Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Garmin GPS V
®
. The GPS V offers true turn-by-turn
navigation through the use of its auto-routing feature. At the touch of a button, you
now have access to the shortest and fastest routes, turn directions, and estimated time
of arrival at your intended destination. Along the way, GPS V on-screen prompts alert
you to necessary turns, distance to upcoming turns, route deviation, and distance to
the fi nal destination.
The GPS V is compact and portable. The unit can be dash-mounted, and oper-
ates on four AA batteries or on your vehicle’s battery using the included 12-volt power
adapter. The GPS V can be easily viewed in any lighting condition, due to its high
resolution, four gray-level display and backlit display/keypad. The unit’s built-in base-
map provides detail for interstates, interstate exit data, highways, rivers and lakes in the
United States, Canada and Mexico (no exit data for Mexico), plus major thoroughfares
in metropolitan areas. With the press of a button, the built-in basemap will provide
turn-by-turn guidance to a destination via interstates and highways. With downloaded
maps from the MapSource
®
City Select
®
CD-ROM, your GPS V provides turn-by-turn
guidance down to the residential street-level detail.
About This Manual
Make sure you take the time to read the Quick Start Guide fi rst to get acquainted
with the basic features of the GPS V. After you have read the Quick Start Guide,
you may wish to read through this owner’s manual for more details on the GPS V’s
operating features. As you become more familiar with your GPS V, use this manual
as a reference—starting with the index to fi nd which pages contain information for a
specifi c topic.
Introduction
Welcome/
Packaging List
Take a moment now to compare the
contents of this package with the packaging
list that appears on the outside of the box. If
any parts are missing, please contact your
Garmin Dealer immediately.
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