Garmin Nuvi 255w Manual

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Getting Started
Adding a Stop
You can add a stop (called a Via 
Point) to your route. The nüvi gives 
you directions to the Via Point and 
then to your final destination. 
1. With a route active, touch Menu > 
Where to?. 
2.  Search for the extra stop. 
3.  Touch Go!.
4.  Touch Add as Via Point to add 
this stop before your destination. 
Touch Set as new Destination to 
make this your final destination. 
Taking a Detour1. With a route active, touch Menu. 
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Where to?
Where to?
The Where to? menu provides 
several different categories you can 
use to search for locations. To learn 
how to perform a simple search, see 
page 4. 
Finding an Address
 note: Depending on the version 
of the maps loaded on your nüvi, the 
button names can change and some 
steps could be ordered differently.
1.  Touch Where to? > Address. 
2.  Change the state, country, or 
province, if necessary.
3.  Touch Spell City, enter the 
city/postal...

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Where to?
Changing Your Home 
Location
To set a different home location:1. Touch Tools > My Data > Set 
Home Location.
2.  Select an option:
• Enter your address.
•  Use your current location.
•  Choose from a list of recently 
found locations.
To edit your home location:1. Touch Where to? > Favorites > 
All Favorites > Home.
2.  Touch Edit, enter your changes, 
and touch Done.
If you delete your home location, 
you can reset it by following the 
steps on page...

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Where to?
Finding a Place by 
Spelling the Name 
If you know the name of the 
destination you are looking for, 
you can spell it using the on-screen 
keyboard. You can also enter letters 
contained in the name to narrow the 
search. 
1. Touch Where to? > Points of 
Interest > Spell Name.
2.  Using the on-screen keyboard, 
enter letters of the name of your 
destination. Touch Done. 
Using the On-Screen 
Keyboard
When an on-screen keyboard 
appears, touch a letter...

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Where to?
• My Current Route—search 
along your active route.
•  My Destination—search near 
your current destination.
Finding Recently Found 
Places
Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your 
recent finds in the Recently Found 
list. The most-recently viewed places 
appear at the top of the list. Touch 
Where to? > recently Found to 
view your recently found items. 
Deleting Recently Found 
Places
To remove all places from the 
Recently Found list, touch  Clear >...

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Where to?
Editing Saved Places1. Touch Where to? > Favorites. 
2.  Select the category and the 
location you want to edit. 
3.  Touch Edit. 
4.  Touch an item to edit:
• Change Name—enter a new 
name, and touch Done. 
•  Attach Photo—select a 
picture that you have loaded 
on your nüvi or on a memory 
card to assign to the location. 
•  Change Map Symbol—touch 
a new symbol used to mark 
this location on the map. 
•  Change Phone Number— 
enter a phone number,...

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Where to?
Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic 
coordinates of your destination, you 
can use your nüvi to navigate to your 
destination using the latitude and 
longitude coordinates. This can be 
especially helpful when geocaching.
1. Touch Where to? > Coordinates.
2.  Touch a box to enter a coordinate.
3.  Touch Format to change the type 
of coordinates. Because different 
maps and charts use different 
coordinate formats, the nüvi 
allows you to...

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Using the Map
Using the Map
Your route is marked with a 
magenta line. As you travel, your 
nüvi guides you to your destination 
with voice prompts, arrows on the 
map, and directions at the top of 
the map. A checkered flag marks 
your destination. If you depart 
from the original route, your nüvi 
recalculates the route and provides 
new directions. 
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 tiP: A speed limit icon could appear 
as you travel on major roadways. 
This icon displays the...

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Using the Map
Trip Computer
The trip computer displays your 
current speed and provides helpful 
statistics about your trip. 
To view the trip computer, touch the 
Speed field on the map. 
If you make frequent stops, leave the 
nüvi turned on so it can accurately 
measure elapsed time during the trip. 
Resetting the Trip 
Computer
Reset the trip computer before 
beginning a trip. From the map, 
touch the Speed field. Touch reset 
t rip to reset the information...

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Making Hands-Free Phone Calls
Making Hands-Free 
Phone Calls
Bluetooth wireless technology is 
available on the nüvi 215, 215W, 
265, 265W, 275, and 285W.
Using Bluetooth wireless technology, 
your nüvi can connect to your 
mobile phone to become a  hands-
free device. To determine whether 
your mobile phone with Bluetooth 
technology is compatible with the 
nüvi, go to www.garmin.com
/bluetooth .
Bluetooth wireless technology 
establishes a wireless link...