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The water-proof Garmin nuvi 500 – “Use it anywhere”!

Wow, a water-proof nuvi with tracking ability. That’s what we have been waiting for! This gps is the ultimate on-road and off-road Garmin there is. With many of the great features of the nuvi range, it also excels in the bush. Want to know more? Then read on.

On-road Off-road Navigation

·         This nuvi has a tracklog. That means that you can see where you have been, and that is essential in off-road situations. When you want to get back to where you were, just ask the nuvi to TracBack. You can also load the track onto your computer and view it on your maps (if installed), or even on Google Earth.

·         The nuvi 500 will get you there with a minimum of fuss on the road as well.  Just type in your where you want to go, and it will take you there by showing the route on the screen and also talking you through the turns.

·         If you want to go somewhere and you want to stop at various places, you can create a route with all your stops along the way. You can then ask it to find the shortest (optimal) route to from start to finish, if you prefer. This is great for persons like reps that need to see many customers and want the gps to tell them the best route to get to all of them. You can save up to ten such routes for future use. This is a real time and fuel saver. 

·         If the traffic on the highway gets too much, you can ask the nuvi to avoid highways.  You can also ask it to avoid toll roads if you prefer.

·         What happens if you take a short-cut or even the wrong turn? The nuvi will automatically create a new route for you. No mess, no fuss.

·         The nuvi will allow you to see the route it is going to take before you even leave, so that you can confidently see where it is going to take you.

·         Once you have been to a place there is no need to remember the address again, just store it as a favourite, and navigate back to it at any time.

·         You can take your nuvi out of the car for up to eight hours, to tour the sights of any place.

Getting to Fun Places

·         Worried about speed-traps and hi-jack spots? You can download the latest road hazards and safety camera positions to your nuvi from www.Garmap.co.za free of charge. If you prefer we can load them for you, at no extra charge.

·         Do you want to know where the nearest hospital, police station, petrol station or intersection is in a hurry? The “Where Am I?” feature will give this information instantly.  Of course, you get thousands of such Points of Interest (POI’s) plus more, such as restaurants, garages, accommodation, airports, … with your Garmin nuvi 500.

·         The well-known Google Earth and Panoramio web-sites have pictures with their location that you can download.  You can use this information (also known as geotagged photos) to go to these places. That means that you can see the place before you decide to travel there.

If The nuvi goes “missing”

·         Worried about your Garmin being stolen? Well you can pin lock this GPS.  Every time you switch on, you will be asked for a pin code.  What happens if you forget the code?  Just take the nuvi back to where you set the code in the first place and the nuvi 500 will unlock itself.

Pleanty More Features

·         You can load a large selection of maps on you nuvi 500 including Garmap’s range of street and topographical maps for Southern Africa or MapSource street maps of Europe, USA etc. We can supply and install these maps for you, just ask for a quote.

·         Use it in driving, walking or cycling mode. It is also motorcycle and geocaching friendly and it also has a compass page.

·         You can change the vehicle on the screen to a raunchy 4x4, smart street car, superbike or many other amazing vehicles.

·         If you travel overseas, you can set up to 3 time zones anywhere in the world. You could also use the unit converter to convert distance or weight. For example convert inches to cm, or pounds to kilograms, and so on.