you have an active Vault subscription, the camera sends a notification to your phone when the camera is connected to a Wi‑Fi® network and an incident is detected. You can manage Parking Guard settings using the Garmin Drive app on your smartphone (Settings).

NOTE: You must connect the transmitter box to a continuous power source to use Parking Guard features.
GUID-41AB4C2D-E75E-460B-A06B-930BF002AAB8 v1
January 2026