Driver Awareness Features and Alerts

CAUTION

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.

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 speed limit (if available) for an upcoming school or school zone.

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.

Wrong way on a one-way street

The device plays a message and displays a full-screen warning if you travel the wrong way on a one-way street. The edges of the screen appear red and an alert remains at the top of the screen until you leave the one-way street or correct your direction of travel.

Railroad crossing

The device plays a tone to indicate an upcoming railroad crossing.

Animal crossing

The device plays a tone to indicate an upcoming animal crossing area.

Curves

The device plays a tone to indicate a curve in the road.

Slower traffic

The device plays a tone to indicate slower traffic when you approach slower traffic at a higher speed. Your device must be receiving traffic information to use this feature (Traffic).

Break planning

The device plays a tone and suggests upcoming rest stops after you have been driving for a long time.

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.

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October 2023