Garmin 700 series User Manual

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nüvi 700 Series Owner’s Manual 
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Yellow solid: searching for signal.
Red solid: momentary sync loss.
Green solid: normal traffic data.
Traffic In Your Area
Touch 
Tools 
Traffic
 to display traffic 
incidents in your area. Touch 
View by 
road 
to see the incidents on each road in 
the area. If there is traffic on your route, 
touch 
on My route
 to view details.  
Traffic on Your Road
When you are not navigating a route 
and there is traffic on your road, the 
Map page displays a traffic icon, such 
as   or  . Touch the icon to view 
information about the traffic delay. 
  TiP: The locale you selected at 
initial startup determines which 
type of traffic icons are used: 
diamond-shaped icons ( ) for 
the United States, triangular icons 
( ) for Europe.


Traffic on Your Route
When calculating your route, the 
nüvi examines the current traffic and 
automatically optimizes the route for the 
shortest time. You might still be routed 
through traffic if no alternative roads 
exist. If a severe traffic delay occurs on 
your route while you are navigating, the 
nüvi automatically recalculates the route.
The Map page displays   or   when 
there is traffic on your route. The number 
in the icon represents the number of 
minutes the traffic has added to your 
route, which has been automatically 
calculated into the arrival time shown on 
the map. 
To avoid traffic on your route:
1.  On the Map page, touch   or  
.
2.  Touch 
 to view traffic delays. 
3.  Touch 
Avoid
.