HOW TO USE FREE LIFETIME GARMIN TRAFFIC REPORTING ON NUVI 265WT GPS BASIC TUTORIAL, PART I

Written by admin Jul 23

Garmin unit must be connected to its car charging cord in order for Traffic Reporting to operate as FM receiver is contained within the cord.

Once traffic is on your route, unit will warn you of it and redirect you around the traffic situation, if you desire.

I neglected to point out on the zoomed-out TRAFFIC MAP (at 3:22 onward) the RED AREA southeast of the car icon (the area is about 10 o’clock in relation to the car icon- car is actually pointing southbound). This is the area on CA-78 that had the red ‘bar’ earlier depicted in the videos’ Traffic Search function. This illustrates the map is consistent with the Traffic Search depiction.

And you can select an individual reference and get more detail for the delay-such as an accident, traffic stoppages, etc.

Please rate. Additionally-comments, questions or suggestions are welcome.

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7 Responses to “HOW TO USE FREE LIFETIME GARMIN TRAFFIC REPORTING ON NUVI 265WT GPS BASIC TUTORIAL, PART I”

  1. Comment by cb6652 on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the tutorial. I just bought one today on Amazon. Heard lots of great things about it.

  2. Comment by jefffff99999 on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    Thanks, good info. …
    Thanks, good info. You do not have to pay,but every once in a while there will be a small ad. Well worth price for free traffic updates.

  3. Comment by brentfoto on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    No on this …
    No on this particular unit, e.g., Nuvi 265WT, and it automatically activates upon first satellite acquisition.

  4. Comment by coco3271 on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    Thanks a lot for …
    Thanks a lot for showing the traffic. Do you have to pay a subscription to get the traffic on your gps?

  5. Comment by brentfoto on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    I should mention …
    I should mention that the Traffic Icon (green circle containing the two cars) automatically changes color to yellow or apparently red when there is traffic on your route, so it may not be necessary to get to the icon ‘Traffic on Route’ in the first place! These are things you do not learn until you’ve had the unit for a while, but I wanted to pass it on to those interested.

  6. Comment by brentfoto on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    It gives you the …
    It gives you the choice to ‘Avoid’ the traffic. If you don’t choose to avoid you can continue along your route, but most times if there’s a delay of more than a few minutes I choose to ‘Avoid’ and it works.

    Thanks for your inquiry, and check out my Part II of this traffic reporting video.

  7. Comment by Crestfallenhawk on July 23, 2009 3:48 pm

    If there is traffic …
    If there is traffic on your route, does it automatically redirect you to a faster route?

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