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nüvi 5000 Owner’s Manual 35
Customizing the nüvi
North American Options
Your FM trafc subscriptions and
expiration dates are listed. Touch Add to
add a subscription.
Non-North American Options
Auto—select which provider to use.
Select Auto to use the best provider for
the area, or select a specic provider to
use.
Search—search for additional TMC
trafc providers. To increase the search
time, touch Yes to clear provider table.
Subscriptions—view your FM trafc
subscriptions and expiration dates. Touch
Add to add a subscription.
Adding a Subscription
You can purchase additional
subscriptions or a renewal if your
subscription expires. Go to the Garmin
FM Trafc Web site at www.garmin
.com/fmtrafc.
NOTE: You do not need to activate
the subscription included with your
FM trafc receiver (if it came with
one). The subscription activates
automatically after your nüvi acquires
satellite signals while receiving trafc
signals from the service provider.
1. From the Menu page, touch Tools >
Settings > Trafc.
2. For Non-North American units, touch
Subscriptions > Add. For North
American units, touch Add.
3. WritedowntheFMtrafcreceiver’s
unit ID.
4. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtrafc to
purchase a subscription and get a
25-character code.
5. Touch Next on the nüvi, enter the
code, and touch Done.
The trafc subscription code cannot be
reused. You must obtain a new code each
time you renew your service. If you own
multiple FM trafc receivers, you must
obtain a new code for each receiver.