Garmin 500 Guida Utente

Using the Tools

The Tools menu provides many features that 

are helpful when you are traveling across 

town or across the globe. 

For information about the settings, see 

pages 28–32

Touch 

 > 

 to view 

information about your current location. 

This is a helpful feature if you need to tell 

emergency personnel your location. Touch 

a button on the right to view the nearest 

locations in that category. Touch 

 

to save your current location. 

Touch 

 > 

 to get information about 

using your aera. Touch a category to view 

information about a topic. To search the 

topics for a keyword, touch 

. 

For information about the media player, see 

.

The ecoRoute feature calculates your 

vehicle’s fuel economy, carbon footprint, and 

the fuel price of navigating to a destination 

and offers tools for improving fuel efficiency.
The data provided by the ecoRoute feature 

are estimates only; they are not actually read 

from your vehicle. To receive more-accurate 

fuel reports for your specific vehicle and 

driving habits, calibrate the fuel economy. 

Touch 

>

. The first time you 

access the ecoRoute features you will be 

asked to enter fuel and mileage information 

about your vehicle.

If you have entered your vehicle profile and 

the current fuel price, your aera calculates 

your vehicle’s average fuel economy 

and carbon footprint, and the cost of fuel 

consumed. 
To view the fuel report, touch 

 

> 

 > 

. The fuel 

consumption data is based on estimates 

for speed and acceleration for an average 

vehicle.
TiP: To ensure fuel data is always recorded, 

keep your aera turned on while driving.
Touch 

to reset the data.