Viewing fuel economy information, Mileage reports, Viewing a mileage report – Garmin nuvi 2598LMTHD User Manual

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2

Select > Reset.

Viewing Fuel Economy Information

1

Select Apps > ecoRoute > Fuel Economy.

2

Select a section of the graph to zoom in.

Mileage Reports

Mileage reports provide the distance, the time, the average fuel

economy, and the fuel cost of navigating to a destination.
A mileage report is created for every route that you drive. If you

stop a route on your device, a mileage report is created for the

distance you traveled.

Viewing a Mileage Report

You can view saved mileage reports on the device.
TIP: You can connect the device to your computer and access

mileage reports in the Reports folder on the device.

1

Select Apps > ecoRoute > Mileage Report.

2

Select a report.

Resetting ecoRoute Information

1

Select Apps > ecoRoute > Vehicle Profile.

2

Select > Reset.

Viewing myGarmin Messages

Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected

to a supported phone running Smartphone Link (

page 10

). This

feature is not available in all areas.
You can view messages from myGarmin, such as notifications

for software and map updates.

1

Select Apps > myGarmin.
If you have unread messages, the number of unread

messages appears on the myGarmin icon.

2

Select a message subject.
The full message appears.

Viewing the Weather Forecast

Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected

to a supported phone running Smartphone Link (

page 10

). This

feature is not available in all areas.

1

Select Apps > Weather.

2

Select a day.
The detailed forecast for that day appears.

Viewing Weather Near a Different City

1

Select Apps > Weather > Current Location.

2

Select an option:
• To view weather for a favorite city, select a city in the list.
• To add a favorite city, select Add City, and enter a city

name.

Viewing the Weather Radar

You can view an animated, color-coded radar map of current

weather conditions, as well as a weather icon on the map. The

weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity, such as

rain, snow, and thunderstorms.

1

Select Apps > Weather.

2

If necessary, select a city.

3

Select > Weather Radar.

Viewing Weather Alerts

While you are traveling with your device, weather alerts may

appear on the map. You can also view a map of weather alerts

near your current location or near a selected city.

1

Select Apps > Weather.

2

If necessary, select a city.

3

Select > Weather Alerts.

Checking Road Conditions

1

Select Apps > Weather.

2

If necessary, select a city.

3

Select > Road Conditions.

Planning a Trip

You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip with

multiple destinations.

1

Select Apps > Trip Planner.

2

Select New Trip.

3

Select Select Start Location.

4

Search for a location (

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).

5

Select Select.

6

To add additional locations, select .

7

Select Next.

8

Enter a name, and select Done.

Scheduling a Trip

You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip with

multiple destinations.

1

Select Apps > Trip Planner.

2

Select a trip.

3

Select a location.

4

Select an option:
• Select Departure Time.
• Select Arrival Time.

5

Select a date and time, and select Save.

6

Select Duration.

7

Select the amount of time you will spend at the location, and

select Save.

8

If necessary, repeat steps 3–7 for each location.

Navigating to a Saved Trip

1

Select Apps > Trip Planner.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select Go!.

4

If prompted, select a route (

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).

Editing a Saved Trip

1

Select Apps > Trip Planner.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select .

4

Select an option:
• Select Rename Trip.
• Select Edit Destinations to add and delete a location, or

to change the order of locations.

• Select Delete Trip.
• Select Optimize Order to arrange the stops on your trip

in the most-efficient order.

Viewing Previous Routes and Destinations

Before you can use this feature, you must enable the travel

history feature (

page 13

).

You can view your previous routes and places you have

stopped on the map.

Select Apps > Where I've Been.

Using the Apps

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