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Updating the City Navigator Maps on your Garmin Device

About Map Updates

Map updates are released up to four times per year. Follow this guide to determine if any updates are available for your device. Some map updates are free, while others can be purchased. For more information about free updates, go to www.garmin.com/numaps.

Finding Map Updates

1. Go to www.garmin.com/mapupdates. 2. Connect your device to your computer. 3. Select Automotive, or the appropriate path for your device. If a Download Map Updater button appears, skip to step 9. If a Find Map Updates button appears, continue to step 4. 4. Click Find Map Updates to search for available map updates. 5. Follow the on-screen prompts to process the order for your available update. For purchased updates, continue to step 6. For nMaps Guarantee and nMaps Lifetime updates, skip to step 8. 6. Once you have completed the checkout process, click Add to my Device. 7. Select your device. 8. Click Download to download the Garmin Map Updater, skip to step 10. 9. Click Download Map Updater. 10. Save the file on your computer to an easily found location, such as your Desktop. 11. Run the Garmin Map Update application that you previously saved to your computer. On a Windows computer, double-click GarminMapUpdater.exe. On a Mac computer, double-click GarminMapUpdater.dmg, and then double-click Garmin Map Updater.app in the Finder Window. 12. The Garmin Map Updater application launches. PC Users: If you are prompted to update Microsoft .NET Framework, follow the on-screen steps to complete this process. NOTE: If your device is not detected, click Search for Device.

13. Verify that the device you want to update is connected, and click Continue. 14. Read and accept the license agreement, and click Continue. 15. If the application detects that your device software is out of date, you must update. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete this process.

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16. One of the following screens appears: nMaps Lifetime update is available! (go to step 23). A free map update is available! (go to step 23). A map update is available for purchase! (go to step 17). A map update is available! (go to step 23). Your maps are up to date! (go to step 29). 17. Click Continue to be taken to www.garmin.com to view and purchase available maps. 18. Select the nMaps Lifetime or nMaps Onetime product you want to purchase, and click Add to Cart. 19. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the checkout process. 20. On the Order Receipt page, click Add to my device. Note: The Garmin Communicator Plug-in is required for this step. The Plug-in installs automatically if it is not already installed on your computer. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete this process. In some cases it may be necessary to navigate to http://my.garmin.com to complete the activation process.

21. Select your device. 22. Click Download, and go to step 10. 23. Click Continue. One of the following screens appears: If your device is ready for the map update, Ready to update your maps appears. Go to step 24. If your device does not have sufficient storage space, go to step 26. 24. Ready to update your maps appears. Select an option: Click Continue to begin updating your device. A screen appears showing the installation progress. This process may take up to several hours. Go to step 28. Click View Options/Advanced to select a different map region or to install maps to your computer. Go to step 25. 25. Select the region you want to install, and/or adjust the installation options. Click OK to begin updating your device. A screen appears showing the installation progress. This process may take up to several hours. Go to step 28. NOTE: The Leave installation files on my computer reduces the amount of time required to update multiple devices.

26. If your device does not have sufficient space you will be presented with one of the following options, depending on your device and how much space is available: An option to remove Pictures and/or Music from your device: The application allows you to remove any pictures or music from your device in order to make more room for mapping. You may follow the on-screen prompts to complete this process, go to step 27. An option to insert an SD card into your device: Insert a microSD/SD card into your device to allow the application to load the complete map set to your device and/or microSD/SD card, go to Step 27. An option to choose a region: Choose the region that gives you the best coverage for your area. The coverage for the selected map region is displayed. Go to step 28. NOTE: If the desired coverage region will not fit on your device and you want to install mapping to your computer for later use with BaseCamp or MapInstall you should choose to install mapping to the device and computer.

Updating the City Navigator Maps on Your Garmin Device

27. Select the region you want to load to your device. 28. Click OK to begin the installation process. NOTE: The installation process may take several hours. 29. The application displays Your maps are now up to date! nMaps Onetime Customers: Click Exit to close the application. Your map update is installed and ready to use. nMaps Lifetime Customers: Click Continue to install the Garmin Lifetime Updater. This application continually checks for available map updates and automatically downloads them to your computer. Notices display on your desktop when updates are ready to install. 30. Click Exit. Your device is updated and ready to use.

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Updating the City Navigator Maps on Your Garmin Device

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