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).
Smart Notifications: Displays phone notifications and messages on your device. This feature is not available for all languages.
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.

Pairing with Your Smartphone

You can pair your Garmin DriveTrack™ device with your smartphone and the Garmin Drive app to enable additional features and access live information (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features).

From the app store on your smartphone, install the Garmin Drive app.
Turn on your Garmin DriveTrack device, and place the device and your smartphone within 3 m (10 ft.) of each other.
On your phone, open the Garmin Drive app.
Follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to a Garmin^® account and complete the pairing and setup process.

The main app dashboard appears. After the devices are paired, they connect automatically when they are turned on and within range.

Going to an Address or Location Using the Garmin Drive App

You can use the Garmin Drive app to search for an address, business, or point of interest, and send it to your Garmin DriveTrack device for navigation.

From the Garmin Drive app, select Where To?.
Select an option:
- To search for an address near you, enter the house number and street name.
- To search for an address in another city, enter the house number, street name, city, and state.
- To search for a business name, enter all or part of the name.
- To search for a city, enter the city and state.
As you type, suggestions appear below the search field.
Select a suggested search result.

The app displays the location on a map.
Select Send to Device to start a route.

The Garmin DriveTrack device starts navigating to the selected location, and the location is added to your recent searches in the Where To? menu.

Smart Notifications

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

Receiving Notifications while Viewing the Map

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.

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 .

The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all languages.

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 (Pairing with Your Smartphone). While connected, you can place or receive calls using your device.

Enabling Hands-Free Calling

Before you can enable hands-free calling features, you must pair your Garmin DriveTrack navigator with the Garmin Drive app on a compatible phone (Pairing with Your Smartphone).

Select > Phone.
Select your paired phone.
Select Phone calls.

Placing a Call

Select > Phone.
Select an option:
- To dial a number, select Dial, enter the phone number, and select Dial.
- To view numbers of recent, missed, or recently dialed or received calls, select Call History, select a log, select a number, and select Call to dial it.
- To call a contact from your phone book, select Phone Book, select a contact, and select Call.
- To call a point of interest location such as a restaurant or attraction, select Browse Categories, select a category, select a location, and select Call.

Calling Home

Before you can call home, you must enter a phone number for your home location.

Select

> Phone > Call Home.

Placing a Call Using Voice Dial

Before you can use voice dialing, the voice assistant app on your phone must be available.

Select > Phone > Voice Dial.
Listen for the voice prompt.
Say Call, and say the contact name, phone number, or location you want to call.

Receiving a Call

When you receive a call, select Answer or Dismiss.

Using In-Call Options

In-call options appear on the map 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

from the map.

To set up a conference call, select Add Call.
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 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 Call.

Enabling or Disabling Bluetooth Features

You can enable or disable Bluetooth features such as phone calls, media audio, and live services for your paired smartphone.

Select > Phone.
Select your phone name.
Select a feature to enable or disable it.

Showing or Hiding App Notifications

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

Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device

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

Select > Phone.
Select the device 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, and select Forget Device.

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