Garmin ecoRoute manual

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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Garmin ecoRoute, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Garmin ecoRoute one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Garmin ecoRoute. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Garmin ecoRoute should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Garmin ecoRoute
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Garmin ecoRoute item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Garmin ecoRoute item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Garmin ecoRoute alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Garmin ecoRoute, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Garmin service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Garmin ecoRoute.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Garmin ecoRoute item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

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    ecoRoute ™ owner ’ s manual supplement[...]

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    © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB, UK T el. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +[...]

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    ecoRoute ™ Owner ’s Manual Supplement 1 ecoRoute ™ The ecoRoute feature calculates your vehicle’ s fuel economy , carbon footprint, and fuel price of navigating to a destination and offers tools for improving fuel efciency . The data provided by the ecoRoute feature are estimates only . The data is not actually read from your vehicle. T [...]

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    2 ecoRoute ™ Owner ’s Manual Supplement View the Fuel Report If you have entered your vehicle prole and the current fuel price, your nüvi calculates your vehicle’ s average fuel economy , your carbon footprint, and the cost of the fuel consumed. T o view the fuel report, touch T ools > ecoRoute > Fuel Report . The fuel consumption d[...]

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    ecoRoute ™ Owner ’s Manual Supplement 3 Adjust the Fuel Price T ouch T ools > ecoRoute > Fuel Price and enter the current fuel price. This information is used to calculate the fuel cost of routes and used to calculate the fuel reports. T ake the Driving Challenge The Driving Challenge tool helps you maximize your fuel economy by scoring y[...]

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    4 ecoRoute ™ Owner ’s Manual Supplement Adjust Y our V ehicle Prole Y ou will create a vehicle prole the rst time you touch T ools > ecoRoute . T o adjust the vehicle prole, touch T ools > ecoRoute > V ehicle Prole . City Fuel Economy —enter your vehicle’ s average city fuel economy . Highway Fuel Economy —enter yo[...]

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    ecoRoute ™ Owner ’s Manual Supplement 5 V iew the Estimated Cost of a Route If you have entered your vehicle prole and fuel cost, the Go! page provides the estimated cost of the route. V iew the Overall Fuel Cost The T rip Computer also displays the Overall Fuel Cost. Calculate Routes that Use Less Fuel 1. T ouch T ools > Settings > Na[...]

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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www .garmin.com . © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshir[...]