Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features

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.

The Garmin Drive™ app allows your device to receive smart notifications and live information, such as live traffic data and weather information.

Live traffic data: Sends real-time traffic data to your device, such as traffic incidents and delays, construction zones, and road closings (Traffic).
Weather information: Sends real-time weather forecasts, road conditions, and weather radar to your device (Viewing the Weather Forecast).
Hands-Free calling: Allows you to place and receive phone calls using your device, and allows you to use the device as a hands-free speaker phone. If the selected language supports the voice command feature, you can place calls using voice commands.
Send locations to device: Allows you to send locations from your smartphone to your navigation device.

Showing or Hiding App Notifications

You can use the Garmin Drive app to customize which types of smartphone notifications appear on your Garmin Drive device.

On your phone, open the Garmin Drive app.
Select > Smart Notifications.

A list of smartphone app categories appears.
Select a category to enable or disable notifications for that type of app.

Smart Notifications

While your device is connected to the Garmin Drive app, you can view notifications from your smartphone on your Garmin Drive device, such as text messages, incoming calls, and calendar appointments.

Receiving and Viewing Notifications

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).

From most pages, a pop-up appears when the device receives a notification from your phone. 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 at the top of the screen.

To view active notifications, you can select the notification pop-up, or select > Smart Notifications.
To ignore a pop-up notification, wait for the notification to expire.

The pop-up closes, but the notification remains active in the Smart Notifications app and on your phone.
To close the notification without dismissing it from your phone, select the notification, and select Mark As Read.
To close the notification and dismiss it from your phone, select the notification, and select Dismiss.

Hands-Free Calling

NOTE: While most phones are supported and can be used, it cannot be guaranteed that a particular phone can be used. All features may not be available for your phone.

Using Bluetooth^® wireless technology, your device can connect to your mobile phone to become a hands-free device (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features). While connected, you can place or receive calls using your device.

Placing a Call

Dialing a Number

Select > Phone > Dial.
Enter the number.
Select .

Calling a Contact in Your Phone Book

Your phone book is loaded from your phone to the device each time your phone and the device connect. It may take a few minutes for the phone book to be available. Some phones do not support this feature.

Select > Phone > Contacts.
Select a contact.
Select Call.

Calling a Location

Select Where To?, and search for a point of interest (Finding and Saving Locations).
Select a point of interest.
Select .

Receiving a Call

When you receive a call, select Answer or Ignore.

Viewing the Call History

Your call history is loaded from your phone to the device each time your phone and the device connect. It may take a few minutes for the call history to be available. Some phones do not support this feature.

Select

> Phone > Recents.

A list of calls appears, with the most recent calls at the top. You can select a call to call the number in your history.

Using In-Call Options

In-call options are available when you answer a call. Some options may not be compatible with your phone.

TIP: If you close the in-call options page, you can open it again by selecting

from any screen. You can also select the caller from the map.

To transfer audio to your phone, select Call in Progress on Navigator.

TIP: You can use this feature if you want to disconnect the Bluetooth connection and remain on the call, or if you need privacy.
To set up a conference call, select the name of your contact, and select Add Call.
To use the dial pad, select Keypad.

TIP: You can use this feature to use automated systems, such as voice mail.
To mute the microphone, select Mute.
To hang up, select End.

Sending Locations From Your Phone

You can send locations from the Garmin Drive app on your phone to your Garmin Drive navigator.

From the Garmin Drive app, select Where To?, and search for a location.
Select a location from the list of search results.
Select Send to Device.
On your Garmin Drive navigator, select OK.

Disconnecting a Paired Phone

You can temporarily disconnect a paired phone without deleting it from the paired devices list. The phone can connect to your Garmin Drive device automatically in the future.

Select > > Phone.
Select the phone to disconnect.
Select Disconnect.

Deleting a Paired Phone

You can delete a paired phone to prevent it from automatically connecting to your device in the future.

Select > > Phone.
Select the phone to delete.
Select Forget Device.

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