Garmin Nuvi 2597lmt 5 Manual

nüvi
®
 2407/2408/2507/2508 Series
Owner’s Manual
November 2014Printed in the USA190-01579-00_0C 

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Table of Contents
Getting Started...............................................................1
Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power...................................1
Support and Updates..................................................................1
Setting Up Garmin Express...................................................1
nüMaps Guarantee™.............................................................1
Lifetime Subscriptions............................................................1...

Disabling Calls While Connected to Smartphone Link........10
Garmin Live Services................................................................10
Subscribing to Garmin Live Services...................................10
About ecoRoute........................................................................10
ecoRoute HD Accessory......................................................10
Setting Up the Vehicle.........................................................10
Changing the Fuel...

Getting Started
 WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the 
product box for product warnings and other important 
information.
Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power
 WARNING
This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent the possibility of personal injury or product damage caused by 
battery exposure to extreme heat, store the device out of direct 
sunlight.
Before you use your device on battery power, you should charge it.
1Plug the vehicle power cable À into the...

Automatic volume control lowers the volume of the device when background noise is low and raises the volume level when 
background noise increases.
Enabling Automatic VolumeYour device can increase or decrease the volume automatically based on the level of background noise.
1Select Volume > .
2If necessary, select Automatic Volume.
3Select Enabled.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. The status bar icons display information about features on the device. You can select...

1Select View Map.
2Drag and zoom the map to display the area to search.
3If necessary, select , and select a category icon to view only a specific category of places.
Location markers ( or a blue dot) appear on the map.
4Select an option:
•Select a location marker.
•Select a point, such as a street, intersection, or address location.
5If necessary, select the location description to view additional information.
Finding an Address
NOTE: The order of the steps may change depending on the map data loaded on...

2Select a location.
3Select .
4Select  > Edit > Categories.
5Enter one or more category names, separated by commas.
6If necessary, select a suggested category.
7Select Done.
Deleting a Saved Location
NOTE: Deleted locations cannot be recovered.
1Select Where To? > Saved.
2Select  > Delete Saved Places.
3Select the box next to the saved locations to delete, and select Delete.
Setting a Simulated Location
If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS to set a simulated...

Using the Navigation Map
1Select View Map.
2Select anywhere on the map.
3Select an option:
•To zoom in or out, select  or .
•To switch between North Up and 3-D views, select .
•To view specific categories when not navigating a route, 
select .
•To center the map on your current location, select .
Adding a Point to a Route
Before you can add a stop, you must be navigating a route.
1From the map, select  > Where To?.
2Search for the extra stop.
3Select the stop from the search results.
4Select Go!.
5Select...

Viewing the Trip Log
Your device keeps a trip log, which is a record of the path you have traveled.
1Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Layers.
2Select the Trip Log check box.
Resetting Trip Information
1From the map, select Speed .
2Select  > Reset Field(s).
3Select an option:
•When not navigating a route, select Select All to reset every data field except the speedometer, on the first page.
•Select Reset Trip Data to reset the information on the trip computer.
•Select Reset Max. Speed to reset the...